Palese BRI
Palese (BRI) is Bari's airport, and with no other airport in the city, every arrival and departure uses it; that makes the airport and the city the same choice. The real decision is when to go and whether your flight is nonstop or connecting, and cheap flights from Bari often depend on both. Palese handles flights to Milan, Tirana, Bucharest, Rome, Budapest, Catania, Rhodes and Dubrovnik, while the carriers using it are listed with each route.
Palese at a glance
- Passengers per year
- 8.0 M (2025)
- Elevation
- 58 m
- Opened
- 1914
- Official website
- bari.airports.aeroportidipuglia.it
- Population of Bari
- 315 k (2025)
Country facts: Wikidata
Getting to the city
The cheapest way into Bari is usually the public transport link from Palese, if it is running when you land, so check the timetable before leaving the terminal. Taxis and other road transfers cost more but can save time, especially late at night or with heavy luggage. Allow extra time for traffic into the city, and avoid unofficial drivers who approach you in arrivals. If you have an early departure, consider staying near the airport or travelling in the evening before.