Is Venice close to Lake Garda?

At 87 miles (140 km) away, Peschiera del Garda on Lake Garda is the closest lakefront city to Venice and easily reachable by train. While the lakes farther to the west, such as Lake Como or Lake Maggiore are reachable by train, a rental car is a more practical option.



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Full-day excursion from Lake Garda to Venice. Enjoy your private transfer by boat from Tronchetto to St. Mark's Square. Explore Venice through a walking tour among the alleyways and squares of the historical centre.

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The fastest trains from Venice to Peschiera del Garda take around 1 hour and 11 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 126 kilometres. On weekdays, the first train leaving Venice is scheduled to depart at around 05:40. The last departure is usually at around 21:02.

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Lake Garda is easier to get to from Venice and Verona; Lake Como is closer to Milan.

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Verona. Verona is surely the closest big city near Lake Garda, as well as the one with the closest international airport. Moreover, it's also easily reachable by train, as there are regular connections.

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At 87 miles (140 km) away, Peschiera del Garda on Lake Garda is the closest lakefront city to Venice and easily reachable by train. While the lakes farther to the west, such as Lake Como or Lake Maggiore are reachable by train, a rental car is a more practical option.

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Location. Depending on your other travel plans and location, one destination may make more sense logistically. Although Lake Como and Lake Garda are only about 2.5 hours away from each other in northern Italy.

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A compact city, it's easy to cover all of the Verona attractions in a day trip from Venice. Walks of Italy, one of our favorite small group tour companies for their Italian expertise, makes a day trip from Venice to Verona easy.

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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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Sicily is approximately 900 miles (1,451 km) from the Lakes District, which includes lakes Maggiore, Como, Lugano, Iseo, and Garda.

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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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The best way to get from Venice Airport to Lake Garda is with a private taxi transfer. The distance between Venice Airport and Lake Garda is approximately 167 kilometers, meaning you can reach your destination in Lake Garda in approximately 2hr 29min.

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Lake Garda is not exactly Sardinia when it comes to beaches, but nonetheless, some good beaches are scattered along its beautiful shores. The natural beaches of Garda are mostly pebble; the few sandy beaches are the result of the local councils dropping a lot of lovely soft golden sand on top of the pebbles.

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