FNB rail €5.30 / ~15–17′ to Centrale; Pay and Go contactless works; taxi Centrale is a posted band (~€23–€25).

Follow Treni / Ferrotramviaria signs from Arrivals into the ~300 m pedestrian tunnel to the airport rail stop (inside the campus, fully electrified line since 2013). Trains run toward Bari Centrale and onward toward Barletta. Trenitalia sells an integrated Regionale + Ferrotramviaria ticket to/from “Bari Aeroporto Karol Wojtyła” for €5.30 from Bari Centrale (no discount on the Ferrotramviaria portion). Ferrotramviaria’s Pay and Go contactless EMV / Apple Pay / Google Pay readers at Centrale and the Airport gates charge the same €5.30 for that OD with daily validity — one card = one person; Amex / Pagobancomat-only cards are called out as unsupported on the operator page. Tempesta Autoservizi shuttle to Centrale is the bag-friendly road option (~25–30 min; AdP historically listed €4.15 — verify before you travel). AMTAB Line 16 is slower but useful if you already hold city tickets. Licensed taxi ranks use posted predetermined airport bands — confirm the board (Centrale often €23–€25).

Classic 100 ml LAGs; Fast Track €5; Work Lounge €25 bundles Fast Track.

ENAC still applies classic LAG rules at Bari: containers ≤100 ml inside one transparent resealable ≤1 L bag, presented separately; large electronics out unless a lane posts otherwise. BRI is not among the small set of Italian airports with a temporary CT >100 ml concession. AdP Fast Track is a dedicated pre-filter entrance (not a separate X-ray machine) sold for €5 online, at the airport ticket office, or at the “fly cash” machine by first-floor security; each voucher lasts up to 6 months. Summer Ryanair / leisure banks still jam bag drop and the main security hall — buy Fast Track when the standard queue is visibly long, or take the Work Lounge €25 bundle that includes Fast Track.

Work Lounge 05:00–23:00: Priority Pass / LoungeKey / Amex finder plus €25 day pass (Fast Track included); VIP Lounge closed.

AdP closed the old VIP Lounge (notice: inaccessible from 16 April) and points passengers to the Work Lounge on the airside mezzanine after security: continue right past the Bari Vecchia / “N-dèrre a la lanze” restaurant, then stairs or lift. Published hours 05:00–23:00; max stay 3 hours; departing passengers only; under-12 free with a paying adult. Day pass €25 on the AdP shop includes Fast Track (usable any time that day). Expect ~78 seats, two meeting rooms, four focus rooms, self-service focaccia/sandwiches/salads/fruit/dessert plus water, wine, beer, soft drinks and coffee, Wi-Fi and device charging — productive, not a classic champagne lounge. Live Priority Pass lists this same Work Lounge daily 05:00–23:00 with a 3-hour max stay and under-12 free; Mastercard / LoungeKey and the US Amex Platinum lounge finder show the same product. Pre-book the €25 day pass if you also want Fast Track bundled.

Record ~8M traffic; summer banks busy; EES rolling out for non-EU arrivals; BRI ≠ BDS.

Assaeroporti puts 2025 at 7.98M passengers (+9.7%), with international growth outpacing domestic. Expect heavier security and gate congestion on weekend and July–August leisure banks. Non-EU arrivals are rolling onto the EU Entry/Exit System (AdP notice from 20 Oct 2025 for Bari/Brindisi — phased for arrivals first). Single-runway ops mean weather or a blocked 07/25 can cascade delays — watch your airline app. Bari (BRI) is not Brindisi (BDS): different city, different airport, different ground links.