--- title: "Ponte San Giovanni to Bologna – 4 ways by train, car, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Ponte San Giovanni to Bologna is 179 km. Fastest: drive in 3h 3m. Cheapest: train from €30. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ponte-san-giovanni-to-bologna" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ponte-san-giovanni-to-bologna.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Ponte San Giovanni to Bologna [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ponte+San+Giovanni&to=Bologna) [Bologna to Ponte San Giovanni](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bologna-to-ponte-san-giovanni) **Fastest:** 3h 3m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €30\ by train\ **Distance:** 179 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 6\ from 08:00, Wed 11 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 179 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 11 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. best 45 min slower than driving but €8 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Train** best cheapest 3h 58m€30–155 Estimated next 3 from 08:00 · TRENITALIA · shortest 3h 14m](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ponte+San+Giovanni&to=Bologna) - [**Drive** fastest 3h 3m€38–48 Estimated 256 km · fuel · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ponte+San+Giovanni&to=Bologna) - [**Bus** Least hassle 4h 24m€33–85 Estimated next 5 from 08:00 · FlixBus](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ponte+San+Giovanni&to=Bologna) - [**Taxi** 3h 3m€317–472 Estimated one-way cab · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ponte+San+Giovanni&to=Bologna) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, search by Photon](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## 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 Italy** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.ita.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [09:19 → 13:17 3h 58m · 2 changes TRENITALIA RV€30–94](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Ponte+San+Giovanni&to=Bologna&date=2026-11-11&time=08%3A00&it=t1wfeey8) 2. [09:34 → 13:58 4h 24m · direct FlixBus 466€33–58](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Ponte+San+Giovanni&to=Bologna&date=2026-11-11&time=08%3A00&it=t1xp34cy) 3. [09:39 → 12:53 3h 14m · 1 change TRENITALIA RV€79–155](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Ponte+San+Giovanni&to=Bologna&date=2026-11-11&time=08%3A00&it=tr6uu6j) 4. [09:52 → 14:15 4h 23m · 1 change FlixBus 1509€36–62](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Ponte+San+Giovanni&to=Bologna&date=2026-11-11&time=08%3A00&it=tlt4zkv) 5. [10:48 → 15:37 4h 49m · 1 change FlixBus 504€34–60](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Ponte+San+Giovanni&to=Bologna&date=2026-11-11&time=08%3A00&it=tzg5x0e) 6. [12:14 → 16:13 3h 59m · 3 changes TRENITALIA REG€30–96](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Ponte+San+Giovanni&to=Bologna&date=2026-11-11&time=08%3A00&it=tytjzav) 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 14m. The planner checks the rest of the day. How much is the bus from Ponte San Giovanni to Bologna? Buses take about 4h 11m and cost €33–85 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 3 from 08:00; the planner has 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 - FlixBus Metro - GEST S.p.A. Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Bologna Capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy Bologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy, with 391,473 inhabitants from 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan province is home to more than 1 million people as of 2026. Bologna is most famous for being the home to the oldest university in continuous operation, the University of Bologna, established in AD 1088. [The Bologna guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/bologna) Worth your time - Bologna Fiere Via della Fiera, 20, segreteria.generale@bolognafiere.it. - Estragon A big ex-industrial hangar, features dj-sets and concerts by international rock bands almost every night. - TPO Another occupied location that mostly features experimental music festivals and rock concerts. - XM24 An occupied ex-agricultural market where Punk-hc, rock and electronic concerts are often featured. 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