There are 9 ways to get from Provence to Bologna by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Trenitalia, TGV)
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 Milan
best- Take the train from Chateau Arnoux St Auban to Briancontrain Ter
- Take the train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
9h 18m€114–177Drive 588.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Provence to Bolognacar 588.5 km
6h 34m€92–133Bus
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routièrebus 69 / ...
- Take the bus from Aix-en-Provence to Bologna Centralebus 482
13h 19mTrain to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /car to St Isidoretrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane NCE - BLQ
10h 51mTrain
- Take the train from Chateau Arnoux St Auban to Briancontrain Ter
- Take the train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Re
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
9h 53m€117–253Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCFbus 51
- Take the train from Cagnes-sur-Mer to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembrebus
15h 16mTrain to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /car to St Isidoretrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane NCE - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
9h 58mTrain to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /car to St Isidoretrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane NCE - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
10h 41mBus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the bus from Les Mees to Aix En Provence Tgvbus
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LYS - BLQ
7h 43m€104–362
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Provence to Bologna is to drive which costs €90 - €140 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Provence to Bologna is to drive which takes 6h 34m and costs €90 - €140.
The distance between Provence and Bologna is 649 km. The road distance is 588.5 km.
The best way to get from Provence to Bologna without a car is to train via Milan which takes 9h 18m and costs €110 - €180.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Provence to Bologna, including transfers.
The best way to get from Provence to Bologna is to train via Milan which takes 9h 18m and costs €110 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 13h 19m.
Yes, the driving distance between Provence to Bologna is 588 km. It takes approximately 6h 34m to drive from Provence to Bologna.
There are 3282+ hotels available in Bologna.
What companies run services between Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France and Bologna, Italy?
You can take a vehicle from Provence to Bologna centrale via Chateau Arnoux St Auban, Briancon, Briançon - Gare SNCF, Italie - OULX Gare TGV, Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S., and Milano Centrale in around 9h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Provence to Bologna Centrale via Bd des Tilleuls, Gare SNCF, Gare Routière, P+R Krypton, and Aix-en-Provence in around 13h 19m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €360–850
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–950
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–210
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 Chateau Arnoux St Auban to Briancon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €29–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
Train from Cagnes-sur-Mer to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €7–12
- Rail 1st Class
- €12–17
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- 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
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €50–70
- Smart Flex
- €55–70
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
- Phone
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from DIGNE LES BAINS - GARE CPZou /car to St Isidore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €20–27
- 1st Class
- €40–50
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €50–70
- 1st Class
- €75–100
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- 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 Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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 Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Bus from Les Mees to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aix-en-Provence to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- satam@gruppolapanoramica.it
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Les Mees to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
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