Day trip from Bergamo to Verona by train

Outbound 2 h 11 minAbout 8.5 h for your visit in Verona
Costs for the dayabout €78.30 to €88.30 per person2 adults, recommended sights, with AI Tour Guide and foodWork out your costs ↓
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Verona

Verona works as a day trip from Bergamo, but it is a long day: there is no direct train, so you change in Brescia, and the trip takes a little over two hours each way. Leave on an early train and you get about eight hours in Verona, enough for the whole walking tour from the Arena to Castelvecchio before an evening train shortly before seven brings you back to Bergamo just before nine.

Is a day trip from Bergamo to Verona worth it?

Verona gives you something Bergamo does not: a Roman city you can still walk through. The Arena stands in the middle of Piazza Bra, a Roman gate still frames a street at Porta Borsari, Ponte Pietra crosses the Adige where the Romans built it, and the Roman theatre sits on the hillside across the river. On top of that come the medieval squares of the Scaliger lords and Juliet's courtyard. Everything lies within one compact loop on foot, so a single day covers the core of the city.

The price is the journey. With the change in Brescia you spend more than four hours on trains over the day, and the morning train leaves early. The trip pays off when you give Verona the full day: with three or four hours you would only rush between the Arena and Juliet's House. Lake Garda does not fit in as well; trying to add it shortchanges both places.

Who this day trip suits

  • Travellers who love Roman and medieval history, because the Arena, Ponte Pietra, the Roman theatre and Porta Borsari all sit on one walk
  • First-time visitors to Italy who want a compact, walkable city with the classic sights close together
  • Couples and Shakespeare fans, for Juliet's courtyard and the old squares around it
  • Food lovers who want an osteria lunch with Veronese dishes such as risotto all'Amarone or tortellini
  • Travellers based in Bergamo for several days who have already seen Città Alta

Go if you can leave early and want a full day of Roman and medieval Verona; if you only have half a day or want less time on trains, pick Brescia or Milan instead.

Other day trips from Bergamo

How to get from Bergamo to Verona by train

The best way is the Trenord regional train with one change in Brescia: trains on both legs run regularly through the day, and the early connection gets you to Verona Porta Nuova in time to start the walk around ten. FlixBus also runs a direct bus from Bergamo bus station to Verona Porta Nuova a few times a day, but its morning departures vary by weekday.

Train: Trenord

You leave from Bergamo station on a Trenord regional train to Brescia, which takes just under an hour, then change to a Trenord train to Verona Porta Nuova, about three quarters of an hour more. With the wait in Brescia the whole trip takes a little over two hours. No direct train runs between Bergamo and Verona. One through ticket covers both trains in each direction, but the connection is not guaranteed, so plan with a comfortable margin at Brescia. You can buy tickets at the station machines or through Trenord's sales channels; reservation rules depend on the train category, so check when you buy. Validate your ticket before boarding, because inspectors on these lines are strict.

Operator
Trenord
Route
Bergamo → Verona Porta Nuova
Journey time
2 h 11 min
Travel fare
Outward €10.15; return €10.15 (€20.30 return total)

Tickets at Trenord ↗

From Verona Porta Nuova you walk to Piazza Bra and the Arena, where the tour starts; you do not need a bus or taxi. Avoid driving into the centre: the limited traffic zone makes it stressful.

Example connections by weekday

Full journeys with each leg shown. Times and fares can vary by day and service.

DayOutboundReturn
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday07:06–09:17 · 2 h 11 min
  1. Bergamo → Brescia: 07:06–08:03
  2. Brescia → Verona Porta Nuova: 08:33–09:17
18:43–20:54 · 2 h 11 min
  1. Verona Porta Nuova → Brescia: 18:43–19:26
  2. Brescia → Bergamo: 19:57–20:54
Saturday07:27–09:17 · 1 h 50 min
  1. Bergamo → Brescia: 07:27–08:22
  2. Brescia → Verona Porta Nuova: 08:33–09:17
18:43–20:54 · 2 h 11 min
  1. Verona Porta Nuova → Brescia: 18:43–19:26
  2. Brescia → Bergamo: 19:57–20:54

Timetable

Train: Trenord

Monday to Friday

DepartureArrivalDuration
06:0607:0559 min
06:4307:3855 min
07:0608:0357 min
07:2708:2255 min
08:0609:0357 min
09:0610:0357 min
10:0611:0357 min
12:0613:0357 min
13:0614:0357 min

