There are 11 ways to get from Leipzig to Bologna by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)LEJ - BLQ
5h 59m€114–329Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna CentraleN452
13h 35m€45–130Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbf28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bologna Centrale89
10h 52m€147–214Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Markt to Zwickau, HauptbahnhofS5x / ...
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof HbfRe
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to München HbfRe2
- Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna CentraleNj
17h 35m€133–383Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)DRS - BLQ
6h 40m€151–425Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)BER - BLQ
5h 35m€73–308Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)LEJ - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
7h 10m€145–392Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)LEJ - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
8h 51m€161–401Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)FRA - BLQ
7h€147–359Drive 952.9 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Bologna952.9 km
9h 5m€147–212Drive, car train
- Drive from Leipzig to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to Bad Gastein
- Drive from Bad Gastein to Bologna
12h 3m€209–297
Leipzig to Bologna by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Bologna is to bus which costs €45 - €130 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Bologna is to train and fly which takes 5h 35m and costs €70 - €310.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig central train station station and arriving at Bologna Centrale. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 13h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Bologna Centrale via München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 52m.
The distance between Leipzig and Bologna is 793 km. The road distance is 952.9 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 10h 52m and costs €140 - €220.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Leipzig to Bologna, including transfers.
Leipzig to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Bologna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Bologna is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs €110 - €330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €220 and takes 10h 52m, you could also bus, which costs €45 - €130 and takes 13h 35m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Bologna, Italy?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Bologna Centrale via München Hbf in around 10h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–480
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Markt to Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hof Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- 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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Bad Gastein
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Leipzig to Bologna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Bologna is 953 km. It takes approximately 9h 5m to drive from Leipzig to Bologna.
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