Aeroporto di Bologna

Honestly, i love the small City Airports. So Bologna Airport is not far from Center and well organised. short ways, clean and seems in very good conditions. Why not 5 Stars? — In arrival Zone Security Level is low and as i see from Airplan also no Security Gates to enter the airport runway aprons.
But as passenger when leave Bologna Airport, you need pass high level Security Check. Long time i did not see so strong security Checks in Airports…

By far the best airport I’ve been to in Italy so far, the city also surprised me in a good way. It was my first visit and I intend to return many more times hopefully thru this airport. It’s small but don’t let the size fool ya! There is a pretty big supermarket inside plus other stores and restaurants. The people here are very helpful and friendly and the wifi is free and very reliable! Check in was a breeze too and if you can, stay at the VIP lounge! You can even go thru airport security straight from there! Awesome!

Worst airport design I have ever encountered… Airline counters were understaffed, with 1 check in attendant and a line out the wazoo.
Design inside is horrible, with lines for gates extending through all of the walking paths throughout the airport.
Best avoid if possible, even if it means paying more to fly out of Florence.

Aéroport situé à une demi-​heure de bus de la gare centrale de Bologne.
On né peut pas dire qu’il soit agréable, il est en travaux d’agrandissement depuis des années.
Dans les nouveautés j’ai pu remarquer l’installation d’un petit carrefour… c’est pas avant le décollage qu’on va s’acheter du riz et du thon mais bon pourquoi pas.
Un terminal est en construction, pour l’instant c’est surtout très chaotique, on né comprend pas comment se déplacer dans cet aéroport!
L’organisation du parking est catastrophique, on né peut y reste que 10 minutes sans payer et les voitures né font que faire le tour ce qui crée pas mal d’embouteillages.
A la sortie de l’aeroport il y a un coin fumeur particulièrement mal situé pour les non-​fumeurs car c’est aussi là qu’on attend qu’on vienne nous chercher ou même le bus qui mèné au centre-​ville…
Bref, j’ai connu bien mieux, en espérant qu’il sera bien mieux après les travaux!

One of the most modern and functional in Italy, an important gateway to the city and region. You can reach the Airport by Aerobus from Rail Station and takes about 20 minutes. They offer internet up to 6 hours for free.

Relatively small airport with a HELL of a lot of international check in counters than they need, none of which are very easily marked, so just ask the info desk instead of wandering around expecting accidentally finding yours.

Was OK. A little confusing to get around. Planes were delayed, small hut it was an OK experience.

Not a great airport. The signs are confusing, and if you are not careful, you’ll end up walking in circles.
There’s a bus that goes to the Bologna Centrale train station for 6E each, but if there are two or more of you, you can probably taxi for the same price. That is a horrible bus ride.

Meh… meh… Meh…
Carts with a coin??? I’m coming from the other side of the world and you expect me to have 1 € coin so I can use a cart?
Wtf is goin on with the airport parking?
Can I give a ½ star?

un petit café de qualité avec petite pâtisserie; et charcuterie avec tout ce qu’on aime. très sympa!

I would give this airport 4 stars. Maybe it was miserable in the past, but now there is a lovely supermarket (Carrefour), there are plenty of nice shops, restaurants, cafés… Not bad at all.

Wow… what a story I have for here Bologna Airport.
We flew in here by chance of a diversion. Our flight from Zurich to Firenze (Florence) was supposed to go as per scheduled. But due to bad thunderstorms we got diverted to here.
So we landed with no jetway and a bus took us to the Terminal. Once in the Terminal a guy came up to me scruffy not shaved and with dirty jeans. I thought for sure this guy was some taxi driver trying to scam us so I told my wife to keep walking. Then another guy in uniform comes up to me saying «he’s with me» and was actually a customs officer. Man… I never thought they would look like a taxi driver. They brought me to a counter, I apologized and said I thought he was a taxi driver. They asked me a few questions asked me to open up my bag and let me go! I shook the guys hand and apologized and all was good!
When we landed we were told that there would be a bus that would take us to Firenze. It was a bit disorganized (Italian style) and we were all a bit cautious with confusion.
There was a cool Lamborghini display with an older car and a newer Aventador.
I will remember this story for quite some time.
*********Beware as the Customs officers may just come up to you. It comes to say don’t judge a book by it’s cover! Not what I was expecting!

