Barcelona BCN to Bologna BLQ flight with Vueling Airlines

Barcelona to Bologna Flights: An Overview 

Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, a dramatic city with impressive medieval architecture and a vibrant gastronomic heritage characterized by its bolognese sauce, among its other specialties. Visitors to the city from Spain can take direct flights from Barcelona to Bologna, provided by a choice of budget airlines. Flight times for the trip east across the Mediterranean to Bologna are around one hour and 45 minutes, with schedules offering morning, afternoon and late evening departure times on most days. Additional daily indirect flights, via Madrid, Rome or Munich, offer increased travel options for flights to the Italian city. 

Which airlines fly from Barcelona to Bologna?

Spanish budget airline vueling offers daily direct flights from Barcelona to Bologna seven days a week. Irish budget operator Ryanair also provides daily direct flights on this route. Daily indirect connections to Bologna from Barcelona with one change in transit use a variety of airlines and routes, including Italian national carrier Alitalia flights via Rome Fiumicino,  Iberia flights via Madrid Barajas Airport, and Lufthansa services via Munich.   

How long is the flight from Barcelona to Bologna? 

Budget airline vueling provides the fastest direct flights from Barcelona to Bologna, taking one hour and 40 minutes to complete the 822 kilometer trip east to the Italian city.  Ryanair flights from Barcelona take five minutes longer to reach Bologna. The fastest indirect route from the Catalan city is the Alitalia connection with one change at Rome Fiumicino Airport, taking four hours and 25 minutes total journey time. Other indirect flights take upwards of five hours to reach Bologna, and some can be considerably longer, depending on the route. 

How many flights are there from Barcelona to Bologna?

The Spanish budget airline vueling offers two daily direct flights from Saturday to Thursday and one direct service on Fridays. Low-cost operator Ryanair  has two direct flights five days a week, and one direct flight on Thursdays and Saturdays. Departure times usually include early morning, afternoon and evening options. There are also more than 20 daily indirect same day connections to Bologna from Barcelona, with a variety of routes and take off times ranging from early morning to early evening.

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

Departure Airport: Barcelona El Prat Airport is around 12 kilometers south-west of the city center, with public transport options from downtown including metro trains on line L9 Sud or Aerobus express bus services, taking around 30 minutes to reach the airport.  Airport facilities include long and short stay parking lots,  designer shopping boutiques, baggage storage, tapas bars, international restaurants, business lounges, a pharmacy,  ATMs and free WiFi. 

Arrival Airport: Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport is located about six kilometers north-west of the city center, with public transport transfers downtown provided by shuttle bus routes taking about 20 minutes to reach central Bologna. The passenger terminal has duty free shopping, local gourmet food and wine stores, coffee bars and restaurants, free WiFi, business amenities, ATMs, car rental desks and taxi stands.