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Marconi Express monorailorMarconi Express and Regionale to Florence?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Marconi Express monorail reaches Bologna Centrale station and the old city; the Marconi Express and Regionale to Florence does not. This goes to Florence, not into Bologna.

The Marconi Express monorail is quicker: 8 min against 1 h 43.

Marconi Express monorail: 05:40–00:00. Marconi Express and Regionale to Florence: 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 monorailMarconi Express and Regionale to FlorenceDifference
1€12.80€22.80€10
2€25.60€45.60€20
3€38.40€68.40€30
4€51.20€91.20€40
5€64€114€50
6€76.80€136.80€60
7€89.60€159.60€70.00
8€102.40€182.40€80

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

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Marconi ExpressRegionale · 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 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.

Marconi Express and Regionale to Florence: price for every party size

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