How do I get from Bologna airport to Bologna Centrale?

Q: How do I get from Bologna airport to Bologna Centrale?

Marconi Express monorail: €12.80 for one traveler, 8 min. It leaves you at Bologna Centrale, with one intermediate stop at Lazzaretto. The Marconi Express monorail reaches the station in about 7.5 minutes, running 05:40 to 24:00. Bus Q also gets there: direct in 22 minutes from midnight to 02:15 and 04:20 to 04:50, or by day via a change onto bus 81 or 91 at Ospedale Maggiore, same ticket.

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Airport to station · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to Bologna Centrale

Recommended

Direct and 24 minutes quicker than the TPER bus Q, for €10.50 more.

Marconi Express monorail

Marconi Express · Marconi Express

8 min rideEvery 10 min05:40–00:00

The monorail station beside the terminalBologna 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.

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Bus

TPER bus Q

Q8191 · TPER

22–34 min rideEvery 30 min04:20–02:15

The bus stop at the terminalBologna Centrale

1 change

€2.30total for 1 adult€2.30 eachBuy ticketOn TPER

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. The bus stop at the terminal

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.

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The Marconi Express monorail reaches the station in about 7.5 minutes, running 05:40 to 24:00. Bus Q also gets there: direct in 22 minutes from midnight to 02:15 and 04:20 to 04:50, or by day via a change onto bus 81 or 91 at Ospedale Maggiore, same ticket.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Guglielmo Marconi into Bologna

Your destination

Already at the right station.

The railway station, and the monorail's only stop besides the airport and Lazzaretto.

Bologna Guglielmo Marconi

Follow station signs

The monorail station beside the terminal

Marconi Express monorail · 8 min

Bologna Centrale

Marconi Express monorail serves Bologna Centrale.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Marconi Express monorail runs 05:40–00:00, and the TPER bus Q runs 04:20–02:15. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Bologna Centrale

Find the airport station

The monorail station beside the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Marconi Express monorail

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Bologna Centrale

8 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Marconi Express monorail runs 05:40–00:00, and the TPER bus Q runs 04:20–02:15. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.

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