Ferrara to Parma

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Ferrara to Parma. From €14.09, fastest 1h 37m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Ferrara to Parma costs €14.09 at the cheapest and takes 1h 37m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 118 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
118 km
Fastest
1h 37m
Average
1h 41m
Services per day
12
Cheapest
€14.09
CO2 per passenger
3.9 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train1h 37m53m44m€16.843.9 kg12
  • 1h 37mFastest, by Train
  • €16.84Cheapest, by Train
  • 3.9 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 118 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€14.09
  1. Trenitalia T330114:4356m15:39Ferrara railway stationParma railway station

Door to door 1h 40mCO2 3.9 kgChanges 0Refundable

Fastest€15.19
  1. Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori NT727106:0453m06:57Ferrara railway stationParma railway station

Door to door 1h 37mCO2 3.9 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Ferrara to Parma
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Ferrara to ParmaFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Train€34.99€30.59€28.39€21.24€20.14€23.44€28.94€21.24€20.69€19.04€16.84€18.49€17.39€21.79

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €14.09

The trip ends at Parma railway station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Parma for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Parma railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Ferrara to Parma

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €15.7490 days
  2. €11.8860 days
  3. €13.5445 days
  4. €14.6430 days
  5. €17.9421 days
  6. €21.7914 days
  7. €28.947 days
  8. €28.393 days
  9. €34.991 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.88.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 195 percent. The most expensive point is €34.99, 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.
€34.99€11.881371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €19.04Sun
  2. €16.84Mon
  3. €18.49Tue
  4. €17.39Wed
  5. €21.79Thu
  6. €21.24Fri
  7. €20.69Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €20.14Sep
  2. €15.19Oct
  3. €14.64Nov
  4. €13.54Dec
  5. €13.54Jan
  6. €11.89Feb

The route

FerraraFerraraParmaParma
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 118 km against 102 km in a straight line, a detour of 16 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Carpi, Bologna, Modena, Verona. The gap between arriving and leaving is 83 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Ferrara at 06:01 and the last at 14:46, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Ferrara

Rail
  • Ferrara railway station
  • Ferrara Aleotti railway station
  • Ferrara Porta Reno train station
Bus
  • Autostazione di Copparo
  • Parcheggio Bus Turistici

Parma

Rail
  • Parma railway station
  • Noceto railway station
  • Colorno railway station
Bus
  • Parma, Terminal Bus
  • Linea 23
Air
  • PMF

Landing at PMF after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from PMF into Parma?

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori€15.19
SBB€14.64
SNCF€15.19
Trenitalia€14.09
  • Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori
  • SBB
  • SNCF
  • Trenitalia
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€11.0078%
Taxes€1.108%
Our service fee€1.9914%
Total you pay€14.09100%

We cannot promise Parma railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Parma railway station

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Ferrara to Parma

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 Ferrara to Parma?

The fastest journey from Ferrara to Parma takes 1h 37m door to door, of which 53m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 41m, 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 Ferrara to Parma?

The cheapest fare from Ferrara to Parma is €14.09, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €22.34. 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 Ferrara to Parma?

The cheapest way from Ferrara to Parma is by Train, at €16.84 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 1h 37m 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 Ferrara to Parma?

Fares from Ferrara to Parma bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 195 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Ferrara to Parma?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Ferrara to Parma, at €16.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Ferrara to Parma?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Ferrara to Parma, at €11.89 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 Ferrara to Parma?

4 operators sell services from Ferrara to Parma across 1 modes: Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, SBB, SNCF, Trenitalia. 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 Ferrara to Parma?

67 percent of the services we sell from Ferrara to Parma are direct. The rest connect at Carpi, Bologna, Modena, Verona, with about 83 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 Ferrara to Parma use?

Services from Ferrara to Parma by Train leave from Ferrara railway station and arrive at Parma railway station. 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 Ferrara to Parma?

4 of the 4 operators we sell from Ferrara to Parma 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

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Ferrara to Parma on September 10, 2026: 118 km of route against 102 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €14.09, and 1h 37m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Parma are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Parma and across Italy

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Parma, with free cancellation on most of it.

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