Marseille to Bologna bus: 2 a day, fastest 9h45

2 a dayfastest 9h45☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇮🇹 Italy

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MarseilleAix-en-ProvenceNiceGenoaReggio EmiliaBologna· 495 km as the crow flies

10:40 → 20:25
FlixBus 482
Marseille (Saint-Charles) → Bologna (central bus station) · via Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Genoa, Reggio Emilia
9h454 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
18:10 → 04:10⁺¹
FlixBus N482 ☾ Overnight
Marseille (Saint-Charles) → Bologna (central bus station) · via Toulon, Nice, Genoa
10h003 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:10 → 03:10+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

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h35). The bus takes 5h48 longer.

Bus · fastest direct10h23

To Marseille (Saint-Charles)10 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 4829h45
From Bologna (central bus station)13 min

Plane · nonstop MRS to BLQ4h35

To Marseille Provence (MRS)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MRS to BLQ1h25
Landing to exit20 min
From BLQ25 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 Marseille to Bologna in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Marseille goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

RyanairMRS→BLQBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Marseille to Bologna?

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

How long is the bus from Marseille to Bologna?

The fastest takes 9h45; the slowest 10h00, for 495 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:40 and the latest at 18:10, local time in Marseille. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Marseille to Bologna?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 18:10 arriving 04:10 the next morning.

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