Small little airport, nice and easy to get through. Staff are friendly and there are no huge distances like in some larger airports. One thing to consider is that because we were on an international flight, once we went through passport control there were not many food options, just a small cafeteria (good thing we had brought along leftover pizza from the night before!).
The boarding procedure was rather interesting. I noticed it would be different when they didn’t call specific rows or boarding groups, they launched into general boarding right off the bat. When we walked down the hallway and outside I understood … we were all getting on a bus, to go all of 50 ft around the plane. Strange, but it seemed to work OK.
I didn’t encounter any of the chaos others have mentioned in their reviews. We had to search a little to find our check-​in desk, but that’s pretty normal in most airports. Security was fairly quick, and yes, there is the double scanning procedure, but I guess I’m just so used to going with the flow and shoving whatever I’ve got on me through a metal detector, whether it’s to go into a museum or an airport, that it was merely a blip on my radar. What I did really like about the Bologna airport is their self serve baggage area, where there are scales for you to weigh your bags, repack if necessary, and even a vending machine to buy an extra carryon if need be. I thought that that was a great service (and especially useful since I had been travelling for some time, and wasn’t sure if my luggage was overweight or not).

This was the airport that we landed in when we were in Italy recently. It is rather small, but doesn’t have a small airport feel. When we arrived, we were greeted by a bus, which promptly took us to the terminal. While waiting for the bags, some airport staff asked survey questions about how long we were in Italy for and what was the purpose of our trip.
They had a Lamborghini on display, as well as other local specialties like ham and cheese. The airport bus shuttle linking the airport to the city center was easy to find, and the information counter was very informative.
I did not like the state of the bathrooms; either they were too small and crowded, or too dirty.

Easily one of the worst airports in Western Europe. It is a fairly small regional airport and as such should have decent chance to be efficient. They do however fail in almost every way. The security is chaotic, with some sort of dual scanning system where they first scan the bags and then a regular security. As often is the case in Italy it is also very slow for no apparent reason.
After passing security there are a number of shops and a few cafes and restaurants. Many of these look nice but prices are outrageous, wines i can buy in Sweden (which is a high cost country) for the equivalent of € 15 cost over € 30 here.
There is free wifi but it works now and then. It requires sms verification which sometimes work and sometimes not.
There is also a lounge but it can only be accessed from before security and then one can enter the airport through separate security but if you would for example want to sit in lounge and then do some shopping and then return to the lounge it is only possible by exiting airport and then entering lounge from outside and going through security again. One must be Italian to set something up like that. In general try to avoid this airport.

Wi-​Fi is back working. Still the awful SMS verification system but at least it is working now. Airport is still a big mess due to the on going renovation works but it is getting better.

Also es ist nicht der größte und modernste Flughafen, das steht fest. Aber er ist vergleichsweise übersichtlich. Etwas chaotisch, aber wir sind ja auch in Italien. Das Sicherheitpersonal führt gerne längere Privatgespräche und lässt die Reisenden warten. Überall wird gebaut.
Auch interessant: Hier musste ich vor dem Boarding meinen Ausweis zeigen. Auf dem Hinflug in Düsseldorf nirgendwo.
Alles in allem nicht besonders schön, aber es gibt schlimmere Flughäfen.

One of the worst airports worldwide I have travelled to, you think some small regional UK airports are bad, think again!
The good: Check fast efficient and fairly friendly, a few (2) nice places to eat.
The bad: place generally chaotic, follow other people, not signs when entering departures. Security takes an age to get through and not even that secure, so not sure what’s taking the time. And once through passport control there’s a shop and that’s it! Not even enough seats. Lots of building work going on, maybe this will resolve a few issues.

