mburk

What the best way to get there and how long does it take? I won't have a car so public trans is a must.

I'm trying to decide whether or not to take a 10am flight from BLQ or wait until 2:30 to fly out of FLR. I prefer the earlier flight as it gets me to London 4 hours earlier...

Thanks for any advice!

Mike

slawecki

there is a fast train from flr to blq that i have never used. from train sta. cab(about 15 min)(there may be a bus) to blq. both are small airports. if a conference is ending in blq, it may be crowded.

Trastevere

This is the Frecciarossa. It's about a 40 minute trip between Santa Maria Novella & Bologna Centrale. Cost is 25 euro for 2nd class, 36 for 1st class. I've taken the Intercity train in the past. It's 1.5 hours and cost 10.50. If you want to make a flight at 10 you'll probably have to take the 6:55 Frecciarossa train to Bologna. Can't quite remember how long it took me to get from the airport to the Centrale station but this should give you plenty of time.

kenaisteve

Just to echo the above comments, I've taken the train from Florence to Bologna, and then there is a bus in Bologna from the train station to the airport. The Autobus BLQ is about a 20-25 min trip departing from Bologna Stazione Centrale to BLQ departures. It runs about every half hour and about every 15 minutes during peak times.

dave111

looking for current best way to travel from florence to Bologna airport.
many thanks

PWMTrav

The best way is a taxi. Had to do it once when our flight was moved from FLR to BLQ due to fog and we got notified too late to make the airline-provided bus. I think it ran around 210 euro - not inexpensive, but if there are 4 of you, its close enough to a train fare to consider (to me at least).

Perche

KLouis

...or a compromise between PWMTrav and Perche: train to Bologna centrale and then a cab to the airport

dave111

thanks for your help.
will be starting journey near the river in florence - https://goo.gl/maps/LbtHfsQ6Us92

PWMTrav

If there are more than 2 of you, or any kids, and the price doesn't bother you, I would opt for a car/taxi. YMMV, but I have a younger child which means we have luggage, and I don't particularly enjoy the bus -> train -> train/bus transfer.

Based on that location, though, there's also a Hertz location ~3km to the east. You could get a car that morning, drive back to the hotel, pick up your group and jump on the highway. Return the car at BLQ. You should double-check this, but I believe where you're staying is a somewhat less restrictive ZTL (only weekend nights in the summer). A one way car rental might be cheaper, not sure. I'd personally just take a taxi.

If you opt for a train, just note that you're about the same distance from Santa Maria Novella (the "main" station) as you are to Campo di Marte. If you opt to leave from the latter, I wouldn't walk - the streets are busier in that direction. Basically, if you want to walk to the train station, leave from SMN and give yourself 30 minutes at least. Google Maps will give you walking directions to Campo di Marte, but I'd just again suggest not doing that.

dave111

thanks for your help.
2 of us, no kids, no a tight budget.