Saturday

DepartureArrivalDuration
06:0607:0559 min
06:4307:3855 min
07:0608:0357 min
07:2708:2255 min
08:0609:0357 min
09:0610:0357 min
10:0611:0357 min
11:0612:0357 min
12:0613:0357 min
13:0614:0357 min

Sunday

DepartureArrivalDuration
06:0607:0559 min
06:4307:3855 min
07:0608:0357 min
08:0609:0357 min
09:0610:0357 min
10:0611:0357 min
11:0612:0357 min
12:0613:0357 min
13:0614:0357 min

Timetable: Trenord, as of 22 October 2026

Monday and Friday

DepartureArrivalDuration
07:3308:1744 min
08:3309:1744 min
09:3310:1744 min
10:3311:1744 min
12:3313:1744 min

Tuesday to Thursday

DepartureArrivalDuration
07:3308:1744 min
08:3309:1744 min
09:3310:1744 min
10:3311:1744 min

Saturday

DepartureArrivalDuration
07:3308:1744 min
08:3309:1744 min
09:2710:0639 min
09:3310:1744 min
09:5810:4042 min
10:3311:1744 min
11:3312:1744 min

Sunday

DepartureArrivalDuration
07:3308:1744 min
08:3309:1744 min
08:5809:4648 min
09:2710:0639 min
09:3310:1744 min
09:5810:4042 min
10:3311:1744 min
11:3312:1744 min

Check current times at Trenord ↗

Alternative · Bus: FlixBus

Monday to Tuesday

DepartureArrivalDuration
08:0009:551 h 55 min
08:4511:052 h 20 min

Thursday

DepartureArrivalDuration
10:5012:552 h 5 min

Timetable: FlixBus, as of 22 October 2026

Check current times at FlixBus ↗

Train: Trenord

Monday to Friday

DepartureArrivalDuration
13:4314:2643 min
18:4319:2643 min
20:4321:2643 min

Saturday

DepartureArrivalDuration
13:4314:2643 min
17:2018:0343 min
18:2019:0343 min
18:4319:2643 min
19:2020:0343 min
20:4321:2643 min

Sunday

DepartureArrivalDuration
13:4314:2643 min
17:2018:0343 min
18:2019:0343 min
18:4319:2643 min
20:4321:2643 min

Monday to Saturday

DepartureArrivalDuration
12:4213:3048 min
12:5713:5457 min
13:5714:5457 min
14:5715:5457 min
15:5716:5457 min
16:5717:5457 min
17:5718:5457 min
18:3719:3053 min
18:5719:5457 min
19:5720:5457 min
20:5721:5457 min

Sunday

DepartureArrivalDuration
12:5713:5457 min
13:5714:5457 min
14:5715:5457 min
15:5716:5457 min
16:5717:5457 min
17:5718:5457 min
18:5719:5457 min
19:5720:5457 min
20:5721:5457 min

Check current times at Trenord ↗

Alternative · Bus: FlixBus

Monday and Thursday

DepartureArrivalDuration
18:5520:451 h 50 min
19:3521:251 h 50 min

Wednesday

DepartureArrivalDuration
18:3020:001 h 30 min

Check current times at FlixBus ↗

Bergamo to Verona day trip itinerary, from the early train to the evening return

Day plan for: Tue–Fri, Sun

The early train anchors the day: it puts you in Verona before half past nine, so the full walking tour fits between the Arena in the morning and Castelvecchio in the late afternoon.

  1. Morning07:06 – 09:17

    Take the Trenord train shortly after seven from Bergamo, change in Brescia around eight and reach Verona Porta Nuova at about a quarter past nine. On Saturdays a slightly later train from Bergamo reaches the same onward train. Walk to Piazza Bra, with time for a coffee on the way.

    This connection leaves you about eight hours in Verona; a later start cuts directly into the tour.

  2. Tour10:00 – 12:45

    Open the tour in your browser at Piazza Bra beside the Arena. The AI Tour Guide greets you there, tells the stories of each place and asks you questions as it leads you on to San Fermo Maggiore, Casa di Giulietta (around eleven), Torre dei Lamberti, Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza dei Signori. Juliet's House and the Torre dei Lamberti are the morning's paid entrances; keep Juliet's House short and move on.

    The morning walk is short between stops, and arriving at Juliet's courtyard before midday keeps the queue from eating your time.

