There are 9 ways to get from Montpellier to Ferrara by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, train, or train (Renfe, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Lyon Airport (LYS)
best- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to FerraraFr
9h 37m€183–284Bus via Genoa
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Genoa Piazza della Vittoria to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy356
16h 3m€49–88Bus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Bologna Centrale482
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy356
14h 10m€50–111Drive 838.8 km
- Drive from Montpellier to Ferrara838.8 km
8h 4m€129–187Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)MPL - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
7h 27m€120–298Train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St CharlesTer
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Ventimiglia
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Bologna CentraleIc
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to FerraraFr
13h 55m€68–150Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)MPL - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
8h€116–312Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)MRS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
6h 49m€78–233Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)LYS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
6h 1m€198–388
Montpellier to Ferrara by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Ferrara is to bus via Genoa which costs €45 - €90 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Ferrara is to train and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs €190 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Montpellier to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Montpellier and arriving at Kennedy via Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Montpellier to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Montpellier Saint-Roch and arriving at Ferrara via Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv, Milano Centrale and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 37m.
The distance between Montpellier and Ferrara is 985 km. The road distance is 838.8 km.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Ferrara without a car is to train via Lyon Airport (LYS) which takes 9h 37m and costs €180 - €290.
It takes approximately 9h 37m to get from Montpellier to Ferrara, including transfers.
Montpellier to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Montpellier station.
Montpellier to Ferrara train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Ferrara is to train via Lyon Airport (LYS) which takes 9h 37m and costs €180 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €120 and takes 14h 10m.
What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Ferrara via Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv, Milano Centrale, and Bologna Centrale in around 9h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Montpellier to Kennedy via Bologna Autostazione in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–750
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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Marseille St Charles to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Genoa Piazza della Vittoria to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–21
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Montpellier to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Montpellier to Ferrara train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Marseille St Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Montpellier to Ferrara is 839 km. It takes approximately 8h 4m to drive from Montpellier to Ferrara.
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