Can you do Verona and Lake Garda in one day?

You could also add in Bardolino by taking a bus from Verona to Bardolino, walking the lakeside path to Garda (about a 45-50 minute stroll), a boat from Garda to Sirmione then returning by bus from Sirmione to Verona. You actually have lots of options for a day trip.



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Train. Train travel is very economical and efficient in Italy (as long as there isn't a strike!). Italo and Trenitalia are the two major train companies that operate a route from Verona to Lake Garda with around 44 trains running daily between the destinations and taking between 35 – 45 mins.

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Verona has a lovely and well preserved colliseum right in the main square of the town. Then there are some nice churches and the rest isn't worth a full day. Lake Garda has excellent scenery in the North at Riviera del Garda and Malcesine and busy but scenic places like Sirmione in the South.

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The distance from Verona Airport to Garda is 38 km. Taking a Verona Airport taxi or a private transfer will take around 35 minutes to get there, while the public buses will take closer to 2 hours to reach Lake Garda.

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There are two ways to get from Verona Airport to Lake Garda; taxi or bus. Taking an airport taxi will take just 35 minutes to reach Garda and will cost around €75.

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A bus ride from Verona to southern towns on lake Garda cost 3-6 euros per person one way (prices in 2023). The buses in Verona to Lake Garda usually start from Piazza Bra or Verona Porta Nuova train station. Bear in mind that often, the earliest buses start directly from Verona Porta Nuova train station.

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One of the most beautiful, most famous, and most visited towns of Lake Garda is certainly Limone del Garda, on the Brescian coast, 35km from the town of Salò and 9.5km from Riva del Garda, built along the 45 bis Western Gardesana Highway.

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Verona is one of the best places to visit in Italy because it has everything you want in an Italian city – romance, an arena, a magnificent castle, rivers flowing through the city, and beautiful gardens and piazzas. And it only takes one day in Verona to fall in love with its romantic charm.

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There are two ways to get from Verona Airport to Lake Garda; taxi or bus. Taking an airport taxi will take just 35 minutes to reach Garda and will cost around €75. On the other hand, taking the public buses will take closer to 2 hours, as there is no direct connection, and this trip will cost €8 per person.

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How Long To Spend in Verona. We think three days is perfect for a first-time, reasonably paced visit of Verona. This makes it the ideal location for a European city break but, if you factor in a day trip or two (see below), you could easily stretch it out to a week.

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The journey time in a taxi from Verona Airport to Sirmione will be around 40 minutes and the cost will be approximately €70.

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For a castle and Roman ruins, go to Lake Garda; for opulent villas and gardens, opt for Lake Como. Lake Como's town of Sirmione may be touristy, but it also boasts two popular sights: the imposing Scaligero Castle, which dates back to the 13th century, and the ruins of the Grotte di Catullo, an ancient Roman spa.

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Average Daily Costs While meal prices in Lake Garda can vary, the average cost of food in Lake Garda is €42 per day. Based on the spending habits of previous travelers, when dining out an average meal in Lake Garda should cost around €17 per person. Breakfast prices are usually a little cheaper than lunch or dinner.

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Here are our ideas for how to get the most out of one day on Lake Garda. Make the most of your time on a tour around Lake Garda's perimeter, savoring the scenery and stopping at picturesque towns such as Limone sul Garda and Riva del Garda—all without having to fuss about transportation or parking.

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Driving distance around Lake Garda Touring the whole of Lake Garda by car is around 90 miles (140km). If you didn't stop it would take about 3 hours, however, this is traffic dependent, and I'm sure you'll want to stop for a gelato.

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Yes, there is a direct train from Peschiera del Garda to Venice. We usually find around 26 direct trains on the route from Peschiera del Garda to Venice every weekday.

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