First 10 minutes at BLQ’s Kiss and Fly are free
The Kiss and Fly zone at Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport sits directly in front of Terminal T1, next to the main departures entrance. Cars pull in via the signed access road off Via del Triumvirato, drop passengers, and loop back out toward the city or the A14. It’s a true stop-and-go area, not meant for waiting or long goodbyes.
You usually get about 10 minutes free here before charges start (check the current tariff boards on arrival, as prices change). After that, the minute-by-minute rate climbs fast compared with the standard car parks P1 or P2. This is meant for a quick bag unload, not checking in at the desk and coming back 40 minutes later.
Access is straightforward: barriers issue a paper ticket with the entry time, and payment machines sit close to the T1 terminal doors and in the adjacent multi-storey car park. Machines take cards and cash in euros, but the contactless readers can be fussy, so keep a chip-and-PIN card handy. Lose the ticket and you’ll likely pay the daily maximum listed on the board.
Police and airport staff do patrol the Kiss and Fly rows and will move cars that sit with hazard lights on for longer than the posted limit. The area has marked lanes and pedestrian crossings leading straight into T1 departures, so you’re at the check-in hall doors in under 2 minutes from the curb with roll-aboards.
Tip: if you expect more than 15–20 minutes on the ground at BLQ, skip Kiss and Fly and head directly to P1 short-stay instead; the walk to T1 is roughly 3–5 minutes and usually works out cheaper than overrunning the drop-off clock.