Budapest ▸ Bologna
Bologna ▸ Budapest ⇄1.5 a dayfastest 12h35☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇭🇺 Hungary → 🇮🇹 Italy
Direct buses · no change
BudapestViennaMunichInnsbruckBolzanoTrentoBologna· 682 km as the crow flies
- 13:45 → 06:45+1FlixBus N874 ☾ OvernightBudapest Népliget bus station → Bologna (central bus station) · via Vienna, Munich, Innsbruck, Bolzano…17h006 stops
- 23:00 → 11:35+1FlixBus N536 ☾ OvernightBudapest Népliget bus station → Bologna (central bus station) · via Maribor, Ljubljana, Udine, Mestre…12h355 stopsRuns: Thu to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:00 → 10:35+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.
Quick answers
Is there a direct bus from Budapest to Bologna?
Yes. 1.5 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).
How long is the bus from Budapest to Bologna?
The fastest takes 12h35; the slowest 17h00, for 682 km as the crow flies.
When do the buses leave?
The earliest leaves at 13:45 and the latest at 23:00, local time in Budapest. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.
Is there a night bus from Budapest to Bologna?
Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 13:45 arriving 06:45 the next morning.