Bologna to Marseille bus: 2 a day, fastest 9h50

2 a dayfastest 9h50☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇫🇷 France

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BolognaReggio EmiliaGenoaNiceAix-en-ProvenceMarseille· 495 km as the crow flies

02:50 → 12:40
FlixBus N482 ☾ Overnight
Bologna (central bus station) → Marseille (Saint-Charles) · via Genoa, Nice, Toulon
9h503 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:50 → 11:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:25 → 19:00
FlixBus 482
Bologna (central bus station) → Marseille (Saint-Charles) · via Reggio Emilia, Genoa, Nice, Aix-en-Provence
10h354 stops
Runs: DailyBook 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 02:50, arrive 12:40

The plane is 5h53 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct10h28

To Bologna (central bus station)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N4829h50
From Marseille (Saint-Charles)10 min

Plane · nonstop BLQ to MRS4h35

To Bologna Guglielmo Marconi (BLQ)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BLQ to MRS1h25
Landing to exit20 min
From MRS55 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 Marseille in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Bologna goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

RyanairBLQ→MRSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Bologna to Marseille?

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

How long is the bus from Bologna to Marseille?

The fastest takes 9h50; the slowest 10h35, for 495 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 02:50 and the latest at 08:25, local time in Bologna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Bologna to Marseille?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 02:50 arriving 12:40.

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