    1. Piazza Bra & Arena di Verona, stop 1 on the self-guided walking tour1Piazza Bra & Arena di Verona
    2. San Fermo Maggiore Church in Verona, stop 2 on the self-guided walking tour2San Fermo Maggiore Church
    3. Casa di Giulietta (Juliet's House) in Verona, stop 3 on the self-guided walking tour3Casa di Giulietta (Juliet's House)
    4. Torre dei Lamberti in Verona, stop 4 on the self-guided walking tour4Torre dei Lamberti
    5. Piazza delle Erbe in Verona, stop 5 on the self-guided walking tour5Piazza delle Erbe
    6. Piazza dei Signori in Verona, stop 6 on the self-guided walking tour6Piazza dei Signori

    Start the Verona tour

  3. Lunch12:45 – 13:45

    Lunch after Piazza dei Signori, before the Arche Scaligere. Look for an osteria in the side streets rather than a table on the main squares.

    The tour reaches the heart of the old town just at midday, and the restaurants a few streets back from the piazzas are better value than those facing them.

  4. Afternoon13:45 – 18:00

    The guide picks up at the Arche Scaligere (seen from outside), continues past Sant'Anastasia and across Ponte Pietra to the Teatro Romano and Museo Archeologico, the afternoon's first paid entrance, then back to the Duomo, through Porta Borsari and to the Castelvecchio Museum, the second. Optional detour: the walk up to Castel San Pietro above Ponte Pietra uses up the slack you have at the end of the day.

    The afternoon holds the two museums, and Castelvecchio comes last so you can stay inside until it is time to head back.

    1. Arche Scaligere (Scaliger Tombs) in Verona, stop 7 on the self-guided walking tour7Arche Scaligere (Scaliger Tombs)
    2. Basilica di Sant'Anastasia in Verona, stop 8 on the self-guided walking tour8Basilica di Sant'Anastasia
    3. Ponte Pietra in Verona, stop 9 on the self-guided walking tour9Ponte Pietra
    4. Teatro Romano & Museo Archeologico in Verona, stop 10 on the self-guided walking tour10Teatro Romano & Museo Archeologico
    5. Duomo di Verona (Cathedral), stop 11 on the self-guided walking tour11Duomo di Verona (Cathedral)
    6. Porta Borsari (Roman Gate) in Verona, stop 12 on the self-guided walking tour12Porta Borsari (Roman Gate)
    7. Castelvecchio Museum in Verona, stop 13 on the self-guided walking tour13Castelvecchio Museum
  5. Return18:00 – 20:54

    Leave Castelvecchio by six, walk back to Porta Nuova and take the Trenord train shortly before seven to Brescia, then the connecting train to Bergamo, arriving shortly before nine.

    The walk to the station plus a buffer for buying and validating your ticket takes about forty minutes, and the change in Brescia leaves room for a small delay.

Arrival to return departure: 9 h 26 min. Time for your visit: about 8.5 h.

Arrival 09:17, tour start 10:00: 30 min to walk to the start, 13 min spare.

You get about eight hours in Verona; if you arrive late, shorten the end of the tour and spend less time inside Castelvecchio rather than skipping the morning stops.

Best day to visit Verona from Bergamo

  1. Monday: better not
  2. Tuesday: recommended
  3. Wednesday: recommended
  4. Thursday: recommended
  5. Friday: recommended
  6. Saturday: better not
  7. Sunday: recommended
  • Monday: The planned interior visits (Casa di Giulietta (Juliet's House), Teatro Romano & Museo Archeologico and Castelvecchio Museum) do not fit the opening hours on this day.
  • Saturday: The planned interior visits (Duomo di Verona (Cathedral)) do not fit the opening hours on this day.

Verona walking tour in one day: thirteen stops on foot

The walk is a loop of 5.2 km through the old town, from the Arena on Piazza Bra across the medieval squares, over Ponte Pietra to the Roman theatre and back to Castelvecchio, with about 75 minutes of pure walking spread over the day. The AI Tour Guide leads it as a conversation: it tells the story of each place as you arrive and asks what you want to know more about.

