Yes, you can smoke at Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) after security, in the smoking room of about 19 m² the airport lists in its boarding area; its January 2020 terminal plan placed the smoking area on the first floor beside stair B, with gate A4 the nearest gate, and it publishes no current map position or hours, so ask staff for the way from your gate and whether it is open. The airport lists no smoking area outside the terminal; ask staff for the nearest place to smoke outside, and if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. Italian law lets a terminal keep a smoking room that meets its ventilation rules (Legge 16 gennaio 2003, n. 3, article 51).
Flying from Puglia’s other airport? Brindisi Airport lists no smoking area.
After security: the boarding-area smoking room
The airport lists a smoking room of about 19 m² in its boarding area, with internal display space whose branding it awarded to a sponsor in August 2026; it keeps the cleaning and major maintenance of the room itself. It publishes no current map position and no hours: its January 2020 terminal plan placed the smoking area on the first floor of the boarding concourse beside stair B, with gate A4 the nearest gate and gate A5 the next along, so ask staff for the way from your gate and whether the room is open. The VIP Lounge, in the boarding area after security for departing passengers with paid entry, lists no smoking facility.
Before security
The airport lists no smoking area before security or outside the terminal. Ask staff for the nearest place to smoke outside the building; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks.
Vaping
The airport publishes no vaping rule for Bari, so ask staff before you vape; the Italian rule on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco is on our Italy guide below.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Boarding area, after security | Yes | A smoking room of about 19 m²; the 2020 plan places it on the first floor beside stair B near gate A4; no hours published, ask staff |
| Before security, outside the terminal | Ask staff | The airport lists no smoking area; outside the airport property if there is none |
| Vaping | Ask staff | The airport publishes no rule for Bari |
For Italy’s airport smoking law, fines and the rule on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco, see our Italy airport guide.