Getting around Verona

Getting around Verona comes down to two questions: how to reach Piazza Bra from the airport or the station, and what to do with a car. The loop through the centre you will walk yourself, and it is a pleasant walk.

From the airport to the station

The Aerobus 199 leaves from the stop outside the arrivals hall and runs without intermediate stops to Porta Nuova, the last stop, on the forecourt of the railway station. The ride takes 15 min and the fare is €7. Buses come about every twenty minutes, which is enough that you rarely wait long.

Payment is contactless. Tap a bank card or a phone wallet on the reader inside the bus, wait for the green light, and you are done, with no paper receipt to keep. The Verona Card does not work on this line. If you arrive by train instead, Milan takes 1 h 13–15 and Venice 1 h 15 – 1 h 20, and both trains end at the same Porta Nuova.

From the station to Piazza Bra

Porta Nuova is not in the old town, and the thought that Verona is small enough to skip transport falls apart here. Corso Porta Nuova runs straight from the station to Piazza Bra, about twenty minutes on foot, and the Arena appears at the end of the street.

With a suitcase the bus is the better idea. Lines 11, 12, 13, 51 and 52 leave from the forecourt in front of the station and stop at Piazza Bra, and on holidays and in the evening lines 90, 92, 94, 96, 97 and 98 do the same. A single ride costs €1.50. Several other lines stop near Castelvecchio, about 500 m from the Arena along Via Roma.

Tickets and the Verona Card

Every ticket must be stamped on boarding, including when you change buses, and single tickets and carnets are personal. The table lists what is sold, and the app Ticket Bus Verona or the ATV ticket office sells the group and off-peak tickets.

The Verona Card starts at the first entry or the first bus ride, and you buy it in the app or at the IAT tourist office at Via Leoncino 61, next to the Arena. It pays off only when you enter several of the paid sights, so add up your own list before you buy, and remember that the tower lift costs extra on the spot. The Arena also charges a different rate on festival days. Juliet's House needs a time slot booked in advance.

Around the centre on foot

The route that most people take starts on Piazza Bra and follows the pedestrian Via Mazzini to Piazza delle Erbe. From the Erbe you continue to Ponte Pietra, and the cable car up to Castel San Pietro costs €2 (return €3.20). In the other direction Via Roma leads from Piazza Bra to Castelvecchio, about 500 m.

San Zeno lies outside this loop, so take a city bus or walk. Ticket prices for individual sights are on the budget page, and this one stays with the way between them.

The old town is a limited traffic zone, the ZTL Città Antica, and since 28 October 2024 it has no free hours. Without a permit you reserve an entry beforehand in the Tap&Park app or on the Citypass portal, tied to your licence plate, with up to four entries a month. Hotel guests inside the zone do not reserve, because the hotel registers the plate with the local police, but this does not cover apartments.

Cameras at the gates by Piazza Bra, Ponte Aleardi, Ponte Navi and Via San Paolo have issued fines since 21 September 2026, and one costs €98.50. The sensible plan is to leave the car at the edge of the zone, in the Arena, Cittadella or Isolo car park, and do the rest on foot. After a performance at the Arena a free shuttle runs to the Park Centro car park.

2 daysThe itinerary page puts these walks in order for two or three days.Verona in 2 days →

Where to stayWhere to sleep decides how far the station is, and the accommodation page compares the districts.Where to stay in Verona →

FoodThe food page covers where to eat once the walking is done.What to eat in Verona →

BudgetThe budget page adds up entry prices and daily costs.What Verona costs →

When to goThe page on when to go shows which months suit the Arena and the walking.The best time to visit Verona →

Day tripsThe excursions page shows what reaches beyond the city.Day trips from Verona →

Hidden gemsThe page on quieter places leads to corners away from the main loop.Verona across the river: the garden, the bridge and the theatre the centre loop skips →