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Vienna → Bologna

Bologna → Vienna ⇄
1 a dayfastest 9h33TrenitaliaNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 20:05 → 05:38+1
    EN 233 Night train
    Wien Hbf → Bologna Centrale · via Graz, Klagenfurt, Villach
    9h335 stops
    Runs: DailyTrenitalia ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_rv, it) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 20:05, arrive 05:38

The plane is -6h01 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct9h47
  • To Wien Hbf1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • EN 2339h33
  • From Bologna Centrale3 min
Plane · nonstop VIE–BLQ3h48
  • To Vienna (VIE)18 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight VIE–BLQ1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From BLQ10 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Austrian Airlines, Ryanair.