Tips
Staying in Bologna also means knowing how to get around. Here you’ll find everything you need to arrive well prepared: tourist cards and guided tours, buses and sightseeing trains, e-bikes and car sharing, the ZTL (Limited Traffic Zone) rules and a few curiosities that only locals know. Because a good stay begins long before you open the front door.
our tips
All the ways to discover the city
How to get to Bologna, how to get around the ZTL and the porticoes, which cards and tours to choose, and a few curiosities about the city. Practical, up-to-date information before you set off, with links to the official websites to save you time and money.
Bologna Welcome Card
- A tourist card available to buy online in two versions, including entry to some of the city's attractions.
- Prices
- Easy: 35 Euros
- Museums, Discover – Guided tour, Clock Tower, City bike rental
- Plus: 55 Euros
- Easy + Chapels of San Petronio, City Red Bus, San Luca Express
City Red Bus
- Open-top bus for a city tour lasting about an hour, with hop-on hop-off service.
- Prices
- Full: 16 Euros
- Reduced: 8 Euros
- Kids: 3 Euros
- City Red Bus + San Luca Express: 24 Euros
City Center Tour
- A fully electric sightseeing train that tours the historic centre, passing through Bologna's pedestrian area, for about 40 minutes.
- Prices
- Full: 10 Euros
- Reduced: 6 Euros
- Kids: 3 Euros
San Luca Express
- A sightseeing train with audio guide that connects Bologna's historic centre with the Basilica of San Luca. A stop at the basilica is included and the tour can last up to 2 hours.
- Prices
- Full: 13 Euros
- Reduced: 6 Euros
- Kids: 3 Euros
- San Luca Express + City Red Bus: 24 Euros
Discover Bologna
- Guided tour of the historic centre in Italian, English, French or German, with a specific schedule for each language. Itinerary: Piazza Maggiore, Basilica of San Petronio, Piazza Galvani, Via Farini (UNESCO porticoes), Palazzo Pepoli (exterior), Piazza Santo Stefano, Piazza della Mercanzia, Two Towers (if any site is closed, the itinerary may be subject to change).
- Prices
- Full: 18 Euros
- Reduced: 15 Euros
Bici RideMovi
- Electric and traditional bikes. White and orange, they can be found at various points around the city. Download the app, scan the QR code and go.
- Prices
- E-Bike:
- 1.99 Euros for 30 minutes, with the rental ending at the designated parking hubs.
- 2.49 Euros for 30 minutes, with the rental ending outside the hubs.
- Traditional bike
- 1.06 Euros for 30 minutes, with a 0.30 euro bonus for parking at a hub.
- A monthly e-bike pass is available for 30 Euros, including 30 e-bike rides of 15 minutes each. With the monthly pass, any additional rides cost half the standard rate.
Car Sharing – Corrente
- 100% electric car sharing that lets you rent one of 335 electric cars through the app and travel in and out of Bologna without paying for parking. You can enter the ZTL (including the "T" zone, except during T-Days hours) and use bus lanes, with a range of almost 400 km. Just download the app to book and use the car.
- Prices
- The maximum rate (without a subscription) is 59 Euros per day, i.e. 18 Euros per hour or 0.34 Euros per minute (so the daily cap is reached after 3 hours and 15 minutes: 18x3 + 0.34x15 = 59).
Car Sharing – Enjoy
- Enjoy is the car sharing service offered by Eni Live, providing four-seater Fiat 500s for getting around the city. Access to the ZTL is not permitted, and parking in blue-line bays must be paid for.
- Prices
- 24 hours: 45 euros; 48 hours: 83 euros; 72 hours: 114 euros; 96 hours: 148 euros + 10 euros for delivery of the vehicle to your location (optional).
Limited Traffic Zone – ZTL
- Bologna has a Limited Traffic Zone (ZTL) covering a large area of the historic centre, where motor vehicle traffic is restricted. The zone is monitored by the Sirio electronic camera system, active every day from 7 AM to 8 PM.
- Click here to view the map.
