There are 8 ways to get from Metz to Bologna by train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train (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, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LUX - BLQ
5h 24m€86–298Bus via Strasbourg
cheapest- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Bolognabus FlixBus 439
14h 50m€71–115Train
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
10h 8m€114–285Bus
- Take the bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Bolognabus
14h 45m€132–181Drive 797.4 km
- Drive from Metz to Bolognacar 797.4 km
8h 56m€129–186Train, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LUX - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
6h 32m€117–410Train, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LUX - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
7h 12m€96–296Train via Metz Ville
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
10h 48m€117–280
Metz to Bologna by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Metz to Bologna is to bus via Strasbourg which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Metz to Bologna is to train and fly which takes 5h 24m and costs €85 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Metz to Bologna. However, there are services departing from METZ - Gare Routiere and arriving at Piazza Malpighi via Z.I. Zola Predosa Nannetti and Casalecchio Casa Conoscenza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Metz to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Metz Ville and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Strasbourg, Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 8m.
The distance between Metz and Bologna is 760 km. The road distance is 797.4 km.
The best way to get from Metz to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 10h 8m and costs €110 - €290.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Metz to Bologna, including transfers.
Metz to Bologna bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from METZ - Gare Routiere station.
Metz to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Metz Ville station.
The best way to get from Metz to Bologna is to train which takes 10h 8m and costs €110 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €190 and takes 14h 45m.
What companies run services between Metz, France and Bologna, Italy?
You can take a train from Metz Ville to Bologna Centrale via Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 10h 8m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from METZ - Gare Routiere to Bologna once a week. Tickets cost €130–180 and the journey takes 12h 47m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Luxembourg to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Luxembourg to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Luxembourg to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Luxembourg to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Luxembourg to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Luxembourg to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Luxembourg to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Luxembourg to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- 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
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- 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
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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 METZ - Gare Routiere to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
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Metz to Bologna bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Bologna station.
Metz to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Metz to Bologna is 797 km. It takes approximately 8h 56m to drive from Metz to Bologna.
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