Berlin BER to Bologna BLQ flight with Malta Air

Berlin to Bologna Flights: An Overview

Bologna is the regional capital of Emilia-Romagna in the north of Italy, a university town since medieval times, with striking architecture and a reputation for having some of the best cuisine in the country. German business travelers or city-break vacationers in search of authentic bolognese can take daily direct flights from Berlin to Bologna as an alternative to a lengthy train journey. There is a late morning direct service seven days a week with a budget airline, with flight times of one hour 45 minutes. In addition, several airlines offer indirect flights to the Italian city, with journeys requiring one change en route, adding to the travel options from Berlin to Bologna. 

Which airlines fly from Berlin to Bologna?

Irish budget airline Ryanair provides one daily direct flight from Berlin Schonefeld Airport to Bologna. Most indirect connections depart from the more central Berlin Tegel Airport and include Eurowings and Germanwings services via Cologne/Bonn Airport, or Dusseldorf, SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Cityjet flights via Copenhagen, and Alitalia routes via Rome Fiumicino. 

How long is the flight from Berlin to Bologna?

Ryanair direct flights from Berlin to Bologna take one hour 45 minutes to complete the 904 kilometers trip south over the Alps to the Italian city.  The fastest indirect connection is the Eurowings and Germanwings service with a change at Cologne/Bonn, taking three hours 30 minutes total journey time to Bologna. The same airlines' connection via Dusseldorf takes four hours 45 minutes, while SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Cityjet flights via Copenhagen take around five hours 40 minutes to reach Bologna.  

How many flights are there from Berlin to Bologna?

The Ryanair budget airline flight from Berlin Schonefeld Airport to Bologna operates daily, seven days a week, with a late morning take off time. There are 14 additional indirect flights from Berlin to Bologna daily with one change in transit, provided by several airlines, with the majority of connections routed through German airports at Cologne/Bonn or Dusseldorf. Departure times include morning and afternoon take off options.  

What are the departure and arrival airports for flights from Berlin to Bologna? 

Departure airport: Berlin Schonefeld Airport is situated 18 kilometers south-east of Berlin city center, with public transport transfers provided by Regional and S-Bahn trains taking around 30 minutes to reach the departures hall. Tegel Airport is nearer to the center, eight kilometers north-west of downtown, with Jet Express and BVG local bus services taking 20-30 minutes to reach the terminal. Each airport has long and short stay parking lots, international restaurants, coffee shops, pubs, duty-free shopping, ATMs, pharmacies, business lounges with charging ports for electronic devices, and free WiFi. 

Arrival airport: Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport is located six kilometers north-west of the city center, with public transport transfers downtown available on express Aerobus services and local bus routes taking 25-30 minutes to reach the center. Facilities at the terminal include car rental desks, fashion boutiques, pasta and chocolate gift stores, Emilia-Romagna specialty wine and food stores, international restaurants, a pizzeria, wine bars, free WiFi, and taxi stands.