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South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
The city’s best-known museum, home to Ötzi the Iceman and major exhibits on Alpine prehistory. It is the top cultural stop in Bolzano and often busy.
Cheapest price
$16
Average price
$19
Fastest journey
1 h 40 m
Average duration
1 h 41 m
Buses per day
12
Distance
86 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Innsbruck to Bolzano is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Innsbruck to Bolzano will cost around $19 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $16.
Of the 12 buses that leave Innsbruck for Bolzano on Sat, Jun 20, 12 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Sat, Jun 20 the direct buses cover the 86 km distance in an average of 1 h 41 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 1 h 40 m .
On Sat, Jun 20 the slowest buses will take 1 h 45 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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FlixBusOmio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Innsbruck to Bolzano among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $10. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 1h 47m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $10, and a train costs an average of $13.
Distance: 53 miles (86 km)
| Bus | Most popular Train | Driving |
|---|---|---|
$15 Average price Cheapest | $35 Average price | $48 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
2h 17m Average total duration Fastest 1h 47m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 29m Average total duration 1h 59m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 55m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
![]() Most popular bus company | ![]() Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Innsbruck to Bolzano:
A bus is $20 (€17) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Innsbruck to Bolzano costing on average $35 (€29).
Other travel options to Bolzano take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 59m.
You'll arrive about 8m sooner (1h 47m by bus vs 1h 55m by car) and save roughly $33 (€27) compared to fuel and tolls ($15 (€12) vs $48 (€39)). You also skip the drive itself — no traffic stress, no parking, and you can use the time to work, nap, or catch up on a series with the onboard Wi-Fi.
Direct coaches are operated by FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
Driving is still worth considering if you're travelling with bulky luggage, need flexibility on departure times, or plan to stop along the way.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:15AM | Arrival Time 02:55AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:30AM | Arrival Time 03:10AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:50AM | Arrival Time 04:40AM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 06:40AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:25AM | Arrival Time 07:05AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Sat | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:25AM | Arrival Time 09:10AM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 09:20AM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:25AM | Arrival Time 10:20AM | Duration 1h55 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator Sindbad | Departure Time 08:45AM | Arrival Time 10:40AM | Duration 1h55 | Departure days Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:50AM | Arrival Time 10:30AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 11:15AM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:10AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 1h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:40AM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 1h20 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:10AM | Arrival Time 12:40PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:15AM | Arrival Time 01:05PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Mon, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $15 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:40AM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:20PM | Arrival Time 01:50PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:10PM | Arrival Time 02:50PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 03:00PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 03:20PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $14 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:40PM | Arrival Time 03:20PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:10PM | Arrival Time 04:50PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:15PM | Arrival Time 05:05PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Mon, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $14 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:15PM | Arrival Time 07:05PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $14 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 07:10PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $14 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:35PM | Arrival Time 07:25PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:50PM | Arrival Time 07:20PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:50PM | Arrival Time 08:30PM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 1h20 | Departure days Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:30PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Tue, Sun | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:30PM | Arrival Time 09:20PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $17 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:45PM | Arrival Time 09:35PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:10PM | Arrival Time 09:40PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 10:25PM | Duration 1h55 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 10:20PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $13 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00PM | Arrival Time 11:30PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $13 |
The table below shows live departures for Innsbruck to Bolzano buses for today, Friday, June 19. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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FlixBus | 7:45 PM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h50 | 9:35 PM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:30 PM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h55 | 10:25 PM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Saturday, June 20 | |||||
FlixBus | 1:15 AM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h40 | 2:55 AM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 1:30 AM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h40 | 3:10 AM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 5:00 AM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h40 | 6:40 AM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 5:25 AM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h40 | 7:05 AM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 7:25 AM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h45 | 9:10 AM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:25 AM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h55 | 10:20 AM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:30 AM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h45 | 11:15 AM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:15 AM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h50 | 1:05 PM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:15 PM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h50 | 5:05 PM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 5:35 PM Innsbruck, Südbahnstraße | 1h50 | 7:25 PM Bolzano, Via Bruno Buozzi (Bozen Süd) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Innsbruck to Bolzano run on average 11 times per day, taking around 1h 47m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $10 (€8) if you book in advance.
There are 11 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 01:15, the last at 22:35. The fastest bus covers the 53 miles (86 km) distance in 1h 40m.
Distance 53 miles (86 km) |
Average bus duration 1h 47m |
Cheapest ticket price $10 (€8) |
Buses per day 11 |
Direct buses 11 |
Fastest bus 1h 40m |
First bus 1:15 AM |
Last bus 10:35 PM |
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Discover the best of Bolzano — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Bolzano trip today.
The city’s best-known museum, home to Ötzi the Iceman and major exhibits on Alpine prehistory. It is the top cultural stop in Bolzano and often busy.
Bolzano’s museum of modern and contemporary art, known for its striking glass building and rotating international exhibitions.
A compact museum in the old trading magistrate building, explaining Bolzano’s historic role as a commercial hub between north and south.
Bolzano’s main square and social heart, framed by cafés, historic buildings, and the cathedral. It is a natural starting point for exploring the city.
The famous arcaded street of the old town, lined with shops and historic facades. It is one of the city’s signature walking areas.
The lower station area and immediate ascent are popular for panoramic views over Bolzano and quick access to the Renon plateau.
Lightly smoked, air-cured ham from South Tyrol, typically served thinly sliced with bread or as part of a mixed platter. It is one of the region’s signature foods.
Traditional bread dumplings from the Alpine kitchen, often made with speck, cheese, or spinach and served in broth or with butter. A classic local comfort dish.
Half-moon rye pasta filled commonly with spinach and ricotta, then dressed with butter and chives. A distinctive South Tyrolean specialty with Tyrolean roots.
Well-regarded fine dining restaurant in Bolzano, known for creative cuisine, careful presentation, and a more upscale experience.
Historic and lively brewpub-restaurant in central Bolzano, known for South Tyrolean dishes, house beers, and a rustic atmosphere popular with locals and visitors.
Long-standing traditional restaurant in the old town, appreciated for polished South Tyrolean cooking, seasonal ingredients, and a more refined atmosphere.
Costs are moderate for Northern Italy. Hotels can be pricier in ski and holiday seasons, while casual dining and coffee stay fairly reasonable.
Service is often included or modest. Rounding up the bill is common; 5-10% is appreciated for very good table service. Tipping is not expected for quick coffee at the bar.
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