There are 9 ways to get from Lens 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 Brussels Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BRU - BLQ
5h 59m€95–321Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CRL - BLQ
7h 21m€70–280Train
- Take the train from Arras to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
11h 33m€196–361Bus
- Take the bus from Lens to Parisbus 781
- Take the bus from Paris to Bologna Centralebus N410
19h 30m€112–176Drive 1,110.3 km
- Drive from Lens to Bolognacar 1,110.3 km
12h 10m€179–259Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CDG - BLQ
6h 2m€115–286Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BRU - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
7h 4m€101–373Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Arras to Amienstrain
- Take the bus from Gare routiere to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BVA - BLQ
7h 5m€70–237Train, bus
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Monstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Bolognabus
21h 3m€172–247
Lens to Bologna by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lens to Bologna is to train and bus and fly which costs €70 - €240 and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lens to Bologna is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs €90 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Lens to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Lens and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Lens to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Lens and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Arras, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 33m.
The distance between Lens and Bologna is 1037 km. The road distance is 1110.3 km.
The best way to get from Lens to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 11h 33m and costs €190 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Lens to Bologna, including transfers.
Lens to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lens station.
Lens to Bologna train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Arras station.
The best way to get from Lens to Bologna is to train which takes 11h 33m and costs €190 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 19h 30m.
What companies run services between Lens, Hauts-de-France, France and Bologna, Italy?
You can take a train from Lens to Bologna Centrale via Arras, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Torino Porta Susa in around 11h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lens to Bologna Centrale via Paris in around 19h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Arras to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Arras to Amiens
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Flandres to Mons
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lens to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- Oise - Réseau de l'Oise
Bus from Gare routiere to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- Oise - Réseau de l'Oise
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- Onebus
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Booking & Getting There
Lens to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Lens to Bologna train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Chambery Challes Les Eaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lens to Bologna is 1110 km. It takes approximately 12h 10m to drive from Lens to Bologna.
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