City to city
Milan to Bologna by train
Centrale FS → Bologna Centrale
- Fastest
- ≈ 1h 09m
- Typical
- ≈ 1h 11m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Trenitalia
Trains link Milan (Centrale FS) and Bologna (Bologna Centrale) in about 1h 09m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Milan–Bologna classic line (216 km, typically ≈ 2 h 45 min), one of 1489 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
How long does the train from Milan to Bologna take?
The fastest trains cover Milan to Bologna in about 1h 09m; a typical journey takes around 1h 11m.
Is there a direct train from Milan to Bologna?
Yes: direct trains run between Centrale FS and Bologna Centrale.
This corridor in the atlas
- Milan–Bologna classic line The old road through Emilia by Lodi, Piacenza, Parma, Reggio and Modena, single track when it opened in 1861 and doubled by 1894; the Frecce take the high speed line beside it.
Legendary routes through Milan or Bologna
- Frecciarossa Milan → Rome
- Gotthard Express Zurich → Milan
- Frecciarossa Milan–Venice Milan → Venice
- Malpensa Express Malpensa Airport → Milan
More trains from Milan
- Milan → Turin ≈ 1h 11m · direct
- Milan → Verona ≈ 1h 25m · direct
- Milan → Florence ≈ 1h 57m · direct
- Milan → Genoa ≈ 2h 34m · direct
- Milan → Pisa ≈ 2h 58m
- Milan → Venice ≈ 3h 12m · direct
More train routes in Italy · Switzerland.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.