Pisa to Bologna runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €21.78, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 10m over 164 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €21.78, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 11, 2026
€21.78
- 126%Moves across the booking window
126%When it runs, leaving Pisa
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
3
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 €49.29Fri25
- about €40.49Sat26
- about €40.49Sun27
- about €30.59Mon28
- about €34.44Tue29
- about €34.99Wed30
- about €35.54Thu1
- about €27.84Fri2
- about €28.39Sat3
- about €25.64Sun4
- about €23.99Mon5
- about €24.54Tue6
- about €27.84Wed7
- about €26.74Thu8
- about €24.54Fri9
- about €24.53Sat10
- about €21.78Sun11
- about €22.34Mon12
- about €21.78Tue13
- about €22.89Wed14
- about €28.94Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Bologna for the night the train gets in
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When to book Pisa to Bologna
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €22.8990 days
- €21.7760 days
- €21.7745 days
- €23.9830 days
- €28.9421 days
- €26.7414 days
- €35.547 days
- €40.493 days
- €49.291 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €21.77.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 126 percent. The most expensive point is €49.29, 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 Pisa to Bologna 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
164 km
115 km as the crow flies, 43% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
109,960 → 394,843
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 164 km against 115 km in a straight line, a detour of 43 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Campo di Marte, Prato, Florence. The gap between arriving and leaving is 65 minutes, of which about 5 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.
The fare from BLQ into Bologna is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Bologna
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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Bologna Centrale
Most of the points near Bologna Centrale open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Pisa 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 Pisa to Bologna?
The fastest journey from Pisa to Bologna takes 3h 10m door to door, of which 1h 15m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 24m, 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 Pisa to Bologna?
The cheapest fare from Pisa to Bologna is €21.78, as of September 24, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €29.49. 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 Pisa to Bologna?
The cheapest way from Pisa to Bologna is by train, at €21.78 for one passenger on October 11, 2026. That journey takes 3h 12m 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 Pisa to Bologna?
Fares from Pisa to Bologna bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €21.77. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 126 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 Pisa to Bologna?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Pisa to Bologna, at €23.99. 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 Pisa to Bologna?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Pisa to Bologna, at €21.77 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 Pisa to Bologna?
3 operators sell services from Pisa to Bologna across 1 mode: DB Fernverkehr, Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, 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 Pisa to Bologna?
0 percent of the services we sell from Pisa to Bologna are direct. The rest connect at Campo di Marte, Prato, Florence, with about 65 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 Pisa to Bologna use?
Services from Pisa to Bologna by train leave from Pisa Centrale 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 Pisa to Bologna?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Pisa 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
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 Pisa to Bologna on September 24, 2026: 164 km of route against 115 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €21.78, and 3h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Pisa reaches 114 places in 28 countries on services we hold, over distances from 48 to 4,541 km. Bologna reaches 199 places in 40 countries, from 37 to 8,166 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Pisa
- 114Places you can leave for
- 28Countries
- 30Operators
28
30Arriving in Bologna
Leaving Bologna
- 199Places you can leave for
- 40Countries
- 56Operators