The train journey from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova (the main train station of the city of Verona) lasts 52 mins by high-speed train and 1 h 25 mins by regional train. Once you arrive in Verona, there are many direct bus lines that connect the City of Romeo and Juliet to many towns on the shores of Lake Garda. The drive from Venice to Stresa is 218 miles (350 km) and will take 3 hours, 30 minutes barring traffic delays on the autostradas. Milan, Stresa, Como and Peschiera del Garda are all stops on this exciting 14-day tour of Milan and the Lakes Region. If your budget allows, let someone else do the driving by hiring private transfer from Venice to Take a taxi from Lago di Garda to Desenzano Garda-Sirm. Take the train from Desenzano Garda-Sirm to Torino Porta Susa. 2h 29m. €74 - €132. From Venice. The 87-mile (140 km) drive takes about 1 hour, 30 minutes, depending on traffic. Take the SR11 roadway out of Venice, and pick up the A57/Tangenziale di Mestre. The A57 merges into the A4 Torino - Trieste Autostrada also signposted as the E70. You'll stay on the autostrada until you see the exit for Peschiera del Garda. Trenitalia Frecce operates a train from Verona Porta Nuova to Firenze S.M.N. every 4 hours. Tickets cost €18 - €65 and the journey takes 1h 32m. ItaloTreno also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, Air Dolomiti, Volotea and eight other airlines fly from Lago di Garda to Florence every 3 hours. Airlines. Take the train to either Peschiera or Dezensano times on trenitalia.it. 2. Re: Verona to Lake Garda. 3. Re: Verona to Lake Garda. A couple of years before we took a daytrip from Venice to Verona and Lake Garda. We took the train in the Morning (arround 7) to Verona. It takes an average of 15m to travel from Verona Porta Nuova to Peschiera del Garda by train, over a distance of around 14 miles (22 km). There are normally 40 trains per day travelling from Verona Porta Nuova to Peschiera del Garda and tickets for this journey start from £3.46 when you book in advance. First train. 3. Re: Train to Lake Garda. 1 year ago. Save. Not directly in downtown Bardolino, but a few 100 meter away is a Lido which cost a few Euros entrance fee. You could go out of the bus a bit earlier, in Cisano. There is a nice beach (no sand, but grass). But Bardolino is nicer for strolling oround, having a nice lunch. l. Tickets & pricing information. You can get tickets from Bergamo train station to Peschiera del Garda train station for as little as €8.27. Train times vary from 1 hour 38 minutes to 1 hour 52 minutes. You can purchase tickets from Trainline Europe prior to your arrival to make sure you have a ticket before you turn up at the station. Day Trip to Lake Garda. Lake Garda is just a short drive or a short train ride from Verona. The easiest place to visit is Sirmione, a tiny, fun to explore town that is located at the end of a peninsula jutting into the southern end of the lake. From Sirmione, Peschiera, or Desenzano, you can take a boat tour of Lake Garda or explore the lake I7nSp.