Bologna to Dortmund bus: 4 a week, fastest 18h40

4 a weekfastest 18h40☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇩🇪 Germany

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BolognaVeronaTrentoBolzanoInnsbruckFrankfurtDortmund· 832 km as the crow flies

17:00 → 11:40⁺¹
FlixBus N537 ☾ Overnight
Bologna (central bus station) → Dortmund central bus station · via Verona, Trento, Bolzano, Innsbruck…
18h408 stops
Runs: Wed, Thu, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:00 → 10:40+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

No direct train and no nonstop flight: the bus is the only no-change way

Bus · fastest direct19h17

To Bologna (central bus station)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N53718h40
From Dortmund central bus station9 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 Dortmund in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Bologna to Dortmund nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Bologna to Dortmund?

Yes. 4 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Bologna to Dortmund?

The fastest takes 18h40; the slowest 18h40, for 832 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Bologna to Dortmund?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 17:00 arriving 11:40 the next morning.

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