There are 10 ways to get from Bonn to Ferrara by plane, train, car, car train, bus, night train, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)CGN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
4h 57m€71–243Drive, car train
- Drive from Bonn to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Ferrara
10h 19m€159–1,094Train, bus
- Take the train from Bonn Bad Godesberg Bf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, HauptbahnhofS6 / ...
- Take the bus from Ludwigshafen to Verona
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to RovigoRe
17h 50m€111–165Train, night train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Hauptbahnhof55 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia MestreNj
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to FerraraFr
17h 6m€102–435Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)DUS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
5h 47m€93–278Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)FRA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
5h 58m€136–334Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)FRA - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
6h 25m€118–337Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bologna Centrale89
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to FerraraFr
13h 51m€112–465Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna CentraleN537
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy356
18h 41m€84–117Drive 995.4 km
- Drive from Bonn to Ferrara995.4 km
10h 2m€153–221
Bonn to Ferrara by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Ferrara is to bus which costs €80 - €120 and takes 18h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Ferrara is to fly and train which takes 4h 57m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bonn to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Kennedy via Cologne Airport CGN and Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Bonn to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Ferrara via Stuttgart Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 6m.
The distance between Bonn and Ferrara is 848 km. The road distance is 995.4 km.
The best way to get from Bonn to Ferrara without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 50m and costs €110 - €170.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Bonn to Ferrara, including transfers.
Bonn to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Bonn to Ferrara train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Bonn to Ferrara is to train which takes 13h 51m and costs €110 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €120 and takes 18h 41m.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a train from Bonn Hbf to Ferrara via Koeln Messe/Deutz, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, and Bologna Centrale in around 13h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bonn Hbf to Kennedy via Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 1, Cologne Airport CGN, and Bologna Autostazione in around 18h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Rovigo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Bonn Bad Godesberg Bf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–80
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–300
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Ludwigshafen to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
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More Questions & Answers
Bonn to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Bonn to Ferrara train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bonn to Ferrara is 995 km. It takes approximately 10h 2m to drive from Bonn to Ferrara.
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