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GETTING THERE & AWAY
Air
Verona's international airport is Valerio
Catullo in Villafranca, 12 km
southwest of the city center. There
is a shuttle bus service (APT bus)
every 20 minutes between the airport
and the Porta Nuova railway station
and Piazza Cittadella near the
center. Train
Verona's railway station is the Stazione
Porta Nuova south of the Piazza
Brà, and it's easily accessible via
the west-east Milan-Venice line as
well as the north-south
Brennero-Rome line. At least 30
trains daily run west from Venice
(86 min. to 2 hr.). Even more arrive
from Milan (85 min. to 2 hr.).
Trains also connect Verona with
Vicenza (30-50 min.); Padua (35-50
min.); and Bologna (40 min. to 2
hr.). Bus
The bus station, A.P.T. (Azienda
Provinciale Trasporti) is located at
Piazza XXV Aprile, directly across
from the train station. Buses arrive
here from all regional destinations.
Although there is bus service to
Vicenza, Padua, and Venice (only the
summertime departures for Venice are
direct; in other months there's a
change), it is generally easier to
travel by train. Car
The Serenissima autostrada (A4)
links Venice and Milan; the exit for
downtown Verona is Verona Sud.
Coming from the north or south, use
the A22 autostrada and exit at
Verona Nord.
GETTING
AROUND
Via Roma, Via Mazzini, Via
Cappello, Via Leoni and Corso
Portoni Borsari are all exclusively
pedestrian precincts. The city buses
are colored orange and marked AMT.
Tickets can be bought at tobaccherie
(tobacconists) which display white
'T' outside the shop and from
newsagents, and they must be
obtained before you board the bus. A
daily tourist ticket is also
available and is valid for all
routes in the city. You can visit
Lake Garda and the Veronese
mountains by taking a regional bus
colored blue. The bus station is in
the square outside Porta Nuova
Railway Station. Tickets for these
buses must be purchased in advance.
Taxis are available but they do not
just stop anywhere, their ranks can
be found at the railway station and
in the city center or upon
appointment by phone.
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