Cheap way of getting from Bologna City Centre to Bologna Airport
Posted: April 12, 2025 | Tagged: Italy
How to get from the City Centre to the Guglielmo Marconi Airport in Bologna (airport code: BLQ) for less than 2 €.
The above photo is the Marconi Express replacement bus.
The Guglielmo Marconi Airport is just 7km from the city centre.
The Guglielmo Marconi Airport is just 7km from the city centre.
The Marconi Express Monorail seems like a great and novel way to get there until you see the cost of a one-way ride: 12.80 €.
It is undoubtedly very convenient: At peak times, there is a departure every 7 minutes, and it operates from 5.40 am to midnight, 365 days a year.
But I was looking for an alternative way.
This is where Google Maps is the best resource for travellers, other than Nomadic Backpacker of course.
Travellers need proper info, good intel and all the details. (I was laughing in disbelief, I just saw an Insta reel of 2 brave travellers saying how you can save money by buying snacks from the supermarket rather than the airport restaurant).
So here's how I got from Bologna Centrale to the Aeroporto di Bologna - Guglielmo Marconi
From the central station take a train, direction Vignola, for one stop to Bologna Borgo Panigale. The ride is just 1.50 € and takes 4 minutes.
Bologna Central Bus Station:
But I was looking for an alternative way.
This is where Google Maps is the best resource for travellers, other than Nomadic Backpacker of course.
Travellers need proper info, good intel and all the details. (I was laughing in disbelief, I just saw an Insta reel of 2 brave travellers saying how you can save money by buying snacks from the supermarket rather than the airport restaurant).
So here's how I got from Bologna Centrale to the Aeroporto di Bologna - Guglielmo Marconi
From the central station take a train, direction Vignola, for one stop to Bologna Borgo Panigale. The ride is just 1.50 € and takes 4 minutes.
Bologna Central Bus Station:
Buying a ticket from Bologna Centrale to Bologna to Bologna Borgo Panigale:
A ticket from Bologna Centrale to Bologna to Bologna Borgo Panigale, costs just 1.50 €:
Don't forget to valid it:
Train from Bologna Centrale:
Bologna Borgo Panigale:
And then, this is just genius, walk!
Follow the path on Google Maps. It's pretty straightforward.
Follow the path on Google Maps. It's pretty straightforward.
Arrival at the Aeroporto G Marconi Bologna, just as the replacement bus (Marconi Express) was just leaving:
It was a 27-minute walk.
What a way to save 11.30 €. You'll thank me later.
I had plenty of time to kill. Indeed, I had planned it that way. I have been travelling fast these last weeks. The hard part is keeping up with the blog.
What a way to save 11.30 €. You'll thank me later.
I had plenty of time to kill. Indeed, I had planned it that way. I have been travelling fast these last weeks. The hard part is keeping up with the blog.
