There are 8 ways to get from Cluses to Bologna by bus, train, train (TGV, Trenitalia), car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Cluses to Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele IIbus
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
5h 51m€69–126Bus via Chamonix
cheapest- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Sudbus Y81
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Bolognabus FlixBus 507 / ...
10h 15m€36–59Train
- Take the train from Cluses 74 to Annecytrain Ter
- Take the train from Annecy to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
8h 33m€79–151Drive 488.2 km
- Drive from Cluses to Bolognacar 488.2 km
5h 4m€77–110Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Cluses 74 to Annemassetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane GVA - BLQ
6h 41m€85–258Bus
- Take the bus from Bonneville to Bolognabus
7h 38m€37–50Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Cluses 74 to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LYS - BLQ
7h 12m€104–298Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Cluses 74 to Annemassetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane GVA - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
8h 8m€98–360
Cluses to Bologna by bus, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cluses to Bologna is to bus via Chamonix which costs €35 - €60 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Cluses to Bologna is to drive which takes 5h 4m and costs €75 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Cluses to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Gare Routière and arriving at Bologna via Chamonix. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Cluses to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Cluses 74 and arriving at Bologna centrale via Annecy, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 33m.
The distance between Cluses and Bologna is 571 km. The road distance is 488.2 km.
The best way to get from Cluses to Bologna without a car is to bus and train which takes 5h 51m and costs €65 - €130.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Cluses to Bologna, including transfers.
Cluses to Bologna bus services, operated by Cars Région Haute-Savoie, depart from Gare Routière station.
Cluses to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cluses 74 station.
The best way to get from Cluses to Bologna is to train which takes 8h 33m and costs €75 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €50 and takes 7h 38m.
What companies run services between Cluses, France and Bologna, Italy?
You can take a train from Cluses 74 to Bologna centrale via Annecy, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Milano Centrale in around 8h 33m. Alternatively, Sellitto operates a bus from Bonneville to Bologna twice a week. Tickets cost €35–45 and the journey takes 6h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–950
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €50–70
- Smart Flex
- €55–70
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
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 Cluses 74 to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- Rail 1st Class
- €16–23
Train from Annecy to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- Rail 1st Class
- €14–20
Train from Cluses 74 to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- Rail 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Cluses 74 to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Annecy to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €17–23
- 1st Class
- €35–45
Train from Cluses 74 to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €15–21
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Cluses to Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- info@sellitto.com
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Bonneville to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chamonix to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cluses to Bologna bus services, operated by Cars Région Haute-Savoie, arrive at Sud station.
Cluses to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Annecy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cluses to Bologna is 488 km. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Cluses to Bologna.
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