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4 transfer options
Not everything runs all night.Not all night: the TPER bus Q runs 04:20–02:15, the Marconi Express monorail runs 05:40–00:00.
Recommended
Direct and 24 minutes quicker than the TPER bus Q, for €10.50 more.
Train
Marconi Express monorail
Marconi Express · Marconi Express
8 min rideEvery 10 min05:40–00:00
The monorail station beside the terminal→Bologna Centrale
Non-stop
€12.80total for 1 adult€12.80 eachBuy ticketOn Marconi Express
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The monorail station beside the terminal
EUR 12.80 single, EUR 23.30 return, for 5,095 metres. No pass covers it, and TPER passes are refused at the gates. A family ticket is EUR 25.60 for two adults and up to three children aged 5 to 16 — the same as two singles, so it only saves on the children. The ticket includes 75 minutes of TPER bus at the far end.
Luggage. An automated shuttle with standing room; bags travel with you.
Hours. Every 7 minutes or so at peak and every 15 off-peak, up to eight departures an hour; the operator advises being on the platform by 23:40. Closed between midnight and 05:40 — which is exactly when the EUR 2.30 bus runs direct instead.
The ordinary EUR 2.30 urban ticket is valid 75 minutes with a free change, so the daytime connection at Ospedale Maggiore costs nothing extra. A ten-ride CityPass is EUR 19.00 and can be shared, validating once per person.
Luggage. An ordinary city bus. TPER's general rule charges a second ticket for bags over 55x40x20 cm; whether it applies on this line is not stated.
Hours. Every 30 minutes at :05 and :35 during the day to Ospedale Maggiore (18 to 20 minutes), then bus 81 or 91 onward. At night, 00:15, 00:45, 01:15, 01:45, 02:15, 04:20 and 04:50 run direct to Bologna Centrale in 22 minutes. Nothing runs 02:15 to 04:20.
The Comune sets an airport minimum of EUR 12.80 including six kilometres, plus a EUR 1.00 airport charge — EUR 13.80 is the least a daytime ride costs, and the meter runs above it. Add EUR 3.15 between 22:00 and 06:00, EUR 0.60 per bag, and EUR 1.15 per passenger from the fifth. Legal maximum: eight passengers.
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Prices marked "from" are starting prices set by the operator. Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator. Going the other way? Bologna to Guglielmo Marconi airport: where each one boards and when the first one runs
How do I get from Bologna airport to Bologna city center?
For one traveler we recommend the Marconi Express monorail at €12.80, 8 min: direct and 24 minutes quicker than the TPER bus Q, for €10.50 more. The cheapest is the TPER bus Q at €2.30, 22–34 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the TPER bus Q runs 04:20–02:15, and the Marconi Express monorail runs 05:40–00:00. Outside those hours, the Pre-booked private transfer is what remains. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Traveling together?
CityPass, ten rides on one shareable carnet. Group fares are already included in the totals.
Luggage
An ordinary city bus. TPER's general rule charges a second ticket for bags over 55x40x20 cm; whether it applies on this line is not stated.
Going somewhere specific?
"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes
Follow the signs for Marconi Express to the terminal's first floor, then cross the covered walkway to the monorail platform. Departing passengers use the same walkway and signs in reverse.
Tickets
Buy a ticket on the Marconi Express site, the Roger app, or a machine at the station — or skip buying one and tap a contactless bank card or NFC phone straight at the gate.
Uber and Bolt
Uber operates at Bologna airport with no single named pickup point. Request a ride and follow the app's own directions to the meeting spot.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
Q→81/91 · TPERTPER bus Q
From
The bus stop at the terminal
To
Bologna Centrale — direct at night; via Ospedale Maggiore and a change by day
Luggage
An ordinary city bus. TPER's general rule charges a second ticket for bags over 55x40x20 cm; whether it applies on this line is not stated.
Runs
04:20–02:15
Journey
22–34 min
The ordinary EUR 2.30 urban ticket is valid 75 minutes with a free change, so the daytime connection at Ospedale Maggiore costs nothing extra. A ten-ride CityPass is EUR 19.00 and can be shared, validating once per person.
By day you change once. The bus ends at Ospedale Maggiore; bus 81 or 91 takes you the last 13 to 14 minutes to the station on the same ticket. Budget about 32 minutes door to door against the monorail's 7 and a half.
