Verona to Venice train with Regionale

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Trains from Verona to Venice

Trains from Venice to Verona leave on an extremely frequent schedule from early in the morning till quite late at night. They take differing times to make the journey and not many of them require you to make any train changes or stops en route. The travel times don’t vary too much though, staying in a range between about 1h and about 2h 20min during the day.

Verona to Venice Train Time: Daily Departures

You find more than 100 trains from Verona to Venice each day, giving you several hundred a week from which to choose. They leave the station all the time, sometimes four at a time, without intervals of about 3_9min between them. This continues throughout the day, from the first train at around 05:20 to the last one that leaves from Venice at about 22:30. This is an unwavering timetable, regardless of peak or off_peak commuter hours.

How long is the journey by train from Verona to Venice?

If you’re looking for the fastest trains from Verona to Venice, you can expect a minimum travel time of around 1h. You’ll board Trenitalia for these trips, travelling on its high_speed Frecciarosso trains. The company’s Regionale and Regionale Veloce trains take between about 1h 20min and 2h 30min. Your other choice of carrier, Italo, offers trains that take about 1h 15min to get to Venice, leaving only a few times a day. Only a handful of trains require a change on the way.

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What are the departure and arrival stations for trains from Verona to Venice?

Departure train station: Most trains depart either the city’s main station, Verona Porta Nuova Station. It will take you about 6min to get there from the city centre on numerous buses, including Lines 11_13 and Lines 90_98, which take about 6min as well. Among its facilities are left luggage lockers, a few cafés and some cash machines. If you leave from Verona Porta Vescovo Station it will take about 6min to get there on an RE train. This station only has a small magazine shop.

Arrival train station: Almost all trains on the route from Verona to Venice travel to Venice Santa Lucia Station. It’s a large station with plenty of different kinds of shops, a food courts, and travel convenience stores near the platforms. It’s on an island in Venice’s canal system, so to get there take an ACTV canal ferry for a trip of about 10min. The late night trains arrive either at Venezia Porto Marghera Station (about 7min by train to the city centre), Venezia Carpenedo Station (20min on an RE 17054 train) or Venice Mestre Station, which is about 11min from the city centre on the Line 2 bus. These smaller stations typically have a café or two and a newsagent.

Which train companies travel from Verona to Venice?

Trenitalia is the main operator of trains from Verona to Venice, using a number of different types of train. Their Frecciarosso high_speed buses will get you there in about 1h. You can also travel on board their Regionale or Regionale Veloce train types, that take a little longer. The only trains that require a change are the ones that depart from a small regional station just south of Porta Nuova in Fiera – they take you first to the latter station, where you’ll change trains and head to Venice Santa Lucia Station. Italo trains are much less common each day, but they’re very consistent in their travel times of just over 1h. There are about 10 of them again, leaving roughly every 2h or so.

Trenitalia trains from Verona to Venice

Trenitalia is the pre_eminent high_speed train operator in Italy, offering three types of train services on this route. You can choose the fastest train types, bearing their Frecciarosso branding, which take roughly an hour to get to Venice. You can also travel on their Regionale Veloce and Regionale services, which will take between about 1h 20min and 2h 30min. These usually won’t require you to make any changes on the way, except for the late night ones, which tend to make short trips from Porta Vescovo Station to Santa Lucia Station, from whence they travel to Venice Mestre or Venezia Porto Marghera Station. These trains leave very close together, all within about 10min of each other, throughout the day.

Italo trains from Verona to Venice

Italo is the other major high_speed train operator in Italy. Its trains leave more or less every 2h, and all take about 1h 15min to travel from Verona to Venice. The first ones leave at just before 09:00, and the last ones depart for Venice at around 21:50. They leave from Verona Porta Nuova and usually arrive at Venice Santa Lucia Station, with the odd one going through there and on to Venice Mestre Station.

Train Verona to Venice: Services on Board

Due to the proximity of the two cities, trains to Venice from Verona all make short commuter runs, without many frills. Which isn’t to say they’re spartan at all. You can buy snacks and drinks from a bar coach, and use the free Wi_Fi to access the train operator’s FRECCE online entertainment portal. Here you’ll find the latest news, movies, TV series and live updates on your journey. Simply connect with your laptop or your mobile device. There’s no specific luggage limit, but the rule of thumb is to bring two hold luggage suitcases and one item that you take on board with you. You can take the same amount of luggage with Italo, and also a single pet weighing up to about 11 lb (5kg), as long as it’s in a travel container. You won’t be able to bring a foldable bicycle, only one disassembled in a bag. There aren’t distinct classes, but you can choose one of their Ambience experiences: Smart, Comfort, Prima and Club Executive.

Night trains Venice

Trenitalia runs the night trains to Venice from Verona, through its Regionale Veloce service. These take varying times, from about 1h 23min to about 2h 10min. There are eight of these in all, with four leaving at around 22:20 from Verona Porta Nuova Station, and the other four leaving at about 22:30, departing from Verona Porta Vescovo Station.

Travelling by train: Sustainable journey

Both Trenitalia and Italo have dedicated sustainability programmes and policies in operation. Italo’s big emphasis is on using recycled materials, with about 90% of each train constructed from these. This has allowed them to keep carbon emissions at 31 lb (14kg) on average, compared to around five times that amount if one were to travel by car. Trenitalia uses up to 30% energy on its trains, and also returns another 15% to the grid through its KERS system.

How to find cheap train tickets from Verona to Venice?

The easiest way to find cheap train tickets to Venice from Verona is to stay as flexible as possible about the date on which you travel, and the time of day that the train leaves. If you don’t have specific appointments and can do this, you’ll be able to take advantage of last_minute discounts that result from other passengers cancelling their trips. On the other hand you can book really far in advance, which will allow you to scoop up any early_bird discounts. You’ll also typically find that the longer the train trip, the less it will cost –

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To Verona by train—travel tips

Venice is most famed for its canals, so a gondola ride once you get there is an absolute must. The most impressive of these is a trip along the Grand Canal that describes a lazy S_shape through the heart of the city. On the architectural front, the same can be said of St. Mark’s Basilica, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city. The scale of Piazza San Marco needs to experienced to be believed, and of course the fabled Bridge of Sighs is another highlight of any Venetian tour. To get the famous picture postcard view of it, go to Ponte della Paglia and look at it from there. For shopping, bistros, fresh produce and seafood markets, and artisans’ workshops, head to Ri

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• Scuola Grande di San Rocco
• Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace)
• Venetian Gothic architecture at Ca' d'Oro
• The glassmakers at Murano and Burano
• Peggy Guggenheim Collection
• Gallerie dell'Accademia (Fine Arts Museum)
• Torcello Island