- Must visit
Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna
Leading city museum with major Italian paintings from the Middle Ages to modern times, essential for understanding Bologna's art history.
Flights from Lyon to Bologna depart on average 24 times per day, taking around 2h 36m. Cheap flight tickets for this journey start at $95 (€78) but you can travel from only $20 (€16) by bus.
The earliest flight runs at 00:05, the last at 23:50. The fastest flight covers the 328 miles (528 km) distance in 1h 30m. July is the cheapest month to fly.
Distance 328 miles (528 km) |
Average flight duration 2h 36m |
Cheapest ticket price $95 (€78) |
Flights per day 24 |
Fastest flight 1h 30m |
First flight 12:05 AM |
Last flight 11:50 PM |
Cheapest Month Jul |
Cheapest Day Mon |
High Season Oct - Dec |
Low Season Jan - Mar |
Busiest Day Wed |
Least Busy Day Tue |
Best time to book 21 days |
Cheapest price
$278
Average price
$691
Fastest journey
3 h 20 m
Average duration
3 h 33 m
Flights per day
43
Distance
528 km
The best way to find a cheap flight ticket from Lyon to Bologna is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Lyon to Bologna will cost around $691 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $278.
It's difficult to get from Lyon to Bologna without transferring at least once.
VY1221 · VY6524
LH1856+
Regionale Veloce TTPER 2485+
Regionale TRENORD 80382+
LH2249
LH2247 · LH1856+
Regionale Veloce TTPER 2479+
Regionale TRENORD 80368
LH1856+
Regionale Veloce TTPER 2479+
LH2249+
Regionale TRENORD 80368
LH2247 · LH1856+
Regionale Veloce TTPER 2485+
Regionale TRENORD 80382
LH2247+
AZ7437
LH2247+
LH9482
LH2249+
AZ7439
LH2249+
LH9484
LH5673 · AZ7395Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Lyon to Bologna among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $20. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 36m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the bus is your best bet as it emits only 0.5 - 1.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $20, and a flight costs an average of $95.
Distance: 328 miles (528 km)
| Flight | Most popular Bus | Train | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$265 Average price | $49 Average price Cheapest | $167 Average price | $280 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 36m Average total duration Fastest 2h 36m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 9h 17m Average total duration 8h 47m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 0m Average total duration 7h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 2m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
1.6 - 3.2kg CO2 emissions | 0.5 - 1.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
![]() Most popular airline | ![]() Most popular bus company | ![]() Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | 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 Lyon to Bologna:
A bus is $118 (€97) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Lyon to Bologna costing on average $167 (€137).
A bus is $216 (€177) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Lyon to Bologna costing on average $265 (€217).
Other travel options to Bologna take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 30m.
Bus takes on average 8h 47m.
The table below shows live departures for Lyon to Bologna flights for today, Friday, July 17. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated flight journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LH2249+ LH5186 · LH5066 | 1:00 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h45 | 10:45 PM Bologna Airport | 2 transfers | |
LH2249+ LH9484 | 1:00 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 3h30 | 4:30 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH2249 · LH1856+ Regionale TRENORD 80382+ Regionale Veloce TTPER 2485 | 1:00 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 11h33 | 12:33 AM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH2249 · LH1856+ Regionale TRENORD 80368+ Regionale Veloce TTPER 2479 | 1:00 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h10 | 10:10 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH2249+ LH4166+ LH5066 | 1:00 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h45 | 10:45 PM Bologna Airport | 2 transfers | |
LH2249 · LH1856+ Regionale TRENORD 80370+ InterCityNotte 35567 | 1:00 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h50 | 10:50 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH2249+ AZ7439 | 1:00 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 3h30 | 4:30 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
AF7367 · AF1028 | 2:35 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 8h35 | 11:10 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH1077 · LH116+ LH9486 | 2:35 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 8h05 | 10:40 PM Bologna Airport | 2 transfers | |
LH1077 · LH256+ Regionale TRENORD 80382+ Regionale Veloce TTPER 2485 | 2:35 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h58 | 12:33 AM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH1077+ LH5678 | 2:35 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h05 | 11:40 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH1077 · LH256+ Regionale TRENORD 80382+ FRECCIAROSSA 9561 | 2:35 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 10h02 | 12:37 AM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH2251+ LH9486 | 5:50 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 4h50 | 10:40 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH2251 · LH121+ LH5678 | 5:50 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 5h50 | 11:40 PM Bologna Airport | 2 transfers | |
VY1223 · VY6524 | 6:05 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 13h45 | 7:50 AM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
AF7369 · AF1028 | 6:40 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 4h30 | 11:10 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH1079+ LH5678 | 7:15 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 4h25 | 11:40 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH1079+ AZ7393 | 7:15 PM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 4h25 | 11:40 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
| Saturday, July 18 | |||||
AF7371 · AF1328 | 6:00 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 11h05 | 5:05 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
AF7371 · AF1330+ Regionale TRENORD 80348+ Intercity 613 | 6:00 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 11h54 | 5:54 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
AF7371 · AF1330+ Regionale TRENORD 80358+ Regionale Veloce TTPER 2475 | 6:00 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 14h16 | 8:16 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
AF7371 · AF1330+ Regionale Veloce TTPER 2471+ Regionale TRENORD 80350 | 6:00 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 12h10 | 6:10 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH1083 · LH98+ LH9482 | 6:55 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 5h55 | 12:50 PM Bologna Airport | 2 transfers | |
