There are 11 ways to get from Leipzig to Bologna by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LEJ - BLQ
5h 45m€98–342Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centralebus N452
13h 35m€60–110Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bologna Centraletrain 89
11h 14m€162–179Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hof Hbftrain Rb
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to München Hbftrain Re2
- Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain Nj
17h 38mTrain to Dresden Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DRS - BLQ
7h€155–456Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BER - BLQ
5h 35m€95–275Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LEJ - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
6h 56m€156–484Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane LEJ - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna centraletrain
10h 12m€152–438Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane FRA - BLQ
7h€168–362Drive 959 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Bolognacar 959 km
9h€149–216Drive, car train
- Drive from Leipzig to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Bad Gasteincartrain
- Drive from Bad Gastein to Bolognacar
12h 6m€215–297
Leipzig to Bologna by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Bologna is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Bologna is to train and fly which takes 5h 35m and costs €95 - €280.
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 11h 14m.
The distance between Leipzig and Bologna is 793 km. The road distance is 959 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 11h 14m and costs €160 - €180.
It takes approximately 5h 45m 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 45m and costs €95 - €350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €180 and takes 11h 14m, you could also bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 13h 35m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Bologna, Italy?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Bologna Centrale via München Hbf in around 11h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- +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 Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 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
- +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 Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–40
- Smart Flex
- €30–40
- 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
- €60–110
- 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 959 km. It takes approximately 9h to drive from Leipzig to Bologna.
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