The Verona tour: your guide leads you from stop to stop.
  1. Piazza Bra & Arena di Verona
  2. San Fermo Maggiore Church
  3. Casa di Giulietta (Juliet's House)
  4. Torre dei Lamberti
  5. Piazza delle Erbe
  6. Piazza dei Signori
  7. Arche Scaligere (Scaliger Tombs)
  8. Basilica di Sant'Anastasia
  9. Ponte Pietra
  10. Teatro Romano & Museo Archeologico
  11. Duomo di Verona (Cathedral)
  12. Porta Borsari (Roman Gate)
  13. Castelvecchio Museum

Start the Verona tour

Opening hours as of 21 October 2026.

  1. Piazza Bra & Arena di Verona, stop 1 on the self-guided walking tour
    1Stop 1

    Piazza Bra & Arena di Verona

    A Roman amphitheatre in the middle of Piazza Bra and one of the best preserved to survive from antiquity.

    Website
    arena.it ↗
    Price
    Seen from outside on the tour; going inside is optional and not included in this total.
  2. San Fermo Maggiore Church in Verona, stop 2 on the self-guided walking tour
    2Stop 2

    San Fermo Maggiore Church

    The church of Saints Fermo and Rustico, a parish church that shows how layered Verona's religious buildings are.

    Hours (optional interior visit)
    Mon–Fri: 10:00–17:00
    Sat: 10:00–17:30
    Sun: 13:00–17:30
    Price
    Seen from outside on the tour; going inside is optional and not included in this total.
  3. Casa di Giulietta (Juliet's House) in Verona, stop 3 on the self-guided walking tour
    3Stop 3

    Casa di Giulietta (Juliet's House)

    A medieval house on Via Cappello whose courtyard and balcony have become the stage for Romeo and Juliet.

    Hours
    Mon: closed
    Tue–Sun: 09:00–19:00
    Price
    €9
  4. Torre dei Lamberti in Verona, stop 4 on the self-guided walking tour
    4Stop 4

    Torre dei Lamberti

    The medieval tower that rises right beside Piazza delle Erbe and marks the centre of the old town.

    Hours
    Mon–Fri: 10:00–18:00
    Sat, Sun: 11:00–19:00
    Price
    €6
  5. Piazza delle Erbe in Verona, stop 5 on the self-guided walking tour
    5Stop 5

    Piazza delle Erbe

    Verona's oldest square, laid out over the former Roman forum in the very centre of the old city.

    Price
    Free
  6. Piazza dei Signori in Verona, stop 6 on the self-guided walking tour
    6Stop 6

    Piazza dei Signori

    Also called Piazza Dante, the quieter square next to Piazza delle Erbe where the city's rulers governed.

    Price
    Seen from outside on the tour; going inside is optional and not included in this total.
  7. Arche Scaligere (Scaliger Tombs) in Verona, stop 7 on the self-guided walking tour
    7Stop 7

    Arche Scaligere (Scaliger Tombs)

    Five Gothic funerary monuments of the Scaliger family, who ruled Verona from the 13th to the late 14th century.

    Hours (optional interior visit)
    Mon–Thu: closed
    Fri–Sun: 10:00–13:00, 14:00–17:00
    Price
    Optional entry · Arche Scaligere (Scaliger Tombs): €4.50
  8. Basilica di Sant'Anastasia in Verona, stop 8 on the self-guided walking tour
    8Stop 8

    Basilica di Sant'Anastasia

    An important Gothic church in the heart of the historic centre, officially dedicated to San Pietro da Verona.

    Hours
    Mon–Fri: 10:00–17:00
    Sat: 09:30–18:00
    Sun: 13:00–17:30
  9. Ponte Pietra in Verona, stop 9 on the self-guided walking tour
    9Stop 9

    Ponte Pietra

    Verona's oldest bridge over the Adige and the only one left from Roman times, rebuilt after it was blown up in the Second World War.

    Price
    Free
  10. Teatro Romano & Museo Archeologico in Verona, stop 10 on the self-guided walking tour
    10Stop 10

    Teatro Romano & Museo Archeologico

    The Roman theatre on the hillside above the Adige, with the archaeological museum housed in a former monastery above it.

    Hours
    Mon: closed
    Tue–Sun: 10:00–18:00
    Price
    €9
  11. Duomo di Verona (Cathedral), stop 11 on the self-guided walking tour
    11Stop 11

    Duomo di Verona (Cathedral)

    Verona's cathedral, dedicated to Santa Maria Matricolare, at the northern tip of the old town.

    Hours
    Mon–Fri: 10:00–17:00
    Sat: 10:00–15:30
    Sun: 13:30–17:30
  12. Porta Borsari (Roman Gate) in Verona, stop 12 on the self-guided walking tour
    12Stop 12

    Porta Borsari (Roman Gate)

    A Roman city gate from the 1st century BC that still frames the street leading into the old centre.

