Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport sits 6 km northwest of Bologna's city centre in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. Named after physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi, who was born in Bologna, the airport serves a catchment area of around 11 million people. Italy classifies it as a strategic airport in its National Airports Plan.
The airport handled nearly 10.8 million passengers in 2024, ranking it Italy's 7th largest by passenger volume and 4th by cargo. Ryanair dominates with over 53% of total traffic, using Bologna as a hub. Wizz Air and Neos are the next largest operators. In 2024, 118 destinations were directly reachable from BLQ.
The single terminal, expanded between 2011 and 2013, covers 36,100 square metres and operates 24 bus gates — no airbridge connections are in use. The Marconi Express monorail, opened in 2020, links the airport to Bologna Centrale railway station in approximately 7.5 minutes.
🅿️ Parking
5 options- Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi di Bologna
- Elysium Parking
- ParkinGO
- Area Parking 1
- Easy Parking Bologna
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🚗 Car Rentals
17 options- Hertz
- Dollar
- Sixt
- Europcar
- Avis
- Budget
- Maggiore
- Enterprise
- National Car Rental
- Alamo
- Locauto Rent
- Noleggiare
- Drivalia
- Sicily by Car
- Autovia
- Italy Car Rent
- Thrifty
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🛋️ Lounges
1 option- Prima Vista Lounges
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🏨 Hotels
6 options- FlyOn Hotel & Conference Center
- B&B Stop Over BLQ
- HP Fly Hotel Bologna
- JR Hotels Amadeus Bologna
- Hotel EMI
- Hotel Bologna Airport
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🚌 Shuttles
5 options- Marconi Express
- Shuttle Italy Airport
- Aerbus
- Ferrara Bus & Fly
- Appennino Shuttle
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🚇 Public Transport
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🛫 Terminals
1 terminal- TerminalMixed
Ryanair, Wizz Air, Neos, Lufthansa, Air France, KLM, British Airways, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Pegasus Airlines
🏙️ Nearby cities
3 cities- Bologna9 km southeast
- Modena55 km west
- Ferrara51 km northeast
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