Cologne to Bologna

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When is it cheapest to fly?

Nov: from €57 — show this month's calendar €57 NovDec: from €40 — show this month's calendar €40 DecMar: from €42 — show this month's calendar €42 Mar

How the cheapest fare moved

Nov 9: €55 €55 Nov 3 Nov 9 low €40 · high €69

Departure-day prices · January 2029 Cologne → Bologna

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Return-day prices · January 2029 Bologna → Cologne

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Best time to visit Bologna — climate

Jan: ~9°C daytime, 9 rainy days 9° JanFeb: ~10°C daytime, 10 rainy days 10° FebMar: ~15°C daytime, 16 rainy days 15° MarApr: ~19°C daytime, 11 rainy days 19° AprMay: ~23°C daytime, 14 rainy days 23° MayJun: ~32°C daytime, 3 rainy days 32° JunJul: ~31°C daytime, 5 rainy days 31° JulAug: ~31°C daytime, 8 rainy days 31° AugSep: ~27°C daytime, 7 rainy days 27° SepOct: ~19°C daytime, 7 rainy days 19° OctNov: ~13°C daytime, 7 rainy days 13° NovDec: ~10°C daytime, 6 rainy days 10° Dec

Best value: Mar — fares from €42 and ~15°C daytime.

Flights from Cologne to Bologna start around €40 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €40–69, based on 14 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Cologne → Bologna; direct flights available (e.g. FR). · Based on 14 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Bologna

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Dec 4 – Dec 6 Ryanair · Direct · 1h 30m €113 Book
Dec 5 – Dec 6 Ryanair · 1 stop · 4h 10m €119 Book
Dec 14 – Dec 18 Malta Air · Direct · 1h 30m €126 Book
Dec 1 – Dec 6 Ryanair · 1 stop · 3h 55m €144 Book
Nov 13 – Nov 13 Ryanair · Direct · 1h 30m €146 Book
Dec 27 – Dec 30 Eurowings · Direct · 1h 30m €167 Book
Nov 20 – Nov 23 Ryanair · Direct · 1h 30m €179 Book
Nov 20 – Nov 21 Ryanair · Direct · 1h 30m €187 Book

Weather in Bologna

Mon 🌦️ 10° 8° 💧35%
Tue 🌧️ 10° 9° 💧75%
Wed 🌦️ 11° 10° 💧68%
Thu 🌧️ 14° 10° 💧96%
Fri ⛈️ 15° 12° 💧70%
Sat ☁️ 13° 4° 💧56%
Sun 🌦️ 11° 3° 💧16%

Where to stay in Bologna

3★+ hotels from €70/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Hilton Garden Inn Bologna North hotel · Bologna
from €70/night★ 4
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Best Western Plus Tower Hotel Bologna hotel · Bologna
from €73/night★ 4
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Hotel Il Guercino hotel · Bologna
from €75/night★ 4
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Good to know

CurrencyEuro (€)
Power plugsType C/F/L
BorderSchengen — no passport control from Schengen countries
Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air1h 30m

Things to do in Bologna

Top-rated tours and tickets from €24 — book ahead for the popular ones.

from €238
Taste of Tradition: Parmigiano, Wine & Balsamic Tour from Bologna★ 5.0 (72)
from €280
Felsina Culinaria - Personalised Private Cooking Course★ 5.0 (52)
from €177
Pasta Class in Bologna in a 15th-Century Estate Home with Chiara★ 5.0 (27)
from €160
Welcome to Bologna! Private Walking Tour★ 5.0 (22)
from €24
Bologna : Small Group Guided Tour★ 5.0 (18)
from €100
Home Cooking: Pasta Making with Natural Colors in a Tiny Group★ 5.0 (14)

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About Bologna

Bologna (Emilian: Bulåggna) is a beautiful and historic city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northeast Italy. It has the oldest university in the Western world, a lively student population, excellent food, a striking brick terracotta-roofed cityscape, and lots to see and do. The city had a population just under 395,000 in 2020. Until 2015 it was part of a "Province of Bologna" but this was absorbed into a metropolitan area, population 1,017,000. This page therefore covers the entire metropolis, with the exception of Imola, described separately.

Read the full Bologna guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

Round out the trip

eSIM for BolognaData from the moment you land — no roaming bills. Rent a car in BolognaCompare local and international rental desks. Airport transferFixed-price pickup waiting at arrivals. Travel insuranceMedical + luggage cover from a few €/day.

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-11-09. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.