Modena Transportation

I came by train from Milan. Modena is on the train line betwen Bari and Milano so there are many trains stopping here, you do not necessary need to take the fast and expensive ones, look for the sign RV regionale veloca on italian rail website: www.trenitalia.it they are the cheapest ones.

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Modena Centrale, its train station for Trenitalia Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato, is located at Piazza Dante, 14.

Modena’s train line is the (Milano-) Piacenza-Parma-Modena-Bologna; it is easily reached from the main nearest towns. The train station is not far from the town center, it is easy to reach on foot.

Hours for window service to buy tickets for national and international rail travel are Monday through Sunday, 6.00 a.m. - 9.00 p.m. Self-service ticket machines are available. There is not a luggage drop-off office.

The Italian love of art is on display at Modena Centrale. A mosaic of an early 19th-century train carriage entitled “Vis a Vis” (see photo #3) helps to relieve the tedium of the waiting room.

Modena Bus system work very good. The buses are frequent and they will take you wherever you need to go. You can find detailed list of the routes and timetable on their site.
You don't need to purchase tickets in advance, just get onboard with coins. One way will cost you 1.20 euros and the automatic machine does not give change.

If flying to Modena the best way to get there is to fly to Bologna, catch a bus into town and then get the train from platfrom 1 (west) to Modena, it takes around twenty minutes. There are trains every twenty minutes and it is definately quickest to arrive by train.
The best way to get around the centre of Modena is on foot.

Alternatively, in order to travel from one side of town to the other there are lots of buses from outside the bus station or all the way along via emilia. Most people in Modena travel around on rickety old bikes - it might seem odd at first but the terrain is very flat and this is a very practical method.

This is a new service that takes you around Modena, it goes in the city and in the cities nearby, you can buy a voucher for the all itinerary or just for the single trip you intend to do. One of the most important stop is the galleria Ferrari at Maranello though I did not particulary liked it, I reccomend the Sassuolo castle as it's really beautiful.