Milan to Bologna by train: 1 hour 4 minutes

The fastest direct high-speed train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale takes 1 hour 4 minutes, on the timetable in force in September 2026.

1 hour 4 minutes, and what we don't know

1 hour 4 minutes is the fastest direct time from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale, taken from the Trenitalia sales system for September 8, 2026. The median, the slowest direct train and the number of daily departures are not in our fact set, and Italo's times are not verified.

Bologna Centrale is where the Turin, Milan and Naples high-speed axis crosses the line towards Venice. That makes it a natural stop on almost any north to south route; the Rome leg is on Rome to Bologna by train.

One pass for the two Ferrari museums

The Museo Enzo Ferrari in Modena and the Museo Ferrari in Maranello are sold together as the Musei Ferrari Pass: 38 euro from September to May, 42 euro from June to August, and 12 euro for under-19s with their family (2026). Prices in euros.

The catch is time. Both visits have to fall within 48 hours of each other, so a pass bought for a Saturday afternoon in Modena needs Maranello by Monday afternoon.

The price comes from the Comune di Modena's official tourist portal rather than from Ferrari, whose pages could not be read. More on the Motor Valley museums page.

Summer costs 4 euro more

The adult pass is 4 euro dearer in June, July and August than in the rest of the year. For a family of two adults and two under-19s, that is 108 euro in summer against 100 euro from September to May.

How to get from Bologna to Modena and on to Maranello, by train or bus, is not in our verified set. Plan that leg on the operators' own sites before you commit to the 48-hour window.

An hour in Bologna between trains

San Petronio in Piazza Maggiore is free to enter, and on its floor runs the 67-meter meridian line that Gian Domenico Cassini traced in 1655³. The basilica was begun in 1388³, was never finished, and has 22 side chapels.

Its panoramic terrace is closed permanently since the restoration (2026), so the view from the top is not an option there. The city's arrival points and the airport are on getting to Bologna.

Fares: not printed here

No fare for this pair, Trenitalia or Italo, is in our verified set, so none appears on this page. Buy from the operators' own sites and compare the two for your date.

What the verified numbers already tell you is the order of the day: 1 hour 4 minutes on the train, a free basilica at the other end, and a 48-hour clock that starts at the first Ferrari museum.

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