How to travel from Milan to Bologna by train

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Milano / Milan / Mailand to Bologna by train

The Frecciarossa 1000 trains and most of the Frecciarossa services operated by Trenitalia on this route share Italy's fastest railway, the high-speed line between Milano and Bologna, with Italo trains.
On the high speed line, these trains have similar speeds, so the differences between them are to do with the on-board experiences, check out the 'Trains' guides below; and the fact that tickets for the Italo trains and Frecce trains can be purchased from different online booking agents - it's a route on which you can save by booking in advance.

However, some Frecce trains from Milano to Bologna still take the older route via Parma and Modena, so they're slower, because they don't travel at high speed and also make more station calls.
If ticket price and not speed is your key criteria, you can usually save money by taking these trains, but they are not as frequent as the high speed services.

Routes you can take to go from Milano / Milan / Mailand to Bologna

When travelling between most cities by train there is only one logical option, though on other journeys there is a choice between different trains or alternative routes. If different options are available you can use the info to decide which is best for you.

Choose one of the following options:

Route Information

Option 1: taking the high speed trains operated by Trenitalia
Travel Time (approx)

1hr 2min* (Frecce trains)

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

1 - 3 x trains per hour

Route Information

Option 2: taking the high speed Italo trains
Travel Time (approx)

from 1hr 4min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

Monday to Friday: 14 x trains per day
Saturday: 12 x trains
Sunday: 13 x trains

Route Information

Option 3: the slower, but typically cheaper Frecce services
Travel Time (approx)

1hr 39min - 2hr 3min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

9 x trains per day

Route Information

Option 4: Eurail and InterRail users can save
Travel Time (approx)

from 2hr 16min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

4 or 5 x trains per day

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