How do I pay for Marconi Express?
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Buy your ticket online quickly and safely. You will receive an e-mail with the QR-Code that you can use directly from your smartphone to access the Marconi Express. Alternatively, access the Marconi Express directly with the contactless Pay&Go system: just place your contactless payment card close to the reader!
A single ticket costs € 11; discounts are available for families and groups. Children up to 4 years of age travel for free.
From Bologna Airport to city centre in 7 minutes | Marconi Express Bologna Shuttle.
From the airport you can also reach the centre by taxi. A ride to/from the centre takes about 20 minutes with the price ranging from € 20.00-25.00.
Marconi Express operates a train from Bologna Airport to Bologna Centrale every 10 minutes. Tickets cost €7 - €19 and the journey takes 7 min. Alternatively, TPER spa operates a bus from Aeroporto to Bologna Centrale twice daily. Tickets cost €6 and the journey takes 22 min.
The cost of a taxi from Bologna airport to Bologna Centrale station ranges from €15-€18.
How much is a Monorail ticket from Bologna Airport to City Centre of Bologna? A one-way ticket on the Marconi Express from Bologna airport to Bologna Centrale Station costs €9.20 and €17 for a return ticket.
The three stations (Aeroporto, Lazzaretto and Bologna Centrale) are equipped with lifts and escalators. The access route has no steps, and the route from Bologna Centrale station to the Marconi airport terminal is fully sheltered. All three stations are protected by entrance and exit turnstiles.
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How do I pay for Marconi Express Bologna?
Tickets can be purchased on this website, on the apps Muver and Roger, at the ticket vending machines located in the Marconi Express stations and in several stores at the Airport, railway station and city centre. You can also access the service by simply tapping your contactless card or device at the gates.
Train frequency
The service runs with variable frequency to adapt to the flow of users: during peak hours there is a train about every 7 minutes, in the hours of low inflow a train every 15 minutes.
You can get a taxi from the airport on the ground floor, just outside the door of the landing area. The cost of a taxi from the airport to a central location in Bologna is about 20€. Depending on where you need to go and the traffic, it takes 15 to 30 minutes.
The bus, like carpooling, often has the advantage of being the cheapest way to travel. In addition to that, even if the trips for Bologna can be longer or of the same duration as by car, today's buses are equipped with comfortable seats and often benefit from a free wifi connection.
You should be at the airport: at least two and a half hours prior the departure of your flight, if you have check-in hold baggage, at least two hours before flight departure if you have hand baggage only.
A trip from Bologna Airport to the city centre may take you from as little as 7 minutes to an hour and cost from €4 to about €20. The cheapest way to reach the train station is to take a public bus. The fastest way is to use an electric shuttle Marconi Express, which arrives in Bologna Centrale in only 7 minutes.
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Marconi Express
QUICK: 7-minute rides between airport and city centre. FREQUENT: a train every 7 minutes at peak times. CONVENIENT: the route is entirely sheltered.
The train station is located 6 km from the airport and is connected to the airport via monorail train - Marconi Express and taxis. Bologna train station is an important railway hub, connecting Bologna to the main Italian cities with conventional and high speed trains.
Taxis usually accept the payment of the fare by credit card, but it's better to ask the driver before you get in. If you don't speak Italian, have your address ready to show the driver. Just in case, double-check that the driver starts the meter.
How do you hail a taxi in Bologna?
Taking a taxi
Taxis cannot be hailed on the street in Bologna. There are cab stands throughout the city centre, generally outside hotels and near the main attractions. Rates are higher at night and on weekends.
Depending on traffic, the journey from the airport to the city center in Bologna can take around 30 minutes. The fare from the airport to the Bologna train station is usually between €15 and €18. There are a few taxi companies that can take you to and from Bologna Airport.
Explore one of 3 easy walking routes in Bologna, with child-friendly routes for your next family outing. Venture outdoors and learn more about the area's historic sites or take a break from the hustle and bustle along the many tree-lined paths surrounding Bologna.
The entire set of the beam, the bogies, the wheels, etc. is more complex and expensive for a monorail. Monorail requires a lot of stuff around the beam, often made of expensive rare metals, with a lot more maintenance. Monorail beam itself must be built and maintained to high specifications.
Bologna Centrale is the main railway station in Bologna, Italy. The station is situated at the northern edge of the city centre.
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