A pleasant regional airport in Northern Italy.
My recent European travels have taken me through Amsterdam, Munich and Frankfurt, so it was a breeze by comparison to fly through a smaller airport.
Yes, many of the modern conveniences are missing (plugs, wi-​fi, seating is limited, and there aren’t a large variety of shopping and dining options), but in many ways they aren’t needed. Because this isn’t a hub, the goal is you enter and exit quickly.
My flight was operated by KLM and there was a self-​ticket kiosk on the entry level. Actually only one of two was operational on the day of my flight. Take an escalator upstairs and proceed directly through security. The gates are just a minute or two away after passing through Duty Free. Contrast this to my experiences at Schiphol or Frankfurt when I’m always having to jog from one terminal to the other, and I was happy with the simplicity of it all.
The airport is roughly 20 minutes from downtown Bologna if there isn’t traffic (~ € 20 taxi) and I didn’t have any trouble with baggage claim. The physical structure is older, but everything was operating pretty smoothly during my visits. It helps that I had an 11:00p arrival and 6:00a departure, so it really felt like I had the whole place to myself. It could be a whole different ballgame during peak periods.

einfacher, sehr übersichtlicher flughafen.
das beste ist, das nach dem betreten des sicherheitsbereiches ist der caffè konkurrenzlos günstig.
also ruhig erst mal einchecken und dann den espresso genießen.

I got routed here when my flight to Athens from Venice was cancelled (due to an airport strike) and we had to be postponed until the next day.
After a trek via train and bus, I was tired by the time I reached the airport. Nothing I experienced at the airport helped that. Without extra funds or, really much time, we opted to stay at the airport for the remainder of the night to wait for the morning flight.
Very few chairs, very few plug ins. No wifi to speak of in many parts of the airport. We ended up sleeping on the cold concrete floor, by a preferred passenger lounge. It happened to have wifi, which was unsecured so we could access it.
The majority of staff we encountered were short with us, and looked rather bothered if we had a question. With the exception of one man, who was picking up luggage carts. He must have taken pity on our ragged look, because he gave us one for free.
Only thing worth mentioning, this was the only airport I went to in Italy that appeared to have a full charcuterie/​butcher that sold the whole assortment of sausages and cured meats. Full hams, and sausages on display and hanging everywhere. That was different.
Overall, I would try to avoid coming back to this airport.

Der Flughafen ist in die Jahre gekommen. Die Kapazitäten bei der Sicherheitskontrolle nicht ausreichend, so dass man immer mit Schlangen rechnen muss. Das Personal ist unfreundlich und der ganze Flughafen eher veraltet. Der Ankunftsbereich ist insbesondere bei den Gepäckbändern eine Zumutung.
Der Duty Free und Wartebereich sind mehr als überschaubar. Längere Wartezeiten möchte ich hier nicht haben.
Einzig die Zentrumsnähe sehe ich positiv. Die Fahrt in die City dauert nach meiner Erinnerung keine 20 Minuten. Dafür gibt es den zweiten Stern.

This is one of the most inefficient airports I’ve ever flown in/​out of. We got here 3 hours before our flight so I can get my tax refund from shopping. I went downstairs for my refund around their normal business hours. The window was closed but I could hear some lady talking with somebody from inside. She peeps for a second and shuts the darn window again. I tapped on the window. The lady opened the window… finally but she wasn’t too thrilled about it.
After an hour, I got my refund so I went to the passenger check-​in area. They made us go to this line, then that line then back to the line we were at to begin with. Then, they couldn’t find our flights! I got fed up and left to go to the Ducati store and Ferrari store a few feet away while my sister was dealing with airport shenanigans.

Na ja, ich dachte immer die Zeit der chaotischen Provinzflughäfen ist langsam vorbei. Nein der Aeroporto Marconi in Bologna beweist das Gegenteil. Klein aber fein? Schmuddelig-​Schmutzig statt gepflegt. Unübersichtlich statt klare Beschilderung. Unfreundliches Sicherheitspersonal ohne jeglichen Servicegedanken. Dienst am Kunden oder Hilfsbereitschaft nicht vorhanden. Sprachlich ausgebildet, nein warum denn, wir sind hier in Italien