There are 13 ways to get from Bristol to Ferrara by plane, train, car ferry, bus, car, car train, or train (Italo)
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Fly Bristol Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BRS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
7h 14mFly Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BRS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
6h 11m€63–215Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Frattontrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havrecarferry
- Take the train from Le Havre to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain Fr / ...
24h 10mBus via Paris
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
30h 9mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bristol to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ferraracar
17h 21mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LHR - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 55mFly Bristol Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane BRS - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padovatrain
- Take the train from Padova to Ferraratrain
6h 31mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane LGW - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padovatrain
- Take the train from Padova to Ferraratrain
8h 58mFly Bristol Airport to Pisa International Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane BRS - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ferraratrain
8h 41mFly Bristol Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BRS - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
7h 37mTrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Innsbruck Hbftrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Padovatrain 89
- Take the train from Padova to Ferraratrain Fr / ...
29h 13mBus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
30h 32mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Ferraracar
18h 29m€241–394
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Ferrara is to fly and train which costs €60 - €220 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Ferrara is to fly and train which takes 6h 11m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Kennedy via London Victoria, Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Bristol to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Ferrara via Paddington station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 13m.
The distance between Bristol and Ferrara is 1352 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Ferrara without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 24h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Bristol to Ferrara, including transfers.
Bristol to Ferrara bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Bristol to Ferrara train services, operated by First Great Western, depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Ferrara is to bus via Paris which takes 30h 9m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 29h 13m.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Kennedy via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Bologna Autostazione in around 30h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Ferrara via London Paddington, Paddington station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Innsbruck Hbf, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Padova in around 29h 13m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pisa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pisa International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €125–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- Website
- italotreno.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- italotreno.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- italotreno.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- italotreno.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- italotreno.com
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- italotreno.com
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Fratton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Le Havre to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- ter.sncf.com
Train from Le Havre to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- ter.sncf.com
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–210
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–210
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Bristol to Ferrara bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Ferrara is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 8:20 AM in Bristol and 9:20 AM in Ferrara.
Bristol to Ferrara train services, operated by First Great Western, arrive at London Paddington station.
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