There are 9 ways to get from Mâcon to Bologna by train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train
best- Take the train from Macon Loche Tgv to Torino Porta SusaTgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna CentraleFr
7h 57m€87–332Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mâcon to LyonN1709
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bologna - Bus StationBlaBlaCar Bus
11h 35m€31–75Drive 673.3 km
- Drive from Mâcon to Bologna673.3 km
7h 15m€106–153Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Macon Ville to Lyon Perrache
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)LYS - BLQ
6h 5m€83–296Train via Milan
- Take the train from Macon Ville to Lyon Part DieuTer
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
8h 8m€87–215Bus via Chambéry
- Take the bus from Mâcon to ChambéryN1709
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Bologna CentraleN504 / ...
12h 45m€38–91Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Bourg En Bresse to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)GVA - BLQ
8h 9m€114–342Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Macon Ville to Lyon Perrache
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)LYS - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
6h 56m€79–349Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Macon Ville to Lyon Perrache
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)LYS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
8h 24m€67–302
Mâcon to Bologna by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mâcon to Bologna is to bus which costs €30 - €80 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Mâcon to Bologna is to train and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €80 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Mâcon to Bologna station. However, there are services departing from Mâcon and arriving at Bologna - Bus Station via Lyon - Perrache Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Mâcon to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Macon Ville and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 8m.
The distance between Mâcon and Bologna is 715 km. The road distance is 673.3 km.
The best way to get from Mâcon to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 7h 57m and costs €85 - €340.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Mâcon to Bologna, including transfers.
Mâcon to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mâcon station.
Mâcon to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Macon Ville station.
The best way to get from Mâcon to Bologna is to train which takes 7h 57m and costs €85 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €80 and takes 11h 35m.
What companies run services between Mâcon, France and Bologna, Italy?
You can take a bus from Gare Routière to Bologna Centrale via Loche Gare TGV, Macon Loche Tgv, and Torino Porta Susa in around 7h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mâcon to Bologna - Bus Station via Lyon and Lyon - Perrache Bus Station in around 11h 35m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–850
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Macon Loche Tgv to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Macon Ville to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €20–26
- 1st Class
- €35–50
Train from Macon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bourg En Bresse to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Macon Ville to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- Rail 1st Class
- €18–26
Train from Macon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Macon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €16–25
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12–17
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €9–13
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mâcon to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mâcon to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Chambéry to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Mâcon to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Mâcon to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mâcon to Bologna is 673 km. It takes approximately 7h 15m to drive from Mâcon to Bologna.
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