At night it is direct and the monorail is closed. Between midnight and 02:15, and again at 04:20 and 04:50, this bus runs straight to the station in 22 minutes and is the only public transport there is.
It is EUR 2.30 against EUR 12.80. For a family of four that is EUR 9.20 against EUR 51.20.
Traveling in a group, one EUR 19.00 carnet covers ten rides and may be shared — EUR 1.90 a head.
This is TPER's winter timetable, in force until 5 June 2027; the summer sheet will differ.
Every 30 minutes at :05 and :35 during the day to Ospedale Maggiore (18 to 20 minutes), then bus 81 or 91 onward. At night, 00:15, 00:45, 01:15, 01:45, 02:15, 04:20 and 04:50 run direct to Bologna Centrale in 22 minutes. Nothing runs 02:15 to 04:20.
Bologna Centrale, with one intermediate stop at Lazzaretto
Luggage
An automated shuttle with standing room; bags travel with you.
Runs
05:40–00:00
Journey
8 min
EUR 12.80 single, EUR 23.30 return, for 5,095 metres. No pass covers it, and TPER passes are refused at the gates. A family ticket is EUR 25.60 for two adults and up to three children aged 5 to 16 — the same as two singles, so it only saves on the children. The ticket includes 75 minutes of TPER bus at the far end.
It is EUR 12.80 for a journey a city bus does for EUR 2.30 — the difference is about 25 minutes and a change.
It is the operator's own "circa 7'30"", not the airport's "7 minuti". Trivial, but the airport rounds in its own favour.
Closed midnight to 05:40. If you land in that window, the bus is direct and the monorail is not a choice.
The return at EUR 23.30 saves EUR 2.30 on two singles — the price of one bus ride.
No pass, tourist card or TPER ticket opens the gates.
Every 7 minutes or so at peak and every 15 off-peak, up to eight departures an hour; the operator advises being on the platform by 23:40. Closed between midnight and 05:40 — which is exactly when the EUR 2.30 bus runs direct instead.
Marconi Express→Regionale · Marconi Express and TrenitaliaMarconi Express and Regionale to Florence
From
The monorail station beside the terminal
To
Firenze Santa Maria Novella, changing at Bologna Centrale
Luggage
An automated shuttle with standing room, then an ordinary regional train with racks.
Journey
103 min
Two tickets, two contracts: EUR 12.80 on the Marconi Express plus EUR 10.00 on the Trenitalia Regionale from Bologna Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novella. Neither ticket covers the other, and the Regionale fare is separate from the Frecciarossa and Italo, which are priced by the day rather than fixed.
Two separate tickets: the monorail at EUR 12.80 and the train at EUR 10.00 do not cover each other.
Regionale departures on this route are a handful a day, not an even pattern through the day; the Frecciarossa and Italo run far more often but are priced by the day.
The monorail is closed midnight to 05:40, so this chain only runs inside those hours; the bus at EUR 2.30 covers the first leg outside them.
The Comune sets an airport minimum of EUR 12.80 including six kilometres, plus a EUR 1.00 airport charge — EUR 13.80 is the least a daytime ride costs, and the meter runs above it. Add EUR 3.15 between 22:00 and 06:00, EUR 0.60 per bag, and EUR 1.15 per passenger from the fifth. Legal maximum: eight passengers.
Every figure here is a minimum with a meter above it. The old city is about 6 km, so expect the minimum plus a little.
Between 02:15 and 04:20 this is the only way into Bologna.
It may legally carry eight, at EUR 1.15 extra per passenger from the fifth. For a large group at night it is worth comparing against eight bus fares — EUR 18.40 — before dismissing it.
The night supplement of EUR 3.15 applies from 22:00.
What is the best way from Bologna airport to Bologna city center?
For one traveler, the Marconi Express monorail at €12.80, 8 min. Direct and 24 minutes quicker than the TPER bus Q, for €10.50 more. From 2 travelers we recommend the Taxi, from the rank instead: direct and 12 minutes quicker than the TPER bus Q, for at least €9.20 more for 2. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Bologna airport to Bologna city center?
For one traveler, the TPER bus Q at €2.30. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Bologna airport to Bologna city center by train?
