Bologna to Como runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €28.38, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 56m over 258 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €28.38, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€28.38
- 180%Moves across the booking window
180%When it runs, leaving Bologna
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
2
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €70.19Fri25
- about €64.14Sat26
- about €55.34Sun27
- about €37.19Mon28
- about €37.18Tue29
- about €39.93Wed30
- about €45.43Thu1
- about €35.54Fri2
- about €34.99Sat3
- about €39.93Sun4
- about €28.38Mon5
- about €34.43Tue6
- about €29.48Wed7
- about €33.88Thu8
- about €30.04Fri9
- about €33.88Sat10
- about €29.48Sun11
- about €31.13Mon12
- about €28.93Tue13
- about €32.78Wed14
- about €35.53Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Como. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Como for the night the train gets in
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When to book Bologna to Como
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.6890 days
- €25.0860 days
- €25.0845 days
- €33.8830 days
- €35.5321 days
- €33.8814 days
- €45.437 days
- €55.343 days
- €70.191 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €25.08.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 180 percent. The most expensive point is €70.19, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Bologna to Como and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
258 km
229 km as the crow flies, 13% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
394,843 → 84,808
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 258 km against 229 km in a straight line, a detour of 13 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bergamo, Brescia. The gap between arriving and leaving is 63 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Como is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Como Lago
Most of the points near Como Lago open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Bologna to Como
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Bologna to Como?
The fastest journey from Bologna to Como takes 3h 56m door to door, of which 2h 12m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 38m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Bologna to Como?
The cheapest fare from Bologna to Como is €28.38, as of September 24, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €37.19. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Bologna to Como?
The cheapest way from Bologna to Como is by train, at €28.38 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 3h 59m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Bologna to Como?
Fares from Bologna to Como bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €25.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 180 percent, measured on September 24, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Bologna to Como?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Bologna to Como, at €31.13. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 24, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Bologna to Como?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Bologna to Como, at €23.43 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Bologna to Como?
3 operators sell services from Bologna to Como across 1 mode: FlixBus, Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, SBB. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Bologna to Como?
0 percent of the services we sell from Bologna to Como are direct. The rest connect at Bergamo, Brescia, with about 63 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Bologna to Como use?
Services from Bologna to Como by train leave from Bologna Centrale and arrive at Como Sant'Agostino. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Bologna to Como?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Bologna to Como allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Bologna to Como on September 24, 2026: 258 km of route against 229 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €28.38, and 3h 56m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Como a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Como and across Italy
Day trips that leave Como in the morning and cover a good part of Italy by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Bologna reaches 199 places in 40 countries on services we hold, over distances from 37 to 8,166 km. Como reaches 60 places in 11 countries, from 15 to 7,947 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Bologna
- 199Places you can leave for
- 40Countries
- 56Operators
40
56Arriving in Como
Leaving Como
- 60Places you can leave for
- 11Countries
- 6Operators