Fastest€54.79
- DB Fernverkehr DB793106:152h 48m09:03Munchen HauptbahnhofBologna Centrale
Door to door 3h 32mCO2 13.4 kgChanges 0Refundable
Munich to Bologna train
Trains from Munich to Bologna start at €53.14 and take 3h 32m at their fastest.
The Trains from Munich to Bologna starts at €53.14 and takes 3h 32m door to door, run by 3 operators over 406 km, with around 18 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 3h 32mDoor to door
- 2h 48mMoving
- €53.14From
- 13.4 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 DB Fernverkehr | €43.24 | 3h 31m |
| ÖBB-Personenverkehr | €45.44 | 3h 31m |
 SNCF | €44.89 | 3h 32m |
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When to book Munich to Bologna
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €47.9390 days
- €34.9560 days
- €34.3645 days
- €36.0930 days
- €46.1621 days
- €49.1114 days
- €60.327 days
- €59.733 days
- €82.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €34.36.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 141 percent. The most expensive point is €82.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €60.91Sun
- €47.93Mon
- €49.11Tue
- €49.11Wed
- €62.09Thu
- €56.19Fri
- €49.11Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Munich
Rail
- Munchen Hauptbahnhof
- München Hbf
- Munich East
Bologna
Rail
- Bologna Centrale
- Bologna Ravone
- Bologna Fiere railway station
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 406 km against 406 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Munich at 06:15 and the last at 20:15, across 18 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 3h 32m | 2h 48m | 44m | €53.14 | 13.4 kg | 18 |
| Flight | 4h 7m | 57m | 3h 10m | €47.93 | 102.8 kg | 8 |
Questions about Munich 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 the Train from Munich to Bologna take?
The Train from Munich to Bologna takes 3h 32m door to door, of which 2h 48m is spent moving. The route runs 406 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Munich to Bologna cost?
The Train from Munich to Bologna starts at €53.14 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €56.72. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Munich to Bologna?
3 operators run the Train from Munich to Bologna: DB Fernverkehr, ÖBB-Personenverkehr, SNCF. Between them they file around 18 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Munich to Bologna use?
The Train from Munich to Bologna leaves from Munchen Hauptbahnhof and arrives at Bologna Centrale. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Munich to Bologna?
Traveling from Munich to Bologna by Flight costs €47.93 and takes 4h 7m door to door, against 3h 32m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Munich to Bologna?
Fares for the Train from Munich to Bologna bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €34.36. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 141 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Munich to Bologna produce?
The Train from Munich to Bologna produces about 13.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 406 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Munich to Bologna?
Operators on the Train from Munich to Bologna publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 3 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 3h 32m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Munich to Bologna on September 12, 2026: 406 km of route against 406 km in a straight line, 18 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €53.14, and 3h 32m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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