There are 10 ways to get from Bologna to Solothurn by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, or plane
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Train (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Berntrain Ec
6h 9mCHF 85–176Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre to Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgiliobus
- Take the bus from Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio to Olten Stationbus
11h 16mCHF 57–97Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bologna to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Solothurntrain Ic5
8h 44mCHF 58–108Drive 533.7 km
- Drive from Bologna to Solothurncar 533.7 km
5h 35mCHF 84–122Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurntrain
5h 18mCHF 100–264Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Solothurntrain Ic5
6h 35mCHF 117–201Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Basel
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Basel (BSL)plane BLQ - BSL
6h 56mCHF 76–241Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurntrain
6h 11mCHF 118–350Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Basel (BSL)plane VCE - BSL
6h 43mCHF 80–273Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurntrain
6h 50mCHF 114–328
Bologna to Solothurn by train (Trenitalia)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Solothurn is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 100 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Solothurn is to fly and train which takes 5h 18m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 270.
No, there is no direct train from Bologna to Solothurn. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Solothurn via Milano Centrale and Bern. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 9m.
The distance between Bologna and Solothurn is 509 km. The road distance is 533.7 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Solothurn without a car is to train which takes 6h 9m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Bologna to Solothurn, including transfers.
Bologna to Solothurn train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
The best way to get from Bologna to Solothurn is to train which takes 6h 9m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 100 and takes 11h 16m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 250 and takes 6h 56m.
Bologna to Solothurn train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bologna to Solothurn is 534 km. It takes approximately 5h 35m to drive from Bologna to Solothurn.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bologna Centrale to Solothurn via Milano Centrale and Bern in around 6h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre to Solothurn via Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio, Olten Station, and Olten in around 11h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–350
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–75
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–35
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Solothurn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 35–50
- Smart Flex
- CHF 35–50
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 26–35
- Smart Flex
- CHF 27–35
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 30–40
- Smart Flex
- CHF 30–40
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- satam@gruppolapanoramica.it
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre to Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio to Olten Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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