Car hire in Bologna

Ready-made picks – Bologna

The best offer for each need among the 136 offers on this page: 3 days, Oct 26 → Oct 29, prices read on October 19, 2026.

Prices by month – Bologna

7 days from the 15th of each month, pick-up and return at 10 am, 30-year-old driver. Prices read on October 19, 2026.

Frequently asked questions – Bologna

Search by need – Bologna

• Cheap car: from €6/day, 89 offers
• 7 seats: from €80/day, 12 offers
• Automatic: from €13/day, 49 offers
• SUV: from €13/day, 16 offers
• Low deposit: from €21/day, 37 offers
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Car hire nearby – Bologna

• Car hire at Bologna Centrale station · 1.3 km
• Car hire at Bologna Airport · 6.3 km
• Car hire in Modena · 37 km
• Car hire in Ferrara · 44 km

Good to know before you drive – Bologna

Information checked on October 7, 2026 against the sources shown. Rules and times can change: check them before you set off.

• Centre ZTL: Sirio cameras 7:00–20:00

  Access to the historic-centre ZTL is checked by Sirio cameras every day from 7:00 to 20:00, with gates in streets such as Via Marconi, Via San Felice, Via Saragozza, Via Santo Stefano and Via San Vitale.

  Source: Comune di Bologna – Sirio, vigile elettronico della ZTL

• Hotel or B&B in ZTL: give your plate

  Staying at a hotel or B&B in the ZTL? Give your plate number to the manager, who passes it to the Comune so the Sirio cameras don't fine you, and hands you a permit for your stay on arrival.

  Source: Comune di Bologna – Circolare nella ZTL per clienti di alberghi, autorimesse e autofficine

• ZTL ticket at €6 a day

  Without a permit you can buy a digital ZTL ticket: €6 for one day or €15 for four consecutive days (2026 prices), activated before entering; for foreign plates, untick the 'targa italiana' box.

  Source: Comune di Bologna – Ticket giornalieri e quadrigiornalieri per la ZTL

• Areas you may never drive into

  Even with a ZTL permit you may never drive in pedestrian areas, bus lanes, the T zone (Via Ugo Bassi, Via Rizzoli), the Via Indipendenza pedestrian area, the University zone or the special ZTLs San Francesco–Pratello and Moline–Capo di Lucca.

  Source: Comune di Bologna – Circolare nella ZTL per clienti di alberghi, autorimesse e autofficine

• Hotel guests: €9 24-hour parking pass

  Hotel and B&B guests can buy at their accommodation a €9 pass (2026), valid 24 hours from validation for parking in blue-line bays across the city and including a one-day Tper bus pass.

  Source: Comune di Bologna – Circolare nella ZTL per clienti di alberghi, autorimesse e autofficine

• 30 km/h limit on many streets

  Since 20 April 2026, ordinances under the Comune's new plan apply a 30 km/h limit, street by street, on 258 km of roads, in addition to existing 30 zones; primary roads were excluded from the plan.

  Source: Comune di Bologna – Città 30, nuovo Piano particolareggiato (18/03/2026)

• Motorway hub on the A1, A14 and A13

  Bologna lies on the A1, about an hour from Florence to the south and just over two hours from Milan to the north; the A14, running down the Adriatic side to Taranto, and the A13 towards Ferrara and Padua also reach the city.

  Source: Bologna Welcome (Fondazione Bologna Welcome) – Come arrivare

Available models – Bologna

Lowest price for 3 days for each model. “Or similar”: the rental company may hand over a car of the same category.