Munich to Bologna bus: 5.5 a day, fastest 7h00

5.5 a dayfastest 7h00☾ 4 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇮🇹 Italy

Direct buses · no change

MunichJenbachInnsbruckBressanoneBolzanoTrentoBologna· 406 km as the crow flies

00:15 → 07:30
FlixBus N452 ☾ Overnight
Munich central bus station → Bologna (central bus station) · via Trento
7h151 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:15 → 06:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
00:55 → 08:20
FlixBus N1385 ☾ Overnight
Munich central bus station → Bologna (central bus station) · via Verona
7h251 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:55 → 07:20)Book on FlixBus ↗
06:55 → 15:40
FlixBus 485
Munich central bus station → Bologna (central bus station) · via Jenbach, Innsbruck, Bressanone, Bolzano…
8h457 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
14:45 → 23:00
FlixBus 486
Munich central bus station → Bologna (central bus station) · via Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Seefeld, Bressanone, Bolzano…
8h156 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
21:25 → 04:25⁺¹
FlixBus N422 ☾ Overnight
Munich central bus station → Bologna (central bus station)
7h00nonstop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:25 → 03:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:00 → 06:45⁺¹
FlixBus N874 ☾ Overnight
Munich central bus station → Bologna (central bus station) · via Innsbruck, Bolzano, Trento, Verona
7h454 stops
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:00 → 05:45+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 21:25, arrive 04:25

The plane is 2h57 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct7h42

To Munich central bus station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N4227h00
From Bologna (central bus station)13 min

Train · fastest direct6h59

To München Hbf3 min
Before departure10 min
EC 836h45
From Bologna C.le/AV1 min

Plane · nonstop MUC to BLQ4h45

To Munich (MUC)1h15
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MUC to BLQ1h15
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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

4 a daydirect trains, fastest 6h45

DB / ÖBB EuroCity, Trenitalia. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Munich to Bologna nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Air DolomitiMUC→BLQBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Munich to Bologna?

Yes. 5.5 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Munich to Bologna?

The fastest takes 7h00; the slowest 8h45, for 406 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:15 and the latest at 23:00, local time in Munich. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Munich to Bologna?

Yes: 4 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 00:15 arriving 07:30.

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