The city centre is not big and so it can be discovered by foot. The best way to discover every corner of the city is by foot but in order to reach other areas inside the city using the public system is a good idea - also because the public transport system is efficient and the means of transporting run on time and are clean.
By Bus, Train And Cableway
Bolzano has an excellent public transport system, which includes buses, cableways and commuter rail. Within Bolzano itself, you can get a single trip ticket including a second trip, if within 45 minutes after the printing for the bus for â¬1.50. If you want to use the bus many times and/or with other people, you can buy the "Value Card" "Wertkarte" or "Carta Valore" for â¬5, â¬10 or â¬25. In city buses the trip will cost just â¬1.20 and you can use this card on all types of transport system in South Tyrol: on the interurban buses, on the cableways of the SAD System, on the "Mendelbahn" and on all the trains from Innsbruck to Trento and on all urban buses in 14 other towns Meran, Brixen, Schlanders, Bruneck, Laives/Bronzolo/Vadena, Mals, Toblach, Kaltern, Algund, Lana, Eppan, Neumarkt, Sterzing and Sand in Taufers and in Innsbruck here you have to stamp your ticket at the green stamping machines at the train station. Tickets can be bought at the ticket machine directly on the bus, which sell single trip tickets and â¬5 value cards. Consider that it accepts coins only if you are likely to buy a value card - and bus drivers will not change banknotes for money. Ticket can be bought also in a few tobacco and newspapers shops throughout the city.
The South Tyrolean Transport and Fare System offers a 7-day travel card called Mobilcard (http://www.mobilcard.info/) for â¬18 and a 3-day travel card for â¬13 which allows the free use of all city buses in Bolzano and the entire South Tyrol transport system.There is also a 7-day travel card for one of three areas for â¬15. South Tyrol is divided in a western, a central and a eastern area, but the Bolzano bus network is included in all of them. If you are also planning to visit the metropolitan area, the Mobilcard for the Central area is the best option. There is a 50% young person's discount.
For all information about costs and tickets on the South Tyrolean Integrated Transport and Fare System web site (http://www.sii.bz.it) also complete in English. About timetable and bus maps of Bolzano's/Bozen's city transport service on the SASA (http://www.sasabz.it) web site Italian and German and of South Tyrol region on the SAD (http://www.sad.it) web site at the moment only in Italian and German available.
By bike
In Italy the city has one of the most developed network of cycle paths with about 30km composed of 8 main routes. Guided tours are available. Maps are available in tourist offices and online (http://www.comune.bolzano...).
Rentals are available in the following places:
Station avenue Bahnhofsallee/viale Stazione close to Walther square
main square of Gries
The service (http://www.gemeinde.bozen...) is available from 4 April until 31 October 7:30AM-8PM October until 7PM and is very cheap: â¬1 for 6 hours, â¬2 for more than 6 hours. Deposit â¬10.
Cycles can be rented all year round from Bolzano Tourist Board for â¬5 a day.
In the fahrradfreundliches Bozen / Bolzano città della bicicletta bike friendly Bozen, the bike's city there are specific road signs that help the city biker. A lot of big table maps are placed in many parts of the city. On the bike trail #1 after crossed the Talfer river direction city centre is placed an electronic table which obtains the number of passed bikes. On the city website (http://www.comune.bolzano...) there is a map which can be helpful for reaching specific places.
By taxi
In Bolzano taxis are not so common, and sometimes at night getting a taxi can be difficult because there is no bus service and everyone will use them.There are taxi ranks in front of the railway stations, on Walther Square, Gries Square and other major squares and places. Taxis are only on call available. Bozen's taxi service is powered by Radio Taxi Funk (http://www.ratabz.it) 24h24 calling 0471 98 11 11. Taxis in Bolzano can be very expensive airport to city centre about â¬30.
By car
Driving inside the city makes no sense - the public transport system is more than enough for traveling inside Bolzano. In the rush hours traffic is intense. However the main streets for car circulation are ring road along the Eisack river in the South, the Drusus road from West to the centre, the Italy avenue, the Freedom avenue, and the Rome street in the new city.
Driving in the historic centre is forbidden and the city centre is forbidden for the EURO 0 cars. In winter from November to March the whole city is forbidden for the EURO 0 cars in order to prevent air pollution. In cases of high concentration of polluted substances the streets are forbidden also for EURO 1 cars. On the website of the City of Bolzano there is a map of the areas concerned (http://www.comune.bolzano...) and other infos only in German and Italian.