Cheap flights from Bristol to Bologna

The shoulder weeks on either side of April usually carry the softer fares, and April itself is the cheapest month on record for this route in the price calendar. Skip the summer stretch from late June through August if you can, when Italian holidays drive fares up, and watch the days around Christmas and Easter too. Midweek departures tend to undercut Friday and Sunday flying, and booking a couple of months ahead generally beats last-minute tickets, especially with a connection involved.

Start with what each fare actually includes, because that is where the extras hide. Easyjet and Pegasus are low-cost carriers, so checked bags, seat choice and sometimes even cabin baggage sit outside the base fare, and a connection means buying it as separate tickets. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines sells full-service fares with baggage and a connection through its own hub already built in, which can make a slightly higher ticket the simpler purchase. Weigh what you will actually carry before you compare headline prices.

Bologna Guglielmo Marconi is a compact single-terminal airport, small enough that getting off the plane and out of the building takes minutes rather than an hour. The Marconi express monorail runs straight into Bologna's central station, and taxis and buses cover the same run for anyone with heavy bags. Nothing about transfers needs much planning, so the thing to watch is your inbound connection instead: a missed one in a third country is a bigger problem than any wait on arrival.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F, L · 230 V

Language

Italian

Emergency number

112, 113, 115

Driving side

right

Calling code

+39

Internet domain

.it

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Bologna

388 k (2023)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Rome)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether your connection is on one ticket or two, since separate tickets leave you rechecking bags and re-clearing security yourself.
• Compare baggage rules before the fare, as Easyjet and Pegasus charge for what KLM includes in the base price.
• Check how long the layover is, because a cheap fare with a long wait can cost more once you count meals and transport.
• Confirm your passport and any documents Italy requires well before you book, not after.
• Look at the price calendar across the months from October to August, with April as the anchor for cheaper travel.