THE VERONA OPERA FESTIVAL - DIRECTIONS AND TRANSPORT DETAILS
If you are attending the Verona opera season at
the Arena di Verona, there are a number of ways to reach your destination.
By car
Take the A4 motorway Serenissima, running Milan-Venice; take the
Verona Sud exit. Or take the A22 Motorway Brennero-Modena, then
the A4 Milan-Venice, in the direction of Venice, and exit at Verona
Sud. Follow signs for 'all directions' ('tutte le direzioni') then
signs for the city centre. Rough distances from Verona by motorway
to the major cities is as follows: Verona 51km, Brescia 68km,
Padua (Padova) 84km, Trento 103km, Venice 114km, Bologna, 142km,
Bolzano
157km, Milan 161km, Florence 230km, Rome 600km and Naples 800km.
By Bus or train
Public buses (coloured blue) link the centre of Verona to the towns
and villages around (and Lake Garda). The bus station is right
opposite the train station (APTV Service) and there are routes
and timetables here. The main train station is Verona Porta Nuova,
which has the Milan-Venice and Brennero-Rome mainline. Direct and
InterCity trains run from all the northern Italian cities throughout
the day; travelling times include Padua (40 minutes), Vicenza (30
minutes), Venice (90 minutes), Milan two hours and Rome five hours.
Take a city bus (numbers 11, 12, 13, 14, 72 and 73) from the rail
station into the city centre. Ask for Piazza Bra: the Arena di
Verona is found in this central square of Verona.
By plane
Verona international airport (Airport Catullo in Villafranca) is
some 10km south-west of the centre of Verona. A shuttle bus to
and from the airport runs every 20 minutes or so from 6.10am to
11.30pm. The airport bus stops at Porta Nuova Railway Station.
Brescia Montichiari Airport (some 52km from Verona) has a shuttle
bus running twice a day, morning and evening to Porta Nuova Railway
Station.
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