Moving to Ravenna for study or work: housing, areas, costs and practical advice
Start with the address you will travel to each day, your move-in and move-out dates, and your total budget. Ravenna’s university facilities are spread across several locations, so check your course timetable before choosing accommodation.
By the Stanz@Ravenna team · Updated 9 November 2026. This guide includes options beyond our own rooms. About us.
Choose an area around your daily journey
The historic centre can suit people attending central university buildings. Check the actual walking route, evening noise, floor and lift access. Around the station and Piazza Mameli, consider how often you will travel by train. Porta Adriana, Via Cavour and Piazza Baracca are useful reference points on the western side of the centre.
If your classes or laboratory work take place in Via Sant’Alberto, check that journey specifically. Medical students should check the route to the hospital in Viale Randi. If your workplace is outside the centre, test transport at your shift times.
UniBo lists teaching locations including Via Mariani 5 and Via Pasolini 23 for Cultural Heritage, Via Oberdan 1 for Law, Via Tombesi dall’Ova 55 for Engineering and Architecture, Via Sant’Alberto 163 for Sciences, and Viale Randi 5 for Medicine. Check the official Campus location list and your own timetable.
Compare the available housing options
Start with UniBo’s housing guidance. Options in Ravenna include ER.GO accommodation, the Santa Teresa student residence, Fondazione Flaminia housing and the Vetrina Alloggi notice board. Eligibility and deadlines vary: exchange students should check whether their programme is covered by each call.
Fondazione Flaminia’s housing service publishes information on applications, furnished accommodation and places that may become available during the year. Ask the service directly about your eligibility and dates.
A private room in a shared flat gives you your own bedroom, with some shared facilities. Ask how many people will live there, how many bathrooms they share and who manages bills and maintenance. If you rent an entire flat together, clarify what happens when one tenant leaves.
Managed co-living adds services, but compare the written terms rather than the label. Stanz@Ravenna offers 19 private rooms across three central apartments: compare Diaz, Mameli and Baracca. Availability depends on your dates.
Build a complete budget
Ask for rent, fixed bills, variable charges and mandatory services to be listed separately. Add transport, food and personal expenses to calculate your own monthly budget. Treat the security deposit as money you need upfront, separate from ongoing monthly costs.
On 9 November 2026, Flaminia’s public page lists selected single rooms at €200 per month in Via Le Corbusier and €290 in Via Nino Bixio, excluding utilities. These are prices for those specific housing schemes, subject to their terms and availability. They are not a market average for private rooms in Ravenna.
Check Flaminia’s current fees and application rules. This guide does not quote a private-market average because room types, services and rental periods are not directly comparable.
With any all-inclusive offer, ask about consumption limits, exclusions and adjustments. Do not assume the phrase means unlimited energy or water use.
Plan your travel and everyday transport
Plan the journey from the railway station to your accommodation, including luggage and key collection. For buses, use Start Romagna’s official journey planner for your actual travel date. Check evening returns as well as daytime services.
If you plan to cycle, check the entire route, crossings and secure bicycle storage at both ends. A short distance on a map does not tell you everything about the journey. Weigh any saving on rent against travel time and cost.
Read the contract before paying
Request a draft showing the parties, address, allocated room, shared areas, dates, rent, additional costs and notice conditions. Ask what each upfront payment is for and what happens if you cannot travel.
Clarify contract registration and the documentation you will receive. The Italian Revenue Agency’s rental guide explains registration procedures. For advice on your own agreement, contact an appropriate professional or tenant support service.
Agree how the deposit will be returned and how any deductions will be documented. At check-in, record the condition of the room and its contents with the person handing over the keys. Keep agreements and receipts.
Booking from abroad and your Italian tax code
Prepare your identification and intended dates, then ask which steps can be completed remotely. An online tax-code calculator or the code generated by Studenti Online is not a substitute for an official codice fiscale. Follow UniBo’s current instructions for your citizenship and entry procedure.
Our English booking guide explains the Stanz@Ravenna process without repeating the full procedure here.
Reduce the risk of rental scams
Ask for an in-person viewing or live video visit and check that the room and address match the offer. Photos and virtual tours show the space, but do not establish someone’s right to rent it out.
Check who you are dealing with and their role. Confirm changed payment details through an independently verified contact. A copy of an identity document alone is not enough: stolen identities have been used in fake student rental listings.
Italian police report on fake student rentals. Keep the listing, messages and receipts, and pause if you are pressured to pay before basic checks are possible.
Before you travel
Confirm your room, arrival time, key collection and a contact for delays. Ask what is provided, including bedding, kitchen equipment and internet, so you know what to bring.
To enquire about our rooms, send your dates and preferences. We provide current availability and terms before you commit. Read how our service works, or explore the apartment renovation story in Italian.