Bologna's historic centre is a ZTL watched by Sirio, every day from 7:00 to 20:00. Without a permit you activate a digital ticket before the gate: €6 for the day, or €15 for four days in a row. That ticket does not open the pedestrian streets or area T, which are closed 24 hours a day.
Bologna's historic centre is a ZTL watched by Sirio, every day from 7:00 to 20:00. Without a permit you activate a digital ticket before the gate: €6 for the day, or €15 for four days in a row. That ticket does not open the pedestrian streets or area T, which are closed 24 hours a day.
Amanda warns you before the zone and guides you to your arrival.
Outline from open data, for guidance only. The signs on site always prevail.
A large ZTL covers the historic centre. Sirio checks entries every day from 7:00 to 20:00.
Inside it, the pedestrian streets and area T are limited 24 hours a day. The 7:00–20:00 window does not open those streets.
Without a permit, the digital ticket costs €6 for one day or €15 for four consecutive days. You activate it before entry and wait for the validation message. A one-day ticket ends at midnight. A four-day ticket ends at midnight on the third day after validation: validated on 5 April, it ends at midnight on 8 April.
After 20:00 the page says you can no longer validate it, because Sirio is no longer active. Per month and per vehicle you may use three one-day tickets, or one four-day ticket, not both.
| ZTL, all days | 7:00–20:00 |
|---|---|
| Pedestrian zones and Zona T | 24 hours, no day ticket accepted |
For a hotel, a bed and breakfast, a garage or a workshop inside the ZTL, you give the plate to the manager before you arrive, or on arrival. The manager sends it to the city and hands you a permit for the stay.
Even with a ticket, the page excludes area T, Azzo Gardino, the University, San Francesco-Pratello and Moline-Capo di Lucca ZTLs, the Archiginnasio, bus lanes and fully pedestrian streets. Those places need their own authorisation. Street parking stays paid.
The ticket page says to check the plate. If it is wrong, the car is not on the list and you risk the fine.
A foreign plate is entered by unticking “targa italiana”. The amount of the fine is not on the two pages. The fine comes through the Sirio check.
Tper, the public transport operator, runs car parks around the centre. Check its page for fares and bus links.
Tper car park outside the ZTL. See the Tper page for fares and bus links.
WebsiteTper car park with bus links to the centre. See the Tper page for fares and the P+BUS offer.
WebsiteTper park and ride near Ospedale Maggiore, listed by Bologna Welcome.
WebsiteCheck signs and rates on site before you park.
Amanda knows the Bologna ZTL. With Premium, it warns you when your route enters the zone, can plan a route around it and, if your destination is inside, suggests an arrival point just outside with parking nearby.
Speed cameras on the way are announced for free, about 30 seconds ahead.
If you stay at a hotel inside the ZTL, the hotel must still send your plate to the Comune. Amanda does not do this for you.
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Rules change. The signs on site and the official pages always have the final word.