One train reaches Bologna Centrale station: the Marconi Express monorail, €12.80 for one traveler, 8 min, to Bologna Centrale. It is not the cheapest way in: the TPER bus Q at €2.30 is. See every option by train
How do I get from Bologna airport to Bologna city center by bus?
One bus reaches Bologna Centrale station: the TPER bus Q, €2.30 for one traveler, 22–34 min, to Bologna Centrale. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Bologna by any means. The fastest way overall is the Marconi Express monorail, 8 min. See every option by bus
How do I get from Bologna airport to Bologna city center by taxi?
For one traveler the cheapest taxi is the Taxi, sold from €13.80, 20 min, and it is also the fastest. It is not the cheapest way in: the TPER bus Q at €2.30 is. The fastest way overall is the Marconi Express monorail, 8 min. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Bologna airport to Bologna city center?
TPER bus Q: 22–34 min. Marconi Express monorail: 8 min. Taxi, from the rank: 20 min. Pre-booked private transfer: 20 min. Bologna Airport is 5.1 km from Bologna Centrale, along the monorail.
How far is Bologna airport from the city center?
5.1 km to Bologna Centrale, along the monorail. The fastest way in takes 8 min; the cheapest, the TPER bus Q, 22–34 min.
How much is a taxi from Bologna airport to Bologna city center?
from €13.80. Journey time 20 min.
Where is the train station at Bologna airport?
Follow the signs for Marconi Express to the terminal's first floor, then cross the covered walkway to the monorail platform. Departing passengers use the same walkway and signs in reverse.
Is there Uber or Bolt at Bologna airport?
Uber operates at Bologna airport with no single named pickup point. Request a ride and follow the app's own directions to the meeting spot.
Where do I catch the TPER bus Q at Bologna airport?
The bus stop at the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Bologna Centrale — direct at night; via Ospedale Maggiore and a change by day.
Is there a train from Bologna airport to Bologna at night?
The TPER bus Q runs 04:20–02:15. The Marconi Express monorail runs 05:40–00:00. Outside those hours the pre-booked private transfer is what remains; it is €63 for the vehicle. Every 30 minutes at :05 and :35 during the day to Ospedale Maggiore (18 to 20 minutes), then bus 81 or 91 onward. At night, 00:15, 00:45, 01:15, 01:45, 02:15, 04:20 and 04:50 run direct to Bologna Centrale in 22 minutes. Nothing runs 02:15 to 04:20.
Does the Marconi Express and Regionale to Florence go to Bologna Centrale station and the old city?
This goes to Florence, not into Bologna.
Does the Private transfer to Florence go to Bologna Centrale station and the old city?
This goes to Florence, not Bologna: the driver takes you to any address there.
Worth knowing
The monorail costs EUR 12.80 for five kilometres to the station. No pass, travelcard or tourist card covers it, and Trenitalia's integrated ticket adds the EUR 12.80 on top of the train fare.
A city bus does the same journey for EUR 2.30. TPER line Q leaves the terminal every 30 minutes on the ordinary urban fare. By day it ends at Ospedale Maggiore, where you change onto bus 81 or 91 for the last 13 to 14 minutes on the same ticket.
From midnight to 02:15, and again 04:20 to 04:50, bus Q runs direct to Bologna Centrale in 22 minutes — exactly when the monorail is shut. Outside those hours the bus is indirect, via a change at Ospedale Maggiore.
Between 02:15 and 04:20 there is nothing but a taxi. That is the only real gap in 24 hours.
The taxi minimum from the airport is EUR 12.80 including six kilometres, plus a EUR 1.00 airport charge, EUR 3.15 at night, EUR 0.60 a bag, and EUR 1.15 per passenger from the fifth. The meter runs above that. A Bologna taxi may legally carry eight passengers.
The airport's website states no distance to the city anywhere and prices none of its seven transport services — the taxi page is two telephone numbers. It does claim "only 7 minutes between airport and city centre", which lands you at the railway station.
Line Q's timetable here is TPER's winter sheet, valid from 15 September 2026 to 5 June 2027.
TPER's shareable ten-ride carnet costs EUR 19.00 and can be used by several people, validating once each — EUR 1.90 a head for a group. Large luggage over 55x40x20 cm may cost extra; ask the driver.
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