LH1083 · LH248+ Regionale TRENORD 80350+ Regionale Veloce TTPER 2471 | 6:55 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 11h15 | 6:10 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH1083 · LH248+ Regionale TRENORD 80342+ Intercity 37261 | 6:55 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h19 | 4:14 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH1083+ LH5676 | 6:55 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 7h35 | 2:30 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH1083 · LH248+ Regionale Veloce TTPER 2467+ Regionale TRENORD 80342 | 6:55 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h15 | 4:10 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH2247 · LH103+ LH5670 | 9:30 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 8h40 | 6:10 PM Bologna Airport | 2 transfers | |
LH2247 · LH1868+ LH5070 | 9:30 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h10 | 6:40 PM Bologna Airport | 2 transfers | |
LH2247+ AZ7437 | 9:30 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 3h20 | 12:50 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH2247 · LH107+ LH5670 | 9:30 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 8h40 | 6:10 PM Bologna Airport | 2 transfers | |
LH2247+ LH9482 | 9:30 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 3h20 | 12:50 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH2247 · LH1856+ InterCityNotte 765+ Regionale TRENORD 80376 | 9:30 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 14h05 | 11:35 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH2247 · LH1856+ Regionale Veloce TTPER 2479+ Regionale TRENORD 80368 | 9:30 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 12h40 | 10:10 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH2247 · LH1856+ Regionale Veloce TTPER 2485+ Regionale TRENORD 80382 | 9:30 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 15h03 | 12:33 AM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
AF7363 · AF1328 | 10:20 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 6h45 | 5:05 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH5673 · LH5670 | 10:25 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 7h45 | 6:10 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH5673 · LH5636+ Regionale TRENORD 80358+ Intercity 599 | 10:25 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h37 | 8:02 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH5673 · LH5636+ Regionale TRENORD 80358+ Regionale Veloce TTPER 2475 | 10:25 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h51 | 8:16 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH5673 · AZ7395 | 10:25 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 4h05 | 2:30 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
LH5673 · LH5636+ Regionale TRENORD 80360+ Regionale Veloce TTPER 2477 | 10:25 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 10h40 | 9:05 PM Bologna Centrale | 3 transfers | |
LH108+ LH5673 · LH9484 | 10:25 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 6h05 | 4:30 PM Bologna Airport | 2 transfers | |
LH5673 · LH5676 | 10:25 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 4h05 | 2:30 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
BA357 · BA544 | 10:45 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 12h45 | 11:30 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
BA357 · BA542 | 10:45 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 9h30 | 8:15 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
AF7365 · AF1028 | 11:20 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 11h50 | 11:10 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
AF7365 · AF1328 | 11:20 AM Lyon Saint Exupery Airport | 5h45 | 5:05 PM Bologna Airport | 1 transfer | |
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Leading city museum with major Italian paintings from the Middle Ages to modern times, essential for understanding Bologna's art history.
Archaeological museum with rich Egyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman collections in a central historic palace.
Museum of Bologna's urban history using objects, rooms, and multimedia to trace the city from antiquity to today.
Bologna's main square, surrounded by landmark buildings and always lively, ideal for architecture, people-watching, and orientation.
Historic market quarter with narrow lanes, medieval character, and vibrant street life just behind Piazza Maggiore.
Long portico route climbing toward San Luca, UNESCO-listed and perfect for a memorable urban walk with changing views.
Handmade egg pasta ribbons traditionally served with slow-cooked ragù. A defining Bolognese dish protected by local culinary tradition.
Small ring-shaped stuffed pasta, usually filled with pork and Parmigiano Reggiano, served in rich capon or beef broth. A classic festive dish.
Green spinach pasta layered with ragù, béchamel, and Parmigiano. Bologna's traditional baked lasagna is richer and more refined than many versions abroad.
Elegant Michelin-starred restaurant serving refined Emilian cuisine in a polished, intimate space within central Bologna.
Traditional deli and wine bar famed for mortadella, cheeses, fresh pasta, and informal counter dining in the Quadrilatero market area.
Historic trattoria known for classic Bolognese pasta, cured meats, and traditional dining rooms with a warm, old-city atmosphere.
Moderate for Italy: stays and dining are cheaper than Rome or Milan, while transit is affordable and tourist-center prices stay manageable.
Tipping is optional. Service may be included. Round up or leave €1-2 at cafes, 5-10% in restaurants for great service, and round up taxi fares.
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Lyon to Bologna by flight. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest flight, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Bologna, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Lyon to Bologna flights use the Lyon Saint Exupery Airport to Bologna Airport airport pair. Use this guide to compare Lyon and Bologna airports on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like airport facilities and services.
Lyon Saint Exupery Airport is 2 km from Lyon city centre. Public transport options include:
Lyon Saint Exupery Airport has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Shopping, Parking, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Shower, Lounge, and Lost and Found Office.
Free Wi-Fi available throughout the airport. ATMs are located in all terminals 1 and 2.
Lost and found is available at the station.
Available at Lyon Saint Exupery Airport: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Lyon Saint Exupery Airport: Elevators, ramps.
Bologna Airport is 5 km from Bologna city centre. Public transport options include:
Bologna Airport has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Shopping, Parking, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Shower, Lounge, and Lost and Found Office.
Free Wi-Fi available throughout the airport. ATMs are located in the arrivals and departures areas.
Lost and found is available at the station.
Available at Bologna Airport: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Bologna Airport: Elevators, ramps.
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