Getting to Verona
If your arrival in Verona is delayed and you miss your session, there will be no chance for you to speak given the full schedule. Therefore, we suggest that all Sunday speakers plan to arrive in Verona by Friday, 26 May. Having a free Saturday in Verona is not so bad... Everyone else should plan to arrive well before the day you speak. Delays always occur for some of us.
We also suggest that you make refundable hotel and air reservations because predicting the future in an increasingly unpredictable world is difficult...
Arrival at Verona airport (VRN) is the best choice, and direct flights to Verona leave from London Gatwick, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Munich, Paris, and Dublin.
It is often possible to get an inexpensive ticket to one of these major airports, and then to buy a separate ticket to Verona. Buying one ticket with a Verona connecting flight is often either not possible or expensive.
If you arrive at Milan Malpensa Airport, take the Malpensa Express train from the airport to Milano Centrale, and then take the next train to Verona Porta Nuova train station. It's as fast as 2 hours 14 minutes total with the fast trains. From Verona Porta Nuova train station, take a taxi to your hotel.
From Venice Airport, you would take a taxi or bus to the train station (Venezia Mestre) and then take the next train to Verona Porta Nuova station (as fast as 55 minutes). From Verona Porta Nuova train station, take a taxi to your hotel. If you arrive in Rome, you can also take a fast train to Verona (as fast as 3 hours and 10 minutes). In this case, you take the Leonardo Express train from Rome Airport to Roma Terminale and then get the fast Frecce train to Verona Porta Nuova.
For train schedules, see the Trenitalia website.
The venue and other hotels are in the car-restricted city center. Only taxis and residents can drive in the city center. Trust us.... just walk out of the arrivals hall at Verona Airport and take a taxi directly to your hotel, a 15-20 minute ride. It is a mistake to rent a car and try to park it in Verona. You can also take a bus from the airport to the train station and then a bus or taxi to the city center, but it is a longer trip.
The main train station (Verona Porta Nuova) is outside the Verona city center and 3.4km from the venue. Buses just outside the train station entrance will go close to your hotel if you prefer a bus to a taxi. Do not stay at a hotel near the train station or airport. It's too far from the venue...
Remember that if you buy a train ticket from a kiosk in any train station, you need to invalidate it by inserting it into a time-stamping machine near the train platform before you get on the train. If you forget, you can get a significant fine when the train conductor asks for your ticket because the unstamped ticket retains its value, and not stamping it (invalidating it) is regarded as theft. It's the same on buses. You can buy bus tickets at any tabacchi or on the bus. After you get on the bus you need to stamp your ticket (invalidate it) in the machine on the bus.
If you drive to Verona, there are car parks around the city and your hotel can advise you.
If you plan to visit nearby Mantova, Vicenza, Padova, Ravenna, Venice, Lake Garda, Bolzano, Bologna, Florence, or Milan, trains are inexpensive and the best way to travel, generally speaking. We know the area well and we can answer any questions you might have. The fast trains from Verona to Rome are only 3 hours and the train is usually the fastest way to visit anywhere easily. You can easily do day trips to Venice, Florence, and Milan from Verona.
The Hotel Due Torri is at #6 in the map below.
We also suggest that you make refundable hotel and air reservations because predicting the future in an increasingly unpredictable world is difficult...
Arrival at Verona airport (VRN) is the best choice, and direct flights to Verona leave from London Gatwick, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Munich, Paris, and Dublin.
It is often possible to get an inexpensive ticket to one of these major airports, and then to buy a separate ticket to Verona. Buying one ticket with a Verona connecting flight is often either not possible or expensive.
If you arrive at Milan Malpensa Airport, take the Malpensa Express train from the airport to Milano Centrale, and then take the next train to Verona Porta Nuova train station. It's as fast as 2 hours 14 minutes total with the fast trains. From Verona Porta Nuova train station, take a taxi to your hotel.
From Venice Airport, you would take a taxi or bus to the train station (Venezia Mestre) and then take the next train to Verona Porta Nuova station (as fast as 55 minutes). From Verona Porta Nuova train station, take a taxi to your hotel. If you arrive in Rome, you can also take a fast train to Verona (as fast as 3 hours and 10 minutes). In this case, you take the Leonardo Express train from Rome Airport to Roma Terminale and then get the fast Frecce train to Verona Porta Nuova.
For train schedules, see the Trenitalia website.
The venue and other hotels are in the car-restricted city center. Only taxis and residents can drive in the city center. Trust us.... just walk out of the arrivals hall at Verona Airport and take a taxi directly to your hotel, a 15-20 minute ride. It is a mistake to rent a car and try to park it in Verona. You can also take a bus from the airport to the train station and then a bus or taxi to the city center, but it is a longer trip.
The main train station (Verona Porta Nuova) is outside the Verona city center and 3.4km from the venue. Buses just outside the train station entrance will go close to your hotel if you prefer a bus to a taxi. Do not stay at a hotel near the train station or airport. It's too far from the venue...
Remember that if you buy a train ticket from a kiosk in any train station, you need to invalidate it by inserting it into a time-stamping machine near the train platform before you get on the train. If you forget, you can get a significant fine when the train conductor asks for your ticket because the unstamped ticket retains its value, and not stamping it (invalidating it) is regarded as theft. It's the same on buses. You can buy bus tickets at any tabacchi or on the bus. After you get on the bus you need to stamp your ticket (invalidate it) in the machine on the bus.
If you drive to Verona, there are car parks around the city and your hotel can advise you.
If you plan to visit nearby Mantova, Vicenza, Padova, Ravenna, Venice, Lake Garda, Bolzano, Bologna, Florence, or Milan, trains are inexpensive and the best way to travel, generally speaking. We know the area well and we can answer any questions you might have. The fast trains from Verona to Rome are only 3 hours and the train is usually the fastest way to visit anywhere easily. You can easily do day trips to Venice, Florence, and Milan from Verona.
The Hotel Due Torri is at #6 in the map below.