Cheapest€25.64
- SNCF SN171706:551h 44m08:39Monza railway stationBologna Centrale
Door to door 2h 28mCO2 7.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Monza to Bologna costs €25.64 at the cheapest and takes 2h 23m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 4 operators. The route covers 233 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 233 km
- Fastest
- 2h 23m
- Average
- 2h 30m
- Services per day
- 12
- Cheapest
- €25.64
- CO2 per passenger
- 7.7 kg
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.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 25m | 1h 41m | 44m | €32.24 | 7.7 kg | 11 |
- 2h 25mFastest, by Train
- €32.24Cheapest, by Train
- 7.7 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 233 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€26.19
- Trenitalia T115614:431h 41m16:24Monza railway stationBologna Centrale
Door to door 2h 25mCO2 7.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Lowest CO2€32.07
- FlixBus FB481407:301h 6m08:36Monza FSAutostazione Servizio Extraurbano
- Trenitalia Tper TT548210:041h 22m11:26Piacenza railway stationBologna Centrale
Changes at Piacenza, with 88 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 4h 40mCO2 7.6 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
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.
Checking the live timetables.
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 Monza to Bologna | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €57.54 | €50.39 | €42.69 | €46.54 | €56.44 | €50.39 | €39.39 | €37.74 | €32.79 | €33.89 | €32.24 | €39.94 | €37.19 | €32.79 |
| Coach | €62.88 | €43.63 | €35.37 | €48.58 | €60.67 | €45.27 | €38.12 | €39.22 | €33.17 | €39.22 | €37.02 | €45.27 | €40.32 | €33.17 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €25.64
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Bologna. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Bologna Centrale
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Monza to Bologna
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €32.2490 days
- €23.4460 days
- €21.7945 days
- €21.2430 days
- €31.5221 days
- €32.7914 days
- €38.127 days
- €35.373 days
- €57.541 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €21.24.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 171 percent. The most expensive point is €57.54, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €37.74Sun
- €32.79Mon
- €33.89Tue
- €32.24Wed
- €39.94Thu
- €37.19Fri
- €32.79Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €35.37Sep
- €28.94Oct
- €27.84Nov
- €26.19Dec
- €25.09Jan
- €21.24Feb
The route
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 233 km against 202 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Parma, Piacenza, Reggio nell'Emilia, Brescia. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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 Monza at 06:01 and the last at 14:44, across 11 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Monza
Rail
- Monza railway station
- Lesmo railway station
- Besana railway station
Bus
- Monza FS
Bologna
Rail
- Bologna Centrale
- Bologna Ravone
- Bologna Fiere railway station
Bus
- Bologna Autostazione
- Bologna Autostazione Centrale
Air
- BLQ
The fare from BLQ into Bologna is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from BLQ into Bologna?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Bologna costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 SBB | €28.39 |
 SNCF | €25.64 |
 Trenitalia | €26.19 |
 Trenord | €26.19 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €21.50 | 84% |
| Taxes | €2.15 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 8% |
| Total you pay | €25.64 | 100% |
A day in Bologna hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Where to leave your bags in Bologna
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Monza to Bologna
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 Monza to Bologna?
The fastest journey from Monza to Bologna takes 2h 23m door to door, of which 1h 41m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 30m, 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 Monza to Bologna?
The cheapest fare from Monza to Bologna is €25.64, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €42.42. 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 Monza to Bologna?
The cheapest way from Monza to Bologna is by train, at €32.24 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 2h 25m 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 Monza to Bologna?
Fares from Monza to Bologna bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €21.24. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 171 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Monza to Bologna?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Monza to Bologna, at €32.24. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Monza to Bologna?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Monza to Bologna, at €21.24 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 Monza to Bologna?
4 operators sell services from Monza to Bologna across 1 mode: SBB, SNCF, Trenitalia, Trenord. 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 Monza to Bologna?
67 percent of the services we sell from Monza to Bologna are direct. The rest connect at Parma, Piacenza, Reggio nell'Emilia, Brescia, with about 48 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 Monza to Bologna use?
Services from Monza to Bologna by train leave from Monza railway station and arrive at Bologna Centrale. 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 Monza to Bologna?
4 of the 4 operators we sell from Monza to Bologna 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 Monza to Bologna on September 12, 2026: 233 km of route against 202 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €25.64, and 2h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Bologna and elsewhere in Italy. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Bologna before you go
Day trips that leave Bologna in the morning and cover a good part of Italy by evening.
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