Bologna is a main stop on the Italian rail system and all of the most important national and international lines pass through it. Trains depart from Milan and Rome to Bologna almost every hour. For more information regarding train schedules and stations please go to: www.trenitalia.com

To get from the Bologna Central Station to the Ducati factory, you can either take a taxi (about 13 Euros and a 15 minute ride) a bus (1 Euro bus ticket and an approximately 40 minute ride) or a suburban train (1 Euro ticket and the trip takes about 25 minutes) Taxi The taxi stop is in the small square in front of the station. Ducati is located on Via Cavalieri Ducati 3, Borgo Panigale. Tell the taxi driver, sit back and relax. Bus To take a bus, get on bus number 36 going towards the “Barca” or the number 39 that circles the city. From either bus, get off a the first stop in Via Lame and change to bus number 13, going towards “Borgo Panigale”. Get off the bus at the stop named “Ducati”, at the intersection between via Marco Emilio Lepido and Via Cavalieri Ducati. Take Via Ducati (coming from the centre of Bologna, it is a left turn) and you will find the entrance to the Factory on your right after approximately 100 metres. Suburban Train From the Bologna station you can take a “Suburbana,” the suburban train service to the Borgo Panigale station. When you get off the train in Borgo Panigale, go up the stairs to the street above you and the bus stop. Take bus number 13 and get off at the 3rd stop at the intersection between via Marco Emilio Lepido and Via Cavalieri Ducati, the “Ducati” stop. Take Via Ducati (coming from the centre of Bologna, it is a left turn) and you will find the entrance to the Factory on your right after approximately 100 metres.

For more information on the Suburban train, visit http://www.atc.bo.it or http://www.suburbanafbv.it/

   Ducati Factory and Museum Information

Ducati Museum and Factory are open for guided tours only upon reservation:
  • From Monday to Friday: first tour at 11.00am - second tour 4.00pm
  • Saturday: first tour 9.30am - second tour 11.00am. Closing time 1.00pm
  • Sunday: closed
Entrance and visits during the day are free of charge.
Italian and english tours are definite; only by request and for groups of minimum 10 people tours are in: French, Spanish, German, Chinese and Japanese.
Closed during Eastern vacations, summer break, Chistmas vacations and on all Italian public or bank holidays.
It is strictly forbidden to use cameras inside the factory whereas it is allowed in the museum.

We regret that access to the factory for minors (14 years old or less) is not possible unless accompanied by an adult.

Address:
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., via Antonio Cavalieri Ducati, 3, 40132 Bologna - Italy.

TOUR RESERVATION:
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  • Tel. +39(0)51 6413343 - Monday trough Friday 10.00am - 11.00am and 2.00pm - 4.00pm