Bologna to Frankfurt bus: 2.6 a day, fastest 13h10

2.6 a dayfastest 13h10☾ 3 overnight busesFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇩🇪 Germany

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BolognaMilanBregenzUlmStuttgartKarlsruheFrankfurt· 656 km as the crow flies

17:00 → 06:15⁺¹
FlixBus N537 ☾ Overnight
Bologna (central bus station) → Frankfurt central train station · via Verona, Trento, Bolzano, Innsbruck
13h154 stops
Runs: Wed, Thu, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:00 → 05:15+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:00 → 13:30⁺¹
FlixBus N77 ☾ Overnight
Bologna (central bus station) → Frankfurt central train station · via Milan, Bregenz, Ulm, Stuttgart…
15h306 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 12:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:20 → 11:30⁺¹
FlixBus N422 ☾ Overnight
Bologna (central bus station) → Frankfurt central train station · via Munich, Ulm, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe
13h104 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:20 → 10:30+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 22:20, arrive 11:30

The plane is 9h27 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct13h52

To Bologna (central bus station)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N42213h10
From Frankfurt central train station14 min

Plane · nonstop BLQ to FRA4h25

To Bologna Guglielmo Marconi (BLQ)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BLQ to FRA1h35
Landing to exit20 min
From FRA35 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 Bologna to Frankfurt in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Bologna goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Bologna to Frankfurt nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Air Dolomiti seasonalBLQ→FRABook direct ↗
LufthansaBLQ→FRABook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Bologna to Frankfurt?

Yes. 2.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Bologna to Frankfurt?

The fastest takes 13h10; the slowest 15h30, for 656 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 17:00 and the latest at 22:20, local time in Bologna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Bologna to Frankfurt?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 17:00 arriving 06:15 the next morning.

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