There are 13 ways to get from Amsterdam to Bologna by plane, train, car train, bus, bus and ferry or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Amsterdam to Bologna • 4 h 20 min
$83 - $325
Cheapest option
Train to Eindhoven, fly to Bologna • 5 h 44 min
$51 - $288
11 alternative options
Fly Amsterdam to Florence, train • 5 h 37 min
$80 - $309
Fly Amsterdam to Verona, train • 5 h 44 min
$92 - $426
Fly Amsterdam to Venice, train • 6 h 32 min
$69 - $303
Train to Cologne/Bonn Apt, fly to Bologna • 6 h 43 min
$122 - $341
Fly Amsterdam to Pisa, train • 6 h 20 min
$85 - $341
Train • 13 h 12 min
$313 - $404
Train, cartrain • 18 h 49 min
$132 - $236
Bus • 20 h 45 min
$77 - $140
Bus, bus and ferry • 23 h 31 min
$113 - $143
Drive, train • 12 h 42 min
$226 - $345
Drive • 12 h 15 min
$190 - $290
Questions & Answers
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sloterdijk and arriving at Bologna, Bologna via Duisburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20 h 45 min.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Bologna C.Le via Paris Nord RER, Paris Gare de Lyon and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13 h 12 min.
The distance between Amsterdam and Bologna is 996 km. The road distance is 1300.6 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 13 h 12 min and costs .
It takes approximately 4 h 20 min to get from Amsterdam to Bologna, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Amsterdam to Bologna train services, operated by Thalys, depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Bologna is to fly which takes 4 h 20 min and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 13 h 12 min, you could also bus, which costs and takes 20 h 45 min.
The quickest flight from Amsterdam Airport to Bologna Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h 45 min.
Amsterdam to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna, Bologna station.
- Distance: 622.6 miles
- Duration: 4 h 20 min
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bologna, Italy?
KLM, Lufthansa and four other airlines fly from Amsterdam to Bologna every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Amsterdam to Bologna via Paris-Nord, Paris Nord RER, Paris Lyon Banlieue, Paris Gare de Lyon, Torino Porta Susa, and Torino Porta Susa in around 13 h 12 min.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 48 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $650
Flights from Amsterdam to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Amsterdam to Florence via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $600
Flights from Amsterdam to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $400
Flights from Amsterdam to Verona via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $850
Flights from Amsterdam to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $500
Flights from Amsterdam to Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $470
Flights from Amsterdam to Pisa via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Bologna via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $950
Flights from Amsterdam to Florence via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $850
Flights from Amsterdam to Verona via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $360
Flights from Amsterdam to Verona via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,400
Flights from Amsterdam to Venice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 31 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $850
Flights from Amsterdam to Venice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $850
Flights from Cologne/Bonn Apt to Bologna via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $1,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $400
Flights from Amsterdam to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $400
Flights from Amsterdam to Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $470
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Bologna via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $600
Flights from Amsterdam to Florence via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $600
Flights from Amsterdam to Venice via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Verona via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 20 min
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $900
Flights from Amsterdam to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $340
Flights from Amsterdam to Pisa via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Amsterdam to Pisa via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Amsterdam to Pisa via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 50 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Bologna via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $950
Flights from Amsterdam to Florence via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $900
Flights from Amsterdam to Venice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $850
Flights from Cologne/Bonn Apt to Bologna via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Florence via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $850
Flights from Amsterdam to Venice via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27 - $350
Flights from Eindhoven to Bologna via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $27 - $350
Flights from Cologne/Bonn Apt to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $550
Flights from Amsterdam to Pisa via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 40 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Venice via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 20 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne/Bonn Apt to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $430
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.Maria Novella to Bologna C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15 - $23
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18 - $26
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 7 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella Station to Bologna Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18 - $25
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Bologna Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19 - $27
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre Station to Bologna Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21 - $30
- Website
- italotreno.it
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze Smn to Bologna C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 27 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $16
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 1st Class
- $13 - $16
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna C.Le
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11 - $25
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 1st Class
- $20 - $25
Train from Pisa C.Le to Firenze Smn
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6 - $14
- Website
- orario.trenitalia.com
- 1st Class
- $11 - $14
Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17 - $30
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
Deutsche Bahn is the German railway company, and the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Based in Berlin, Deutsche Bahn was founded in 1994, and offers many different types of rail transportation including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55 - $80
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Dusseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45 - $70
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $110 - $170
- Website
- bahn.de
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $140 - $180
- Website
- thalys.com
- 2nd Class
- $140 - $180
- 1st Class
- $180 - $260
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $160
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $130 - $160
- 1st Class
- $180 - $270
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 16 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65 - $140
- Schedules at
- urlaubs-express.de
- Passenger
- $69
- Motorcycle
- $115
- Vehicle
- $127
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves over 1400 destinations, in 26 countries including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Croatia, Spain, and across Scandinavia and central and eastern Europe. Founded in 2012, Flixbus’ extensive network connects cities with approximately 200,000 trips, with buses often departing every 30 minutes. One of the most affordable ways to get around Europe (and expanding soon into the US), a Flixbus journey is cost-effective, well-connected, comfortable and safe.
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Duisburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12 - $20
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Duisburg to Bologna, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $120
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0041 (0) 844 257 224
- Website
- eurolines.ch
Bus from Amsterdam to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70 - $85
- Book at
- eurolines.ch
Bus and ferry from Zurich to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40 - $55
- Book at
- eurolines.ch
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Amsterdam to Bologna train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna C.Le station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to Bologna is 1301 km. It takes approximately 12 h 15 min to drive from Amsterdam to Bologna.
Austrian Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa and Air France offer flights from Amsterdam Airport to Bologna Airport.
Book your Amsterdam to Bologna bus tickets online with FlixBus and FlixBus.
There are 1526+ hotels available in Bologna. Prices start at $57 USD per night.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Amsterdam Airport is to train which takes 16 min and costs .