    Price
    Free
  13. Castelvecchio Museum in Verona, stop 13 on the self-guided walking tour
    13Stop 13

    Castelvecchio Museum

    The castle of the Scaligers, now one of Verona's major museums of medieval and modern Italian and European art.

    Hours
    Mon: closed
    Tue–Sun: 10:00–18:00 (last admission 17:15)
    Price
    €9
AI Tour Guide in Verona

Your guide for the Verona tour

At Piazza Bra you open the tour in your browser and the AI Tour Guide takes over: it greets you below the Arena, tells you about the Scaliger lords, Juliet's courtyard and the Roman theatre across the Adige, and asks you questions along the way. It remembers whether Roman stones or medieval rivalries catch your interest and shapes the stories of the later stops around that.

stops
13
route
5.2 km
walking only
1 h 15 min
with visits
6 h 10 min
  • 100 free credits to start
  • €19.99 once for the whole group
  • Travel and admission tickets are not included
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What a Bergamo to Verona day trip costs

The day's cost comes from the two train journeys, one through ticket each way that covers the change at Brescia, plus four paid entrances: Juliet's House and the Torre dei Lamberti in the morning, the Teatro Romano and Museo Archeologico and the Castelvecchio Museum in the afternoon. The Arena is an optional extra ticket, and the walk between the stops costs nothing.

Adults
Children

One device is enough for the whole group: two people listen on two connected headphones, larger groups use the phone speaker.

Cost breakdown

Costs for 2 adults · planned visits

Travel there and backTrenord2 adults × €20.30€40.60
SightsCastelvecchio Museum, Casa di Giulietta (Juliet's House), Torre dei Lamberti and Teatro Romano & Museo Archeologico2 adults × €33€66
AI Tour Guide touronce for the whole group€19.99
Food (estimate)€15 to €25 per person€30 to €50
Total€156.59 to €176.59
Split between peopleabout €78.30 to €88.30 per person
Sights
  • €9
  • €6
  • €4.50
  • €9
  • €9
Buffer and private guide

Eat in an osteria in the side streets rather than on the squares by the Arena or Juliet's House, where prices carry a tourist markup; under-18s go into Juliet's House and the Roman theatre museum free.

Prices as of October 2026.

Getting back from Verona to Bergamo

The way back mirrors the morning: a Trenord train from Verona Porta Nuova to Brescia, then a second one on to Bergamo, again on one through ticket. Give yourself about forty minutes from the last stop to the platform, enough for the walk to the station, buying your ticket and validating it, so the evening train does not turn into a rush.

If you run late, drop the end of the tour first: shorten your time inside Castelvecchio or skip it. If you miss the planned train, trains from Verona to Brescia continue roughly every hour into the evening; check the onward train from Brescia to Bergamo in the timetable before you board, because the gaps there grow longer later in the evening.

Recommended returnTrenord: departs 18:43, arrives 20:54Leave the last stop of the tour by 18:00

Latest return that fits the day: 18:43

  • Trenord from Verona Porta Nuova, Tuesday to Wednesday, Friday and Sunday: departs 18:43, arrives 20:54
  • Trenord from Verona Porta Nuova, Saturday: departs 19:20, arrives 21:54
  • FlixBus from Verona (Porta Nuova), Monday and Thursday: departs 19:35, arrives 21:25

Questions about the day trip from Bergamo to Verona

Can I add Lake Garda or Sirmione to the same day?

Not well. Combining Verona with the lake leaves only a few hours in Verona and rushes both places; keep the lake for a separate day.

Is it better to drive from Bergamo to Verona?

For a day trip the train is easier. Verona's centre has a limited traffic zone, so you would park outside it, for example at a public car park, and walk in anyway.

How much time should I plan at Juliet's House?

About a quarter of an hour is enough to see the courtyard and the balcony. Do not let the queue take more than half an hour of your day.

Can I go inside the Arena?

The tour passes the Arena from outside, but you can add an Arena ticket as an extra. It takes time from the end of the walk, and opening changes on performance days.

Anything to watch out for in the crowded squares?

Keep an eye on your bag in Piazza delle Erbe and Juliet's courtyard, where pickpockets work the crowds, and answer restaurant touts near the Arena with a polite but firm no.

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