There are 11 ways to get from Cholet to Bologna by train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, 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.
Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Take the train from Cholet to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane NTE - BLQ
7h 25m€83–215Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cholet to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane NTE - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
7h 30m€79–265Train
- Take the train from Cholet to Angers St Laudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain
12h 50m€148–259Bus via Clermont-Ferrand
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routière et SNCFbus 407
- Take the bus from Angers to Clermont-Ferrandbus 724
- Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Bologna Centralebus
21h 47mDrive 1,190.8 km
- Drive from Cholet to Bolognacar 1,190.8 km
12h 17m€183–264Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Cholet to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane NTE - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
6h 31m€91–327Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Cholet to Angers St Laudtrain
- Take the train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CDG - BLQ
7h 40m€145–326Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Cholet to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane RNS - BLQ
10h 36m€130–497Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Cholet to Angers St Laudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Angers Saint-Laud to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau 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
13h 30m€190–386Train #2
- Take the train from Cholet to Angers St Laudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Angers St Laud to Modanetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
14h 11m€207–406Bus
- Take the bus from Pont de Lattre to Gare Routière et SNCFbus 407
- Take the bus from Angers - Bus Station Esplanade to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Stationbus
23h 26m
Cholet to Bologna by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cholet to Bologna is to train and fly which costs €80 - €220 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cholet to Bologna is to train and fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €90 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Cholet to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Gare Routière and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Angers and Clermont-Ferrand. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Cholet to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Cholet and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Angers Saint-Laud, Massy - Palaiseau, Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 30m.
The distance between Cholet and Bologna is 1120 km. The road distance is 1190.8 km.
The best way to get from Cholet to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 12h 50m and costs €140 - €260.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Cholet to Bologna, including transfers.
Cholet to Bologna bus services, operated by Aléop en Maine-et-Loire, depart from Gare Routière station.
Cholet to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cholet station.
The best way to get from Cholet to Bologna is to train which takes 12h 50m and costs €140 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus via Clermont-Ferrand, which costs and takes 21h 47m.
What companies run services between Cholet, France and Bologna, Italy?
You can take a train from Cholet to Bologna Centrale via Angers Saint-Laud, Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Gare Montparnasse, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Milano Centrale in around 12h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gare Routière to Bologna Centrale via Gare Routière et SNCF, Angers, and Clermont-Ferrand in around 21h 47m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cholet to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- Rail 1st Class
- €17–24
Train from Cholet to Angers St Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- €15–21
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €75–110
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- €70–110
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €50–70
- 1st Class
- €75–100
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €50–70
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €50–70
- 1st Class
- €75–95
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €70–95
- 1st Class
- €100–130
Train from Angers St Laud to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €140–190
- 1st Class
- €180–230
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €40–55
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €50–70
- Smart Flex
- €55–70
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 02 41 22 72 95
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routière et SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Pont de Lattre to Gare Routière et SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Angers to Clermont-Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Angers to Clermont-Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Angers - Bus Station Esplanade to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Cholet to Bologna bus services, operated by Aléop en Maine-et-Loire, arrive at Gare Routière et SNCF station.
Cholet to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Angers St Laud station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cholet to Bologna is 1191 km. It takes approximately 12h 17m to drive from Cholet to Bologna.
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