Innsbruck to Bologna bus: 3.3 a day, fastest 5h30

3.3 a dayfastest 5h30☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇮🇹 Italy

Direct buses · no change

InnsbruckBressanoneBolzanoTrentoRoveretoMantuaBologna· 308 km as the crow flies

01:15 → 06:45
FlixBus N874 ☾ Overnight
Innsbruck Südbahnstraße → Bologna (central bus station) · via Bolzano, Trento, Verona
5h303 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:15 → 05:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
05:00 → 11:00
FlixBus N538
Innsbruck Südbahnstraße → Bologna (central bus station) · via Bolzano, Trento, Verona
6h003 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:00 → 10:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
05:25 → 11:10
FlixBus N537
Innsbruck Südbahnstraße → Bologna (central bus station) · via Bolzano, Trento, Verona
5h453 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
09:30 → 15:40
FlixBus 485
Innsbruck Südbahnstraße → Bologna (central bus station) · via Bressanone, Bolzano, Trento, Rovereto…
6h105 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
13:40 → 19:30
FlixBus 488
Innsbruck Südbahnstraße → Bologna (central bus station) · via Bolzano, Trento, Verona
5h503 stops
Runs: Mon, SatBook 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 01:15, arrive 06:45

The train is 1h17 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct6h06

To Innsbruck Südbahnstraße8 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N8745h30
From Bologna (central bus station)13 min

Train · fastest direct4h49

Before departure10 min
EC 834h38
From Bologna C.le/AV1 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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

3 a daydirect trains, fastest 4h38

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Innsbruck to Bologna?

Yes. 3.3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Innsbruck to Bologna?

The fastest takes 5h30; the slowest 6h10, for 308 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:15 and the latest at 13:40, local time in Innsbruck. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Innsbruck to Bologna?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 01:15 arriving 06:45.

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