There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Bologna by train, bus, train (Trenitalia), night train, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Bologna - Servizio Due Madonnebus
9h 48m€154–324Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centralebus N452
13h 35m€80–130Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufsteintrain Rb
- Take the train from Kufstein to Brennero - Brennertrain 89
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozentrain Re
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
12h 30m€155–504Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain Nj
13h 52m€129–297Drive 956.4 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Bolognacar 956.4 km
9h 5m€154–223Drive, car train
- Drive from Leipzig to Göttingencar
- Take the cartrain from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Bolognacar
13h 58m€209–292Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LEJ - BLQ
5h 53m€133–402Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DRS - BLQ
6h 45m€114–469Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BER - BLQ
5h 37m€93–294Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LEJ - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
7h 6m€194–464
Leipzig to Bologna by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Bologna is to bus which costs €80 - €130 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Bologna is to train and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €90 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig central train station station and arriving at Bologna Centrale. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 13h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Nürnberg Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Kufstein, Brennero - Brenner and Bolzano Bozen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
The distance between Leipzig and Bologna is 1035 km. The road distance is 956.4 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Bologna without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 48m and costs €150 - €330.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Leipzig to Bologna, including transfers.
Leipzig to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Bologna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Bologna is to train which takes 12h 30m and costs €150 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €130 and takes 13h 35m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €410 and takes 5h 53m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Bologna, Italy?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Bologna Centrale via Nürnberg Hbf, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Kufstein, Brennero - Brenner, and Bolzano Bozen in around 12h 30m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centrale 5 times a week. Tickets cost €80–130 and the journey takes 13h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–750
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €215–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €45–60
- Seating Carriage
- €16–20
Train from Kufstein to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €17–21
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Göttingen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- Onebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
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Leipzig to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Leipzig to Bologna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Bologna is 956 km. It takes approximately 9h 5m to drive from Leipzig to Bologna.
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