Verona’s central sights cluster around Piazza Bra, Piazza delle Erbe and Ponte Pietra. Getting between them is straightforward, but arriving with luggage, travelling to San Zeno or reaching the Castel San Pietro terrace calls for a different kind of journey. Porta Nuova is the starting point for the station-to-centre buses and the airport connection.
Walking, buses, taxis, bikes and the funicular
| Criterion | Walking | ATV buses | Licensed taxis | Verona Bike | Castel San Pietro funicular |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Useful journey | Historic-centre sights | Station and outer districts | Address-to-address journeys | Longer city journeys | Castel San Pietro hill |
| Luggage suitability | Carry or wheel it | Shared passenger space | Boot spaceBest | Light belongings only | Hill connection only |
| Physical effort | Walking and cobbles | Walking to stops | Least walkingBest | Pedalling and balancing | Avoids the hill climb |
| Payment | No fareBest | Urban ticket | Metered fare | Access and usage charges | Separate ticket |
Walking is the usual choice within the historic centre. Via Mazzini links the Arena square at Piazza Bra with Piazza delle Erbe. Continue north to Ponte Pietra, the river crossing beneath Castel San Pietro.
| Walk | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Porta Nuova → Piazza Bra | about 1.5 km | about 21 minutes |
| Piazza Bra → Piazza delle Erbe | about 800 metres | about 11 minutes |
| Piazza delle Erbe → Ponte Pietra | about 800 metres | about 10 minutes |
Cobbled paving makes wheeled luggage awkward, while summer heat makes exposed stretches more tiring. Beyond Ponte Pietra, the approach to the terrace climbs uphill. Allow pauses rather than treating the walking times as a sightseeing schedule.
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Sightseeing tour buses are excursion services, not ordinary ATV urban buses: their routes and tickets are separate from the local network.
City buses and useful stops
| Line | Boarding location | Direction / destination |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Bus departures area outside Porta Nuova | Piazza Bra |
| 61 | Bus departures area outside Porta Nuova | Historic centre–Castelvecchio |
| 90 | Bus departures area outside Porta Nuova | Piazza Bra |
| 93 | Bus departures area outside Porta Nuova | Castelvecchio |
| 199 AirLink | Outside airport terminal exit | Porta Nuova |
| 199 AirLink | Bus departures area outside Porta Nuova | Airport |
From Porta Nuova, ATV line 53 reaches the Piazza Bra area in about 10 minutes, and line 61 reaches Castelvecchio in about 11 minutes. Choose the bus displaying your destination direction. Allow additional time for waiting at the stop, especially when departures are less frequent.
- Name
- Verona Porta Nuova
- Location
- Piazzale XXV Aprile 8, Verona Maps
- Essential fact
- Verona Porta Nuova is the city’s main railway station and an interchange for urban buses and the airport shuttle.
| Service / terminal | Operating days | Departures / intervals |
|---|---|---|
| 61, Via Magellano → ZAI | Monday–Saturday | 06:20–19:40 |
| 61, Via Magellano → ZAI | Monday–Saturday | 20 min: 06:20–09:20; 16:20–18:20; otherwise 40 min |
| 61, Via Torricelli–Agenzia delle Entrate → Navigatori | Monday–Saturday | 07:00–20:20; 20 min until 09:40, then 40 min |
| 90, Croce Bianca | Weekdays | From 06:07; generally 15 min daytime |
| 90 | Saturdays / public holidays | Different schedules |
| 93 | School days / non-school weekdays / holidays | Different schedules |
| 93, Cadidavid | Holidays | 06:00–15:30: 30 min |
| 199, Porta Nuova → airport | Daily | 05:15; 06:10; 06:30–22:50 every 20 min; 23:10 |
| 199, airport → Porta Nuova | Daily | 05:35; 06:30; 06:50–23:10 every 20 min; 23:30 |
Line 90 has less frequent early and late weekday trips. For line 93, school days, non-school weekdays and holidays have different departure patterns.
From Verona Airport, take AirLink 199 to Porta Nuova, then continue into the centre by urban bus or on foot. The shuttle journey takes about 17 minutes. Its station stop is in the departures area outside the railway building, so you change buses there rather than at Piazza Bra.
Tickets, fares and bus boarding
Fares and transport coverage
| Product | Price | Coverage / validity |
|---|---|---|
| Urban single, bought on board | €2.00 | Urban network; transfers |
| Urban day ticket | €5.00 | 24 hours from first tap/validation; adult + one child under 14 |
| Ten-journey urban carnet | €12.50 | 90 minutes per journey |
| AirLink 199 single | €7 | Airport–Porta Nuova only |
| Verona Bike visitor access | €2 | 24 hours from first ride; usage extra |
| Regular bike, 3–30 min | Free | Per ride |
| Regular bike, 30–60 min | €0.50 | Per ride |
| Regular bike, 60–120 min | €0.75 per 30 min | Per ride |
| Electric bike, 3–30 min | €0.25 | First band |
| Electric bike, 30–60 min | €0.50 | €0.75 cumulative |
| Electric bike, 60–90 min | €1 | €1.75 cumulative |
| Electric bike, 90–120 min | €2 | €3.75 cumulative |
| Funicular adult single | €2 | One way |
The day ticket saves money against three separately purchased onboard singles, which cost €6 in total. Transfers on a single urban ticket are allowed, but validate again on each boarding. The carnet is a bundle of journeys rather than an unlimited-travel pass.
