Vienna to Bologna bus: 1.7 a day, fastest 11h05

1.7 a dayfastest 11h05☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇮🇹 Italy

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ViennaGrazKlagenfurtUdinePortogruaroMestreBologna· 565 km as the crow flies

16:55 → 06:45⁺¹
FlixBus N874 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Central Station → Bologna (central bus station) · via Munich, Innsbruck, Bolzano, Trento…
13h505 stops
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:55 → 05:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:15 → 09:20⁺¹
FlixBus N1533 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Central Station → Bologna (central bus station) · via Graz, Klagenfurt, Udine, Portogruaro…
11h056 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:15 → 08:20+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 22:15, arrive 09:20

The plane is 7h14 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct11h49

To Vienna Central Station16 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N153311h05
From Bologna (central bus station)13 min

Train · fastest direct9h44

Before departure10 min
EN 2339h33
From Bologna C.le/AV1 min

Plane · nonstop VIE to BLQ4h35

To Vienna (VIE)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VIE to BLQ1h30
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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

1 a daydirect trains, fastest 9h33

Trenitalia. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Vienna to Bologna nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Austrian AirlinesVIE→BLQBook direct ↗
RyanairVIE→BLQBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Vienna to Bologna?

Yes. 1.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Vienna to Bologna?

The fastest takes 11h05; the slowest 13h50, for 565 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 16:55 and the latest at 22:15, local time in Vienna. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Vienna to Bologna?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 16:55 arriving 06:45 the next morning.

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