The Ducati museum is designed to narrate the history of the company along four different routes that guide the visitor from its origins to the present day. 

The factory plant was inaugurated in 1936 when the Ducati family chose Borgo Panigale as the location to transfer the production of the Manens capacitor which, until then, was produced initially in the basement of a building located in Via Collegio di Spagna in the centre of Bologna, and later in the villa owned by the Ducati family, in Via Guidotti. Since then this is Ducati’s main headquarters where the Ducati motorcycles are designed, assembled and shipped all over the world. 

Since then this is Ducati’s main headquarters where the Ducati motorcycles are designed, assembled and shipped all over the world.You will be accompanied during the factory tour by one of our guides who will show you where and how our bikes are conceived; you will pass through the mechanical processing department (where the timing systems and crankshafts are prepared in continuous cycle), the engine assembly area (where the new V4 engine assembly line is located), and then on to the vehicle assembly lines up to the testing and shipping area. 

The Emilia Romagna region was formed by the merging together of different yet complementary areas. Between the lapping waves of the Adriatic Sea and the peaks of the Apennines lies a wonderful variety of history, traditions and landscapes. 

Entry is guaranteed to those with booking and ticket purchased online.

July

• Open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

August

• Open Monday to Sunday.
• Closed on Wednesdays
• Closed from 9th to 15th August.

Last entry: 45 minutes before closing time

Check the availability by clicking “Buy a ticket”

Visits to the Ducati factory are temporarily suspended. If you want to visit the factory online, purchase the Ducati Factory Online Journey. 

Tours are available by booking online only and for a limited number of visitors.
A maximum of 10 people are allowed to take part in each tour.
At the first access control bay, the Ducati concierge will take the body temperature of all visitors. Those whose body temperature is equal to or higher than 37.5°C will not be allowed to access. In such cases, the Company will issue a Voucher to allow the visitor to book another tour.

In addition:

• You must present a signed self-certification form at the entrance. The form is issued at the same time as the entrance ticket when purchased online.
• Surgical masks must be worn at all times. If the visitor does not have one, it will be provided by the Museum staff.
• For the entire period spent inside the company facilities, it is mandatory to maintain the personal safety distance of at least 1 m and to wear the mask correctly.
• In order to guarantee more availability to visitors and to avoid social gatherings, the maximum duration of the tour is 45 minutes which can be managed independently by the Museum.
• Access to certain Museum halls is foreseen for a maximum of seven people at a time, according to slots calculated on the dimensions and logistics of the spaces. Inside the Museum, there are distancing signs on the ground that we ask you to strictly comply with.
• It is prohibited to touch any displayed objects or surface anywhere inside the entire company premises. 
• Please strictly observe the entrance time indicated on the ticket because access is not allowed before the indicated time; in the same way, late arrivals may preclude your access to the tour. Please note that the tickets are not refundable.
• There are dispensers with alcoholic hand sanitiser solutions at the entrances of all tour areas. Please sanitise your hands as often as possible.

Address: Ducati Motor Holding - Via Antonio Cavalieri Ducati, 3 - Bologna.  

• Car/motorbike

Plan your trip with the navigator/Google Maps etc. Our address is: Ducati Motor Holding - Via Antonio Cavalieri Ducati, 3 - Bologna. Free public parking is available in the vicinity of the company .  

• From Bologna Central Train Station

- taxi (about 20 minutes)

- bus (about 40 minutes). From Bologna Central Station in front of the main entrance take line number 36 direction Barca or 39 peripheral left. Get off at the first stop in Via Lame and from the same stop take line number 13 in the direction of Via Normandia - Borgo Panigale. Get off at the "Borgo Panigale - Ducati Museum" stop. Bus timetable.

- train (about 10 minutes) departing from the West platform with destination Porretta Terme or Vignola. Get off at Borgo Panigale station, on the right, 20 meters up the stairs that lead to the overpass. At the top of the ramps is the bus stop. Take line 13 towards Via Normandia- Borgo Panigale and get off at the stop, "Borgo Panigale - Museo Ducati".

Via Cavalieri Ducati is located 50 meters ahead on the left. Ducati Moto Holding is about 200 meters away, on the right side of the street.

• From Guglielmo Marconi Bologna BLQ airport

 Ducati is about 4 km away. Take a taxi from the parking lot located at the exit of the Arrivals terminal.

Bologna taxi service
Cotabo tel. + 39 051 372727
CO.SE.PU.RI tel. + 39 051 519090
SACA tel. + 39 6349444
Taxi cat tel. + 39 051 534141

You can't resist the temptation to come to see us, but now you can't or you have already been to Borgo Panigale but nostalgia is setting in? A new digital experience awaits you!

The Online Journey provided by the Ducati Museum staff allows you to discover the history, tradition and how a Ducati motorcycle is born, from wherever you are, using a PC, smartphone or tablet connection.

A 45-minute interactive experience, with a dedicated guide who will accompany you in live streaming inside the Museum or through the production lines to discover how the red Borgo Panigale motorcycles are born and assembled. Real close encounters with lathes, screwdrivers, engine assembly, vehicle assembly and final testing and inspection.

During the visit you can interact with your guide using the Zoom platform with Q&A function.

To take part in one of our online tours, purchase your ticket and the day before the booked tour you will receive the link to access the Zoom platform.

To ensure the best possible management of the service, booking and purchase of Online Journeys are possible up to 42 hours before the live streaming.