Getting to and Around Bologna
Guglielmo Marconi Airport
The main airport. It carries internal and international flights from the UK, France, Germany and Amsterdam. It is connected to the city by the regular Aerobus which runs every 15mins to and from the main train station.
Bologna central is a busy connecting station for northern Italy, regular trains run to Milan, Rome and to Venice.
The intercity SITA and local buses stop at the main terminal Piazza XX Settembre on the eastern side of the train station.
Tickets are €1 for a single and must be validated in the yellow machines inside the bus. You must buy these from the Tabacci's, ATC outlets and ticket machines as the drivers don't sell them . The destinations are written on the front of the bus.
Cheap and environmentally friendly. Bologna is pedestrian friendly as they have banned vehicles in the centre of town. Even the odd downpour isn't really a problem as the walkways are covered, by 40km of porticoes.
There are two outlets renting bikes for hourly, daily and weekly rates. Be warned, cobblestones can be hard on wobbly fillings!