There are 11 ways to get from Rostock to Bologna by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BER - BLQ
6h 31m€106–312Train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
17h 17m€349–702Bus
- Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N32 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centralebus N1385
18h 55m€114–178Train, night train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 25
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain Nj
18h 27m€224–486Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane HAM - BLQ
7h 50m€121–376Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane HAM - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain
7h 46m€134–460Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane HAM - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
8h 14m€123–403Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BER - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
8h 15m€118–349Drive, car train
- Drive from Rostock to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcartrain
- Drive from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bolognacar
17h 50m€191–258Train, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain Re5
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Bologna Stazione Autolineebus
23h 36m€117–291Drive 1,306.4 km
- Drive from Rostock to Bolognacar 1,306.4 km
11h 42m€211–304
Rostock to Bologna by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rostock to Bologna is to bus which costs €110 - €180 and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Rostock to Bologna is to train and fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Rostock station to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Rostock central bus station and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Rostock to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Rostock Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Bologna centrale via Hamburg Hbf, Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 17m.
The distance between Rostock and Bologna is 1138 km. The road distance is 1306.4 km.
The best way to get from Rostock to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 17h 17m and costs €340 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Rostock to Bologna, including transfers.
Rostock to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rostock central bus station.
Rostock to Bologna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Rostock Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rostock to Bologna is to train which takes 17h 17m and costs €340 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 18h 55m.
What companies run services between Rostock, Germany and Bologna, Italy?
You can take a train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bologna centrale via Hamburg Hbf, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 17h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rostock central bus station to Bologna Centrale via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 18h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €215–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €250–370
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Bologna Stazione Autolinee
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Rostock to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Rostock to Bologna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostock to Bologna is 1306 km. It takes approximately 11h 42m to drive from Rostock to Bologna.
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