Venice to Verona trains are relatively cheap and fast – a day trip is easily doable.
Venice to Verona trains, summarised
- There are several trains per hour.
- The fast Frecciarossa service takes as little as 55 minutes.
- Tickets cost from €10.35.
- A Venice to Verona day trip is very much viable.
The Veneto beyond Venice
Venice, for very reasons, is the most popular destination in the Veneto region of Italy. However, there are several other cities in the region with plenty going for them. Treviso, Vicenza and Padua should all be regarded as destinations in their own right.
However, if you’re going to pick one other city to visit in the Veneto region, it should probably be Verona. The giant Roman amphitheatre combines with Romeo and Juliet heritage here.
Venice to Verona train timetable
Verona is worth spending a night or two in, but can work as a day trip too. And if you’re going to make a day trip to Verona from Venice, then the best way to do it is by train.
According to the Trainline, there are several trains from Venice to Verona every hour. You want to get on board the right one, however.
Some of these Venice to Verona trains are trundlers that stop pretty much everywhere on the way. The slower services take two hours and 22 minutes to reach Verona.
If doing a day trip to Verona from Venice, then you ideally want to be on one of the faster Frecciarossa trains. These high speed trains go from Venice to Verona in as little as 55 minutes.
Venice to Verona train ticket prices
Prices on the Venice to Verona trains vary depending on speed of service, time of day and how far in advance you book.
Looking a week in advance, I found tickets on the slower services costing from €10.35. Tickets on the faster Frecciarossa Venice to Verona train service cost from €15.90. It’s worth paying that extra few euros.
More Veneto travel
More great things to do in Venice include boat tours to Murano and Burano, Vivaldi Four Seasons concerts and small group food tasting tours.
Other Veneto travel articles on Planet Whitley include:
- Getting extremely lost in Verona.
- Exploring Palladian architecture in Vicenza.
- The world’s oldest botanic garden in Padua.
- Bologna to Verona train times and prices.
- How fast are the direct Milan to Verona trains?
- Why it makes sense to do a Valpolicella wine tour from Verona.
