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Marconi Express monorailorTaxi, from the rank?

The short answer

For one traveler the Marconi Express monorail is cheaper by up to €1. The Taxi, from the rank fare is sold "from" a price rather than at it, so this comparison holds only at the advertised prices and the real answer can change with the day you travel.

The Marconi Express monorail is quicker: 8 min against 20 min.

Marconi Express monorail: 05:40–00:00. Taxi, from the rank: hours not recorded.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersMarconi Express monorailTaxi, from the rankDifference
1€12.80from €13.80up to €1
2€25.60from €13.80up to €11.80
3€38.40from €13.80up to €24.60
4€51.20from €13.80up to €37.40
5€64from €14.95up to €49.05
6€76.80from €16.10up to €60.70
7€89.60from €17.25up to €72.35
8€102.40from €18.40up to €84

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Marconi Express · Marconi ExpressMarconi Express monorail
From
The monorail station beside the terminal
To
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

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.

Marconi Express monorail: price for every party size

See Marconi Express fares
taxi · Licensed Bologna taxisTaxi, from the rank
From
The rank outside arrivals
To
Anywhere in the city
Luggage
EUR 0.60 per bag.
Journey
20 min

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.

Taxi, from the rank: price for every party size

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