How to get to Bolzano-Bozen

Bolzano is located in the center of the Alps, next to the main connection between Italy and Central/Northern Europe at the Brenner pass.

To arrive by air travel, Bolzano offers a small airport, which is connected to some European cities,  such as Berlin, London, Düsseldorf, etc – see SkyAlps. Otherwise the nearest airports to Bolzano are Verona, Innsbruck or Bologna. Other well-connected international airports are Milan, Venice, Munich or Rome.

From Verona: the “Valerio Catullo Airport” airport of Verona is connected to the train station of Verona Porta Nuova, via the Aerobus 199 service. From Verona Porta Nuova station, Bolzano is reachable with a single train in around 2 hours. See timetables and book tickets on  Trenitalia or Italo. Alternatively, Alto Adige Südtirol Bus offers airport shuttle services between the airport and Bolzano. Tickets cost 50€ – 75€. Similar offers are by Flixbus.

From Innsbruck: The airport of Innsbruck is easily accessed by train or bus. From the train station of Innsbruck you can get to Bolzano in around 2 hours. Check the trains schedule here.

From Bologna: From the Marconi airport of Bologna you can easily reach Bologna Centrale, the main train station, via Marconi Express. From Bologna train station you can get to Bolzano in about 3 hours. Check on  Trenitalia or Italo for the train schedule. You can also reach Bolzano by Flixbus buses.

From Milan: From Milano Malpensa airport you can easily reach Milano Centrale, via MalpensaExpress. The Milano Linate airport is connected to the city centre via bus (e.g. linate-shuttle) or metro. From the train station of Milan you can get to Bolzano in around 3 hours. Book tickets on  Trenitalia or Italo. Alternatively, Alto Adige Südtirol Bus offers airport shuttle services between those airports and Bolzano. Tickets cost 50€ – 75€. Similar offers are by Flixbus. From Bergamo, the best option is to reach Bolzano by Flixbus. Alternatively,  you may reach either Milano Centrale or Brescia by bus (e.g. Terravision or OrioShuttle), and take a train afterwords.

From Venice: Venice has two airports: Venezia Marco Polo and Treviso Canova. Both airports are connected through the regular bus services to the nearest train stations: Venezia Mestre and Venezia Santa Lucia. From the train stations of Venice you can get to Bolzano in  around 4 hours (see Trenitalia or Italo). Deutsche Bahn Eurocity operates a train from Venezia Mestre to Bolzano Bozen once daily. Tickets cost 27€ – 40€ and the journey takes 2h 44m. For all other train connections you will have to change in Verona Porta Nuova.

From Munich: If you arrive in Munich, take the S8 (Metro) to the central station. From the central station direct international trains (e.g., DB Bahn and OBB) go to Bozen-Bolzano every two hours, while a cheaper option are buses operated by Flixbus.

From Rome: from Rome, both Trenitalia and Italo offers trains  that takes you to Bolzano in 5 hours. Tickets cost about 100€ for a one-way ticket. Check Trenitalia or Italo for more information.

To arrive by train, check out www.trenitalia.it and www.italotreno.it for more information and options. The train station is only a few minutes walking from the city center.

Coming by car, use the Brennero A22 motorway and take the exit Bolzano-Sud if you come from the South (Verona – Trento), and Bolzano-Nord if you come from the North (Munich – Innsbruck). The closest parking places are behind the Central Station (City Parking Bolzano). Tickets cost 1,50€ – 2,50€ per hour, depending on how close the parking lot is to the city center. Here is a list of the public parking lots.

For getting Bolzano by bus, please check out the following service providers: www.altoadigebus.com , www.flixbus.it , www.busgroup.eu.