City to city

Rome to Bologna by train

Termini → Bologna Centrale

Journey time

≈ 2h 07m

Direct trains

Yes

Fewest changes

0

Operators

TRENITALIA

Trains link Rome (Termini) and Bologna (Bologna Centrale) in about 2h 07m at best, with no changes needed.

How long does the train from Rome to Bologna take?

Trains cover Rome to Bologna in about 2h 07m, with little variation between departures.

Is there a direct train from Rome to Bologna?

Yes: direct trains run between Termini and Bologna Centrale.

Is the train or a flight faster from Rome to Bologna?

Door to door, the train typically wins: about 2h 25m city centre to city centre, against roughly 3h 55m for a typical flight once airport time is counted. The train also emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.

Train, door to door

≈ 2h 25m

Flight, door to door

≈ 3h 55m (est.)

CO₂e per passenger

~13 kg train · ~41 kg plane

Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.

Legendary routes through Rome or Bologna

• Frecciarossa Milan → Rome
• Frecciarossa Rome → Naples
• Nightjet Munich–Rome Munich → Rome
• Frecciarossa Rome → Bari

Sleepers too: night trains from Rome.

More trains from Rome

• Rome → Naples ≈ 1h 12m · direct
• Rome → Florence ≈ 1h 40m · direct
• Rome → Pisa ≈ 2h 45m · direct
• Rome → Milan ≈ 3h 08m · direct
• Rome → Venice ≈ 3h 51m · direct
• Rome → Bari ≈ 4h 18m · direct

All trains from Rome →

More train routes in Italy · Germany · Austria.

Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.