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How to get from Ponte San Giovanni to Bologna

Fastest
3h 3m
by car, door to door
Cheapest
€30
by train
Distance
179 km
as the crow flies
Departures
2
from 08:00, Tue 10 Nov

3 ways to travel

179 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 10 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare.

best45 min slower than driving but €8 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it.

Data: Timetables via Transitous · Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM · Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, search by Photon · Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0 · All credits and licences

Before you go

Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Italy; the planner lets you pick yours.

  • Exercise increased caution in ItalyUS

Travel advice: US State Department.

Departures today

  1. 09:19 → 13:173h 58m · 2 changesTRENITALIA RV€30–94
  2. 12:14 → 16:133h 59m · 3 changesTRENITALIA REG€30–96

The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed.

Questions people ask

How long does it take to get from Ponte San Giovanni to Bologna?

The fastest way is by car: about 3h 3m door to door. The straight-line distance is 179 km.

What is the cheapest way from Ponte San Giovanni to Bologna?

The train is the cheapest, from €30. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote.

Is there a direct train from Ponte San Giovanni to Bologna?

Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 3h 47m. The planner checks the rest of the day.

How far is Bologna from Ponte San Giovanni by road?

About 256 km, roughly 3h 3m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €38–48; tolls and parking are extra.

Who runs it

Railways
  • TRENITALIA
Buses
  • TPER spa

Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here.

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