Bologna to Munich bus: 5.5 a day, fastest 7h15

5.5 a dayfastest 7h15☾ 3 overnight busesFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

BolognaMantuaRoveretoTrentoBolzanoBressanoneMunich· 406 km as the crow flies

05:15 → 13:45
FlixBus 486
Bologna (central bus station) → Munich central bus station · via Verona, Trento, Bolzano, Bressanone…
8h306 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
11:20 → 20:05
FlixBus 485
Bologna (central bus station) → Munich central bus station · via Mantua, Rovereto, Trento, Bolzano…
8h457 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:45 → 02:50⁺¹
FlixBus N874
Bologna (central bus station) → Munich central bus station · via Verona, Trento, Bolzano, Innsbruck
8h054 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
22:00 → 05:50⁺¹
FlixBus N1385 ☾ Overnight
Bologna (central bus station) → Munich central bus station · via Verona
7h501 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 04:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:20 → 05:40⁺¹
FlixBus N422 ☾ Overnight
Bologna (central bus station) → Munich central bus station
7h20nonstop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:20 → 04:40+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:30 → 06:45⁺¹
FlixBus N452 ☾ Overnight
Bologna (central bus station) → Munich central bus station · via Trento
7h151 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:30 → 05:45+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 23:30, arrive 06:45

The plane is 3h12 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct7h57

To Bologna (central bus station)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N4527h15
From Munich central bus station14 min

Train · fastest direct6h57

To Bologna C.le/AV1 min
Before departure10 min
EC 866h43
From München Hbf3 min

Plane · nonstop BLQ to MUC4h45

To Bologna Guglielmo Marconi (BLQ)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight BLQ to MUC1h15
Landing to exit20 min
From MUC1h15

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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

4 a daydirect trains, fastest 6h43

DB / ÖBB EuroCity, Trenitalia. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

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

Air DolomitiBLQ→MUCBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Bologna to Munich?

Yes. 5.5 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Bologna to Munich?

The fastest takes 7h15; the slowest 8h45, for 406 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:15 and the latest at 23:30, local time in Bologna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Bologna to Munich?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 22:00 arriving 05:50 the next morning.

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