Travel and accommodation tips

 HOW TO GET THERE

To get from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (https://www.bologna-airport.it/en/welcome-to-bologna-airport/?idC=62175#section-mbl-form) to Bologna Central Railway Station you have two main options:

-  Marconi Express shuttle: the fastest way (the trip only takes 7 minutes), the shuttle runs every day from 5.40 AM to midnight with departures every 7 to 15 minutes in both directions. One single ticket costs 9.20€ (return 17€), for groups (10 people minimum) 7.50€ single, 15€ return. More at https://www.marconiexpress.it/en/information/the-service/

-  Taxi: about 15/20€, 20 minutes. Find more at https://www.cotabo.it/?lang=en or https://taxibologna.it/en/taxi-bologna-en/

From Bologna Central Railway Station (Bologna Centrale) we recommend using regional trains, as they are cheaper and more reliable compared to Intercity or high-speed trains (“Frecce”). They run every hour and cost 6.80€ (single ticket). You can browse train timetables on Trenitalia’s (Italian railways) official website: https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html or you can download Trenitalia’s app on your smartphone (available in English).

If you are planning to travel by bus, you might want to know that in Bologna the bus station is located at only a five-minute walk from the railway station, and is connected to many European cities via Flixbus routes. https://global.flixbus.com/

From Forlì railway station, our campus is just 15 minutes away on foot.

Here you can see it as shown on GoogleMaps:

https://goo.gl/maps/EGXuhDtvu3rvFDUA9  

 

 

  WHERE TO STAY

  Hotels

-  Hotel Gardenia (Via Mellini, 7): ideal location, at 10-minute walk from both the railway station and campus. Room prices per night: single room: 40€, double (one double bed): 50€; triple: 75€; room with 4 beds: 80€. Breakfast can be added to the price (2€), with gluten-free and vegan options available upon request. Tourist tax not included (2€ per day).

https://www.gardeniahotel.eu/gardenia-hotel.html

 

-  Hotel Marta (Via Cignani, 11): located in the city centre, 10 minutes from campus and 15 from the station. Single room: about 50/55€; double: 70€; triple: 80€ (tourist tax included). Breakfast can be added (2.50€), vegan and gluten-free options available (please specify while booking).

https://www.hotelmartaforli.it/en/

 

-  Lory Hotel and Apartments (Via Lazzarini, 20): single room: 69€ + tourist tax (0.50€ per day); double: 79€ + tourist tax (1€); triple: 99€ + tourist tax (1.50€); room with four beds: 109€ + tourist tax (2€). Breakfast is included, with gluten-free and vegan options available upon request.

https://www.lory-hotel.com/en/

 

-  Hotel Masini (Corso Garibaldi, 28): situated in the city centre, 15 minutes from campus and 20 minutes from the station. Breakfast currently not available. Single room: 75€; double: 87€; triple: 123€. Tourist tax included.

https://www.masinihotel.it/en.html

 

-  Hotel Michelangelo (Via Michelangelo Buonarroti, 4/6): ideal location, 10-minute walk from both campus and station. Standard double room: 84€ (one double bed); triple: 105€. Tourist tax not included (2€ per day), breakfast included (gluten-free and vegan options available).

https://www.hotelmichelangelo.fc.it/en

 

B&Bs / Guest Houses

 

-  Gardenia Guest House (Via Donizetti, 7): guest house located at 10-minute walk from the station and 15 from campus. Room prices: double (one double bed or two single beds): between 35€ (Economy) and 44€ (Standard); room with four beds (one double and two single beds): between 55€ (Family) and 58€ (Family Superior). Tourist tax and breakfast not included. There are some shared facilities (kitchen, laundry).

https://en.gardeniaguesthouse.com/welcome

 

-  B&B Giardino 34 (Via San Pellegrino Laziosi, 34): located in the city centre, just 7 minutes from campus and 15 from the train station. Double rooms (double bed or two single beds), en-suite or with a shared bathroom at about 67€ per night.

https://www.giardino34.it/en/front-en/

 

-  Foresteria Universitaria (Via Pisacane, 11): a 15 minute-walk from campus, the University Guesthouse currently has only 6 rooms available (each one can be booked as a single, double or triple room; prices are, respectively, 35€, 50€ and about 80€ per night). There is also a shared kitchen.

https://www.ceub.it/foresteria-universitaria/?lang=en

 

Please bear in mind that most of these accommodation facilities can be found on other websites, too, such as Booking, but room prices will likely be higher.

 

If you would rather use platforms such as Airbnb or CouchSurfing, please make sure to pay special attention to the exact location of the flat and, most importantly, its walking distance from our campus.

 

Last but not least, we are currently setting up our own couchsurfing network: if you would like to be hosted by a Forlì student, kindly let us know by writing at cecilia.provenziani2@unibo.it (subject: couchsurfing for EMCI Student Meeting), and we will put you in touch with one of our volunteers. Please be aware that the number of places is subject to the students’ availability.

How to reach us

DITlab, Forlì campus, University of Bologna

Contacts

Cecilia Provenziani

Organising Committee