Berlin to Bologna bus: 1 a day, fastest 15h00

1 a dayfastest 15h00☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇮🇹 Italy

Direct buses · no change

BerlinBayreuthNurembergMunichVeronaBologna· 906 km as the crow flies

17:20 → 08:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1385 ☾ Overnight
Berlin central bus station → Bologna (central bus station) · via Bayreuth, Nuremberg, Munich, Verona
15h004 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:20 → 07:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 17:20, arrive 08:20

The plane is 10h58 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct15h58

To Berlin central bus station30 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N138515h00
From Bologna (central bus station)13 min

Plane · nonstop BER to BLQ5h00

To Berlin Brandenburg (BER)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BER to BLQ1h55
Landing to exit20 min
From BLQ25 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Berlin to Bologna in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Berlin goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Berlin to Bologna nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Eurowings from 2026-10-25BER→BLQBook direct ↗
Ryanair until 2026-10-24BER→BLQBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Berlin to Bologna?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Berlin to Bologna?

The fastest takes 15h00; the slowest 15h00, for 906 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Berlin to Bologna?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 17:20 arriving 08:20 the next morning.

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