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Compare train, bus, and flight for Zurich to Bologna
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Bologna among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of zł211 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 3h 44m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.3kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of zł211, while a flight costs an average of zł1030.
Distance: 239 miles (385 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Flight |
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zł450 Average price | zł211 Average price Cheapest | zł1030 Average price |
6h 27m Average total duration 5h 57m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 33m Average total duration 8h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 44m Average total duration Fastest 1h 44m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 1.0kg CO2 emissions | 1.2 - 2.3kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |  Most popular airline |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Zurich to Bologna
How to get from Zurich to Bologna by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zurich to Bologna is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 24956:25 PM8h20Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai)2:45 AMBologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)zł1391One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 24956:25 PM8h20Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai)2:45 AMBologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)zł1391One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- LX16688:35 AM1h05Zurich Airport9:40 AMBologna Airportzł27461One-way0 transfers
Other options
- EuroCity 27+
Regionale Veloce 3045 · Regionale Veloce TTPER 24856:33 PM6h00Zurich HB12:33 AMBologna Centralezł5271One-way2 transfers - EuroCity 31+Regionale TTPER 2465 · Regionale TTPER 174158:33 AM6h37Zurich HB3:10 PMBologna Centralezł5271One-way2 transfers
- EuroCity 23+Regionale Veloce TTPER 24793:33 PM6h37Zurich HB10:10 PMBologna Centralezł5271One-way1 transfer
FlixBus · FlixBus3:50 PM12h35Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)4:25 AMBologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)zł2381One-way1 transfer- FlixBus · FlixBus8:45 AM9h30Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)6:15 PMBologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)zł2471One-way1 transfer
EW9763 · EW98343:40 PM4h00Zurich Airport7:40 PMBologna Airportzł9481One-way1 transfer
OS140+
OS5173:05 PM3h20Zurich Airport6:25 PMBologna Airportzł20141One-way1 transfer
DE4312 · DE4357+Regionale Veloce TTPER 2479+
Regionale TRENORD 803688:00 AM14h10Zurich Airport10:10 PMBologna Centralezł21331One-way3 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Bologna:
A bus is zł239 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Bologna costing on average zł450.
A bus is zł819 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Bologna costing on average zł1030.
Other travel options to Bologna take longer:
Train takes on average 6h 27m.
Bus takes on average 8h 33m.
- Around 25 flights per day.
- Around 19 trains per day.
- Around 4 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Bologna as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Zurich Airport and arrive in Bologna Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Bologna Centrale.
- Buses mostly depart from Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai) and arrive in Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre).
- Travel with Swiss, Helvetic Airways, Air Baltic, Vueling, Austrian Airlines, Edelweiss Air to go to Bologna by flight.
- Travel with Trenitalia, DSB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Bologna by train.
- Travel with Itabus, FlixBus, Marino Autolinee, BlaBlaCar to go to Bologna by bus.
- 3 direct flights per day with Swiss, Helvetic Airways, Air Baltic, Edelweiss Air.
- 1 direct trains per day with Trenitalia.
- 1 direct buses per day with Itabus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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