Airport Transfers from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Florence
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Bologna Airport to Florence: Route and Drive Time
Florence is 103 km south of Bologna Airport. After the Bologna ring road, the car takes the A1 into the Apennines and crosses them on the Variante di Valico, the newer section of the motorway, before coming down to Florence. Allow 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes in normal traffic.
Three things set the time: the ring road at the Bologna end at rush hour, the mountain stretch in rain, fog or snow, and the approach into Florence itself. An address near the station or the Fortezza da Basso, on the northern side of the centre, comes before one across the Arno in Oltrarno.
Journey times vary with traffic and weather. With the flight number, give the full address in Florence, including the hotel name.
Meeting Your Chauffeur at Bologna Airport
Florence has an airport of its own, 10 km from the centre, but its runway is short, about 1,650 m. That limits the aircraft that can use it and makes it sensitive to wind and visibility. Travellers whose airline, aircraft or route does not serve Florence often land at BLQ instead, on the other side of the Apennines.
Bologna has one terminal. The arrivals exit is on the ground floor, after baggage reclaim. For arrivals, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pickup around the real landing time. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pickup rules.
During 2026 the roads in front of the terminal are placed under camera control.
Arriving at Your Address in Florence
Inside Florence's UNESCO-listed centre, a camera-watched ZTL restricts traffic, and most hotels between the Duomo and the Arno lie inside it. Hotels near the station or north of the centre are easier to reach by car.
For the fashion fairs and congresses, the venues sit on the edge of the centre: the three Firenze Fiera buildings, the Fortezza da Basso plus the two palazzi next to it, dei Congressi and degli Affari, are a short walk, roughly half a kilometre, from the main railway station and offer 65,000 m² of indoor space in 208 halls and rooms.
Give the exact address when you book, and your confirmation shows where the car will pull up. During Pitti Uomo the traffic rules around the Fortezza change, so give the fair dates with the booking.
From Florence Back to Bologna Airport
Leaving Florence, the useful thing to know is how long the road takes, not when to leave: 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes to Bologna Airport, longer in heavy traffic. The pickup time you choose is confirmed with the reservation.
The Apennine section is where weather matters most. In winter, or on a wet evening, allow for a slower crossing when you choose the time, and remember that the Bologna ring road at the far end has its own peak.
At BLQ one terminal handles every departure, upstairs, and your flight number is all the booking needs. If your return flight leaves from Florence Airport instead, the drive from the centre is just 10 km, 20–25 minutes, and it is booked from that airport.
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