Where a car takes you from Bologna
These are the day trips from Bologna on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Modena (balsamico, Massimo Bottura) Modena, 25 minutes from Bologna by train, is the capital of Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale DOP, the Confraternita del Tortellino headquarters
- Parma (prosciutto, Parmigiano) Parma, an hour from Bologna by train, is the capital of Prosciutto di Parma DOP and Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, home to the Salumeria Garibaldi salumi sh
- Reggio Emilia (Parmigiano dairies) Reggio Emilia, 45 minutes from Bologna by train, is the second Parmigiano Reggiano stronghold with the working dairies at Caseificio La Battagliola
- Ferrara (cappellacci di zucca, salama da sugo) Ferrara, 45 minutes from Bologna by train, is the Renaissance UNESCO city famous for cappellacci di zucca (pumpkin tortelli), salama da sugo
- Savigno (white truffle) Savigno, an hour from Bologna by car, is the Apennine truffle village at the heart of the Bolognese white truffle harvest
- Dozza (Enoteca Regionale, painted town) Dozza, 45 minutes from Bologna by car, is the painted hilltop town housing the Enoteca Regionale dell'Emilia-Romagna in the 13th-century Rocca Sforzes
Booking a car in Bologna
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 6.67 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Dollar, Europcar, Green Motion, Hertz, Keddy, Locauto, Maggiore
- Pick up at
- Bologna Airport · Bologna Train Station
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.