Verona Card includes unlimited urban-bus travel during its 24- or 48-hour validity, with validation each time you board. It excludes AirLink. After the airport shuttle, you need a separate urban ticket unless you are using the card’s urban-bus entitlement.
Verona Bike access and riding are separate charges. The visitor subscription permits repeated rides within its access period, but the bicycle type and length of each hire determine the extra cost. Dock the bicycle between journeys rather than leaving it hired while you visit a sight.
Buying tickets and boarding
Buy urban tickets at ATV ticket offices or authorised retailers, through Ticket Bus Verona, or aboard the bus using a bank card or the driver. Driver purchases carry a surcharge. At Porta Nuova, have your ticket, phone or payment card ready before joining the boarding queue.
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Do
- Validate a paper ticket each time you board, including transfers.
- Activate an app ticket by scanning the QR code at the bus entrance on every boarding.
- Tap a contactless credit or debit card on board to purchase your ticket.
- Show your valid ticket during inspection; for bank-card payment, show that card or give its last four digits.
Don’t
- Assume buying a paper or app ticket completes validation.
- Tap your bank card when leaving: urban buses require no exit tap.
- Leave your proof of payment behind; identification is required if an irregularity is found.
Licensed taxis
- Porta Nuova rank
- Piazzale XXV Aprile, in front of the station
- RadioTaxi Verona
- +39 045 532 666
- Telephone dispatch
- 24 hours a day
At Porta Nuova, join the licensed taxi rank for a station pickup. For collection elsewhere, call dispatch and give the address and any luggage or mobility requirements. Mention if you need an accessible vehicle.
Allow roughly €10–€20 for a short metered city ride, depending on distance, traffic, time of day and supplements. A taxi lets you take luggage to your address, arrange a vehicle for your mobility needs or make a late return without a walk from a bus stop. For detailed pickup and payment advice, see Verona taxi ranks, fares and booking apps.
Verona Bike
- Service hours
- Daily, year-round, 06:00–00:00
- Registration
- Verona Bike website or official app; subscription required
- Age
- 18+; ages 14–17 with guardian authorisation, standard or pedal-assisted bikes only
- Payment cards
- Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit/prepaid cards; no debit cards
- Unlocking
- App or access card at the station reader
Verona Bike has a collection station in Piazza Bra, and Piazza Corrubbio serves San Zeno, the district around the basilica west of the centre. The Piazza Bra-to-San Zeno cycle journey is about 1.7 km and about 5 minutes of riding, before collecting and returning the bicycle.
You need both an available bicycle and a free return dock. The app shows stations and bicycle availability. Register with your personal details and accept the contract and privacy notice before setting out.
To finish, push the bicycle into a free station dock until it locks. Confirm a steady green light and that the locking pins cannot be removed. A sightseeing pause does not end the hire: only docking does.
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Castel San Pietro funicular
| Season | Daily service |
|---|---|
| April–October | 10:00–21:00 |
| November–March | 10:00–17:00 |
Beyond Ponte Pietra, the Castel San Pietro funicular carries you up to the terrace overlooking Verona. The uphill walk from the bridge is about 300 metres and about 6 minutes, with a climb that requires more effort than the central streets.
The funicular is accessible to wheelchair users and people with mobility difficulties. Its lower entrance is on Via Santo Stefano beyond the bridge. Buy your ticket at the ticket office before boarding.
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- Name
- Castel San Pietro funicular, lower station
- Location
- Via Santo Stefano 12, Verona Maps
- Essential fact
- The lower Castel San Pietro funicular station is the boarding point for the hill lift in Verona.
Sources & fact-checking
Checks against the sources below cover: services, fares and charges, and opening hours.
- Unione Radio Taxi Verona — service
- Corsie riservate (art. 7 Codice della Strada) controllate da varchi elettronici
- Terms and Conditions for Verona Bike from 20/12/2025
- About us – Verona Bike
- How it works – Verona Bike
- Ufficio Stampa | Comune di Verona
- City bicycle map of Verona (tourist map)
- Linee e orari bus urbani – Verona
- Linee e orari bus urbani – Verona
- ATV – Azienda Trasporti Verona — service
- La nuova mappa dell’area arrivi/partenze di Porta Nuova
- 90
- ATV Verona — service
- Linee e orari bus extraurbani – Provincia di Verona
- Verona Airport (Aeroporto Valerio Catullo) — service
- Trenitalia and ATV (Azienda Trasporti Verona) — service
- ATV – Azienda Trasporti Verona — fares and charges
- ATV ticket and subscription information
- ATV (Azienda Trasporti Verona) — fares and charges
- Azienda Trasporti Verona (ATV) — fares and charges
- Comune di Verona — fares and charges
- Verona Card — fares and charges
- Buy subscription – Verona Bike
- Verona Bike
- AGEC — fares and charges
- AGEC (Azienda Gestione Edifici Comunali del Comune di Verona) — opening hours
- ATV Bilancio di esercizio 2023
- Carta della mobilità — ATV Verona
