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How much does a trip to Bologna cost?

What a trip to Bologna costs, worked out for your days and your party, with every price traced to where it comes from. And then the part most budgets skip: how to actually pay once you are there.

Food, getting around and sights in Bologna come to €57 – €76 per person per day. Accommodation, flights and the airport transfer are on top. Prices reviewed: November 2026.

Full Bologna guide

Your trip

How much money you still need

Days, people and how you like to travel decide almost everything. Flights are left out: they depend on where you start.

6 nights

Counted at the child fares each operator publishes.

Travel style

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

Accommodation

We have no sample of hotel prices for this city yet, so we will not guess one. Type what you have seen and the lodging tax is worked out from it.

Adjust accommodation, food and the rest

In local currency. We do not estimate this: nobody knows what you will buy.

Already paid for

You still need, flights aside

€850 – €1,100

≈ $960 – $1,300 · rate of October 16, 2026

€61 – €79 per person per day · 7 days and 2 people

Expected
€850 – €1,100
Most trips land in here
Set aside
€1,100
With this you are unlikely to run short
Cushion, kept apart
€98
10% of the trip
  • Food€430 – €670
  • Getting around€110 – €190
  • Airport, both ways€51
  • Sights and activities€140 – €170
  • Nights out€24 – €42
  • Lodging tax and odds and ends€34 – €52

Of that, in cash: €11 – €120

The cash share is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement. Your own bank may charge on top; this page cannot know that.

  • Accommodation is not in this figure. Add your price per night to include it.
  • Flights are not included.
  • You probably will not spend the cushion. Having it to hand covers a night you had not planned, a taxi, or a changed ticket.
Styles

What a day in Bologna costs, by how you travel

Per person per day, two travelling, without accommodation, flights or the airport transfer. A style is not a figure: it is a way of eating, getting around and seeing things, and each one is spelled out below.

Budget

€41 – €54 per person per day

Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

FoodLocal and cheap
€23 – €35
Getting aroundPublic transport
€7.60 – €14.00
Sights and activitiesThe odd paid sight
€5 – €6
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€1.80 – €2.70

Mid-range

€57 – €76 per person per day

Set meals and the odd sit-down dinner, and one paid sight a day.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
€31 – €48
Getting aroundPublic transport
€7.60 – €14.00
Sights and activitiesOne paid sight a day
€10 – €12
Nights outNow and then
€1.70 – €3.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€2.40 – €3.70

Comfort

€68 – €87 per person per day

The best food level we can price, public transport, two paid sights a day.

FoodMixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
€31 – €48
Getting aroundPublic transport
€7.60 – €14.00
Sights and activitiesTwo paid sights a day
€20 – €24
Nights outNow and then
€1.70 – €3.00
Sundries: luggage storage, laundry, water
€2.90 – €4.30

A style's total is not the sum of the extremes of its lines: nobody has a trip where everything comes out cheap, or everything dear. “Sundries” is an assumption of ours, 5% of food, transport and sights, not a measurement.

By length of trip

How much money for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days in Bologna

Per person, two travelling together, without accommodation or flights. It is not the daily figure times the days: airport transfers are paid once, so they weigh less the longer you stay.

DaysBudgetMid-rangeComfort
3€150 – €190
€49 – €62 a day		€200 – €250
€66 – €85 a day		€230 – €290
€77 – €96 a day
5€230 – €290
€46 – €59 a day		€310 – €400
€61 – €80 a day		€360 – €460
€73 – €92 a day
7€310 – €400
€44 – €57 a day		€420 – €560
€61 – €79 a day		€500 – €640
€72 – €91 a day
10€430 – €560
€43 – €56 a day		€600 – €780
€60 – €78 a day		€710 – €900
€71 – €90 a day
14€590 – €780
€42 – €56 a day		€820 – €1,100
€59 – €78 a day		€980 – €1,200
€70 – €89 a day

Add your accommodation in the calculator above: it is the largest line and the one we cannot source yet.

Prices

What things cost in Bologna

Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.

WhatPriceSource
Eating and drinking
Espresso, Bottega Portici€1.50From the source Nov 2026
Cappuccino, Bottega Portici€2.00From the source Nov 2026
Croissant, Bottega Portici€2.50From the source Nov 2026
Coffee, Berberè€2.00From the source Nov 2026
Mortadella roll, Mò! Mortadella Lab€4.00From the source Nov 2026
Crescentine (fried dough puffs) with mortadella, Bottega Portici€3.90From the source Nov 2026
Cured meat board for one, with tigelle and crescentine, Bottega Portici€6.50From the source Nov 2026
Pizza margherita, Pizzium€7.50From the source Nov 2026
Pizza margherita, Berberè€9.00From the source Oct 2026
Weekday lunch deal (pizza, drink and coffee), Berberè€12.00From the source Oct 2026
Tagliatelle alla bolognese, Bottega Portici€9.00From the source Nov 2026
Tortellini in broth (seasonal), Bottega Portici€10.50From the source Nov 2026
Tortellini with ragù, Bottega Portici€12.00From the source Nov 2026
Tigelline (small flatbreads), Cantina Bentivoglio€6.00From the source Nov 2026
Mortadella with mortadella mousse and tigelline, Cantina Bentivoglio€9.00From the source Nov 2026
Tagliatelle with Bolognese ragù, Cantina Bentivoglio€13.00From the source Nov 2026
Tortellini in beef and chicken broth, Cantina Bentivoglio€17.00From the source Nov 2026
Peroni beer (33 cl), Mò! Mortadella Lab€2.50From the source Nov 2026
Lambrusco (200 ml), Mò! Mortadella Lab€3.00From the source Nov 2026
Glass of wine (Pignoletto or Lambrusco), Bottega Portici€3.50From the source Nov 2026
Getting around
City bus, one trip from a ten-trip carnet€1.90From the source Nov 2026
City bus, 75-minute ticket€2.30From the source Nov 2026
City bus, 24-hour ticket€9.00From the source Nov 2026
Marconi Express from the airport to Bologna Centrale, one way€12.80From the source Nov 2026
Sights
Archiginnasio and Anatomical Theatre, with audio guide€10.00From the source Nov 2026
National Art Gallery of Bologna, admission€12.00From the source Nov 2026

From the source means we read it where it is set: the operator, the bank, the city or the statistics office. Reported means a guide or the press says so and we have not seen the original. Where sources disagree we show both figures and leave the price out of every sum.

