50 metres from T1, this is BLQ’s sprint-stop car park
P1 Express sits directly in front of Bologna Airport’s Terminal 1, roughly 50–70 metres from the departures doors, so you walk it in about 1–2 minutes with a rollaboard. It’s a short-stay car park, best used for quick departures, drop-offs that run long, or meeting an arrival when you want the car close to the terminal.
This is a barrier-controlled outdoor lot with marked spaces and pay machines linked to BLQ’s main parking system. You take a ticket at entry, then pay at the automated kiosks or at the cashier before driving out. Because it’s so close to T1, spaces can fill at peak times like Monday mornings and Sunday evenings, even though turnover is high.
Pricing at P1 Express runs higher than BLQ’s long-stay options such as P3 and P4, with the first few hours priced in tight increments, then climbing steeply after the first 24 hours. It usually makes sense for visits under 24 hours, airport runs, or business trips of just 1 day, but for 2–3 days or more, the daily total often beats you up compared with the economy car parks.
Access is simple: follow “P1 Express” signs as you approach the terminal on Via del Triumvirato, then keep right for the short-stay ramp instead of looping toward the farther long-stay areas. The entrance barrier sits just before the main departures drop-off lane, so you decide at the last roundabout if you’re parking or only dropping curbside.
Final call: if your traveler is landing at BLQ and you want to be at arrivals within 3–4 minutes of their message, use P1 Express; for anything over about 24 hours, look at the cheaper long-stay lots and add the 5–10 extra minutes on foot or shuttle instead.