Vitrolles to Bologna bus: 2 a day, fastest 10h20

2 a dayfastest 10h20☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇮🇹 Italy

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VitrollesMarseilleAix-en-ProvenceNiceGenoaReggio EmiliaBologna· 501 km as the crow flies

10:05 → 20:25
FlixBus 482
Marseille Airport (Bus Station) → Bologna (central bus station) · via Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Genoa…
10h205 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:20 → 04:10⁺¹
FlixBus N482 ☾ Overnight
Marseille Airport (Bus Station) → Bologna (central bus station) · via Marseille, Toulon, Nice, Genoa
10h504 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:20 → 03:10+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

Fastest door to door: the plane (3h55). The bus takes 7h09 longer.

Bus · fastest direct11h04

To Marseille Airport (Bus Station)16 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 48210h20
From Bologna (central bus station)13 min

Plane · nonstop MRS to BLQ3h55

To Marseille Provence (MRS)15 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MRS to BLQ1h25
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.

Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Vitrolles to Bologna?

Yes. 2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Vitrolles to Bologna?

The fastest takes 10h20; the slowest 10h50, for 501 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:05 and the latest at 17:20, local time in Vitrolles. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Vitrolles to Bologna?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 17:20 arriving 04:10 the next morning.

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