Getting around · Verona · Italy
Getting around Verona
Public transport, passes, airport connections and when a car makes sense.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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Quick answer
Verona's centre fits inside a bend of the Adige and is best explored on foot: Piazza Bra to Ponte Pietra is about 15 minutes. ATV buses link Porta Nuova station, the airport and outlying districts, and much of the old town is a limited-traffic zone. Not for the city, where the old town is a limited-traffic zone with camera-enforced fines.
Key facts
- Main way around
- Walking
- Airports
- VRN, VCE, BGY
- Need a car?
- Sometimes
- Travel pass
- Verona Card
Ways to get around
Walking
Most sights lie within a 20-minute walk of Piazza Bra, and pedestrian streets such as Via Mazzini link the main squares.
Bus
ATV city buses connect Porta Nuova station with Piazza Bra, Castelvecchio, San Zeno and Veronetta, and ATV also runs buses to Lake Garda and the Valpolicella villages.
Buy tickets before boarding at tobacconists or machines and validate them on board.
Train
Verona Porta Nuova has high-speed trains to Venice in about 1 hour 10 minutes, Milan in about 1 hour 15 minutes and Bologna in under an hour, plus regional trains to Peschiera del Garda, Vicenza and Padua.
Cable car
A short funicular climbs from beside the Roman Theatre to the Castel San Pietro viewpoint, saving the steep stairs.
Taxi
Taxis wait at Porta Nuova and Piazza Bra and are useful for the airport or late after the opera, when queues can be long.
Tickets and passes
Verona Card
A 24- or 48-hour card covering the main civic museums and monuments, including the Arena, Castelvecchio, the Torre dei Lamberti and several churches, plus city buses; worth it if you visit three or more paid sights a day.
From the airport
Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) is about 12 km southwest of the centre; the ATV Aerobus shuttle reaches Porta Nuova station in about 15–20 minutes, and a taxi takes about 20 minutes. Many visitors fly into Venice, Bergamo or Milan and continue by train.
Do you need a car?
Not for the city, where the old town is a limited-traffic zone with camera-enforced fines. A car helps for Valpolicella wineries and the smaller Lake Garda villages; trains and buses cover the main day trips.
Reaching the day trips
| Destination | Travel time | How |
|---|---|---|
| Sirmione, Lake Garda | About 40–60 minutes by train and bus | Train to Desenzano or Peschiera, then bus or boat |
| Valpolicella | About 20–30 minutes by car | Car, wine tour or ATV bus |
| Venice | About 1 hour 10 minutes by high-speed train | Train from Porta Nuova to Venezia Santa Lucia |
| Vicenza | About 25–30 minutes by train | Regional or high-speed train |
| Mantua | About 45 minutes by regional train | Regional train from Porta Nuova |
| Padua | About 40–50 minutes by train | High-speed or regional train |
| Malcesine and Monte Baldo | About 1.5 hours by bus or car | ATV bus or car along Lake Garda's eastern shore |
Questions travellers ask
+Do you need a car in Verona?
Not for the city, where the old town is a limited-traffic zone with camera-enforced fines. A car helps for Valpolicella wineries and the smaller Lake Garda villages; trains and buses cover the main day trips.
+How do you get from the airport to Verona?
Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) is about 12 km southwest of the centre; the ATV Aerobus shuttle reaches Porta Nuova station in about 15–20 minutes, and a taxi takes about 20 minutes. Many visitors fly into Venice, Bergamo or Milan and continue by train.
+What is the best way to get around Verona?
Walking: Most sights lie within a 20-minute walk of Piazza Bra, and pedestrian streets such as Via Mazzini link the main squares.