What each food level is made of

A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.

Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters
From Espresso, Bottega Portici + Mortadella roll, Mò! Mortadella Lab + Crescentine (fried dough puffs) with mortadella, Bottega Portici (€9.40) to Cappuccino, Bottega Portici + Croissant, Bottega Portici + Mortadella roll, Mò! Mortadella Lab + Tagliatelle alla bolognese, Bottega Portici (€17.50).
Local and cheap
From Espresso, Bottega Portici + Croissant, Bottega Portici + Tagliatelle alla bolognese, Bottega Portici + Pizza margherita, Pizzium + Peroni beer (33 cl), Mò! Mortadella Lab (€23.00) to Cappuccino, Bottega Portici + Croissant, Bottega Portici + Tortellini with ragù, Bottega Portici + Cured meat board for one, with tigelle and crescentine, Bottega Portici + Pizza margherita, Berberè + Peroni beer (33 cl), Mò! Mortadella Lab (€34.50).
Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
From Cappuccino, Bottega Portici + Weekday lunch deal (pizza, drink and coffee), Berberè + Tagliatelle with Bolognese ragù, Cantina Bentivoglio + Glass of wine (Pignoletto or Lambrusco), Bottega Portici (€30.50) to Cappuccino, Bottega Portici + Croissant, Bottega Portici + Tortellini in broth (seasonal), Bottega Portici + Mortadella with mortadella mousse and tigelline, Cantina Bentivoglio + Tortellini in beef and chicken broth, Cantina Bentivoglio + Glass of wine (Pignoletto or Lambrusco), Bottega Portici × 2 (€48.00).
Getting around

Which ticket pays off

A pass is only cheaper past a certain number of rides. This is that number, worked out from the published fares.

  • 1-day pass at €9.00: it pays off from 5 rides a day at €1.90 each.

A pass only counts on the lines it covers. Check which ones before you buy.

Accommodation

What the night costs, and the tax on top

There is no open source of hotel prices, and we have not sampled this city yet. So the calculator asks you for the price you have seen instead of printing one that looks plausible.

Lodging tax

  • From January 1, 2026

    • €4.00 per person per night, whatever the room costs
    • €5.80 per person per night when the room costs €31.00 or more per person
    • €6.50 per person per night when the room costs €71.00 or more per person
    • €7.00 per person per night when the room costs €121 or more per person
    • Under-14s don't pay.

Which area to stay in Bologna: the neighbourhood comparison

Saving

What saves money in Bologna, and what does not

Each line is a subtraction done with the prices on this page. No tricks: just the sum.

What saves

  • Eating “Local and cheap” instead of “Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”: €7.50 – €14.00 less per person per day.
  • Eating “Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters” instead of “Local and cheap”: €14 – €17 less per person per day.
  • “Tagliatelle alla bolognese, Bottega Portici” (€9.00) instead of “Tagliatelle with Bolognese ragù, Cantina Bentivoglio” (€13.00): €4.00 less each time.
  • “Pizza margherita, Pizzium” (€7.50) instead of “Pizza margherita, Berberè” (€9.00): €1.50 less each time.

What does not

  • The 1-day pass (€9.00) on fewer than 5 rides of €1.90 a day: it costs more than paying for each ticket.
Questions

Questions about money in Bologna

How much money do you need for a week in Bologna?

For seven days, €420 – €560 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

How much money do you need for 3 days in Bologna?

For 3 days, €200 – €250 per person on the “Mid-range” style with two travelling. Accommodation and flights are not included. The airport transfer, there and back, is included.

What is a realistic daily budget in Bologna?

Per person per day, without accommodation or flights: €41 – €54 on the “Budget” style, €57 – €76 on the “Mid-range” style, and €68 – €87 on the “Comfort” style.

Can you travel to Bologna on a budget?

The cheapest style we work out is “Budget”: €41 – €54 per person per day, without accommodation or flights. Local food, public transport, the odd paid sight.

How much does food cost in Bologna?

From €9.40 per person per day (“Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters”) to €48 (“Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner”). The price table has what each dish costs.

How much does transport cost in Bologna?

A ride on public transport costs €1.90 – €2.30. The 1-day pass costs €9.00 and pays off from 5 rides a day at €1.90 each.

Is there a lodging tax in Bologna?

Yes: €4.00 – €7.00 per person per night, depending on the price of the room. Under-14s don't pay.

How much cash should you carry in Bologna?

For a week on the “Mid-range” style, about €5.30 – €58.00 per person, two travelling. It is our reading of how each kind of place takes payment, not a measurement.

Is it better to use cash or card in Bologna?

By card: in general.

Do you tip in Bologna?

Restaurants: optional.

Sources

Where every figure comes from

Each price on this page carries its source. These are all of them. Prices reviewed: November 2026.

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