Prague to Bologna bus: 1.9 a day, fastest 13h35

1.9 a dayfastest 13h35☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇨🇿 Czechia → 🇮🇹 Italy

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PragueViennaGrazKlagenfurtUdinePortogruaroBologna· 664 km as the crow flies

17:45 → 09:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1533 ☾ Overnight
Prague (Main Railway Station) → Bologna (central bus station) · via Vienna, Graz, Klagenfurt, Udine…
15h358 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:45 → 08:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:25 → 11:00⁺¹
FlixBus N538 ☾ Overnight
Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) → Bologna (central bus station) · via Regensburg, Freising, Innsbruck, Bolzano…
13h356 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:25 → 10:00+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 11:00

The plane is 9h51 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct14h16

To Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N53813h35
From Bologna (central bus station)13 min

Plane · nonstop PRG to BLQ4h25

To Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight PRG to BLQ1h35
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 Prague to Bologna in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Prague to Bologna?

Yes. 1.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Prague to Bologna?

The fastest takes 13h35; the slowest 15h35, for 664 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 17:45 and the latest at 21:25, local time in Prague. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Prague to Bologna?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 17:45 arriving 09:20 the next morning.

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