There are various bus operators in the Lake Garda area. This article will help those staying along the Southern and Eastern side of the Lake.
Azienda Trasporti Verona – known as ATV – operate buses in the Verona area. These also provide a link from Verona to Peschiera del Garda (service 164), Verona to Garda, (various, including a commuter express) and also between Riva del Garda, Malcesine and Garda (service 184). In the summer, there is an express bus service to Venice.
The timetable below shows details of these, and other services operated by the company. This timetable is available on the buses, from some campsites and also at the tourist office at Peschiera.
ATV Lake Garda bus times
Noteworthy of a mention, tickets should be purchased before boarding the bus. This is usually done in a news agents or a tobacconist shop. You can pay on board but each ticket then carries a supplement of 80 cents per ticket.
Bus tickets Lake Garda – best value
Now for the best bit – ATV offer a day ticket, priced at just ten euro per person, and this will allow you to visit northern lakeside towns such as Riva and Torbole. A three and seven-day ticket is also available.
This ten euro ticket allowed all day travel on the ATV buses around Lake Garda and Verona.
During our travels, the ATV services appeared to be reliable, although sometimes a bit late – mostly in my opinion due to passengers getting on without tickets, not knowing where they are going and of course a language problem!
A southbound ATV bus service
The ATV buses are usually blue and silver in colour.
The other bus operator providing services in the Peschiera del Garda is Arriva. These buses are blue in colour. The key service at Lake Garda south runs between Verona and Brescia, but calling at Peschiera, Sirmione and Desenzano. The service LN026 operates this route. This link will show you a route map. Again, tickets should be purchased before boarding, but can be bought on board at a supplement. The LN026 appeared reliable in so far as turning up, but frequently very late. You may wish to bear this in mind if trying to get to Verona airport.
To use LNO26 and Lno27 bus, the ticket can be bought as a day ticket?
thank you
robert
Hi – unfortunately not. LN027 is operated by “Trasporti Brescia” and LN026 is operated by Arriva Italia. The day ticket is valid only on ATV services that principally serve Verona and Lake Garda (East).
thank you..
Hi, I’m struggling to understand the different ticket options/bus services. I’m looking for the cheapest way to get from Verona Airport to Peschiera Del Garda by bus. Thanks for the information on the €10 pass that’s helpful for other days. (The €10 ticket will allow me to use buses in Garda AND Verona, is that correct?)
I know the Aerobus is €6, it says this can be used on other buses but I’m unsure as to what buses they are. I’m assuming you can’t use this to also get to Peschiera Del Garda from Verona Bus Station?
And if I am to get a 1 day pass it says that
“ATV passes are also valid on the SAIA “LN026″ Peschiera-Sirmione line” I’m unsure as to what this line is? Does it only take you from Peschiera Del Garda to Sirmione? As I know the LN026 would take me from Verona station to Peschiera Del garda?
Any help would be great
Hi – in a nut shell, there are several bus companies operating around the Lake Garda area. The majority connect the towns of Garda, Malcesine and Riva with each other and Verona, plus the odd service through Peschiera. These are operated by ATV. These have the ten euro for one day ticket. This company also operates the airport coaches to the train station but as far as I am aware, the ten euro tickets are not valid on the airport coach. Service number LN026 is operated by Arriva Italia. The journey from Verona station to Peschiera takes around 40 minutes and costs (December 2019) three euro one way. I did not know that ATV tickets were valid on this bus – but it is quite possible. There is also a train station at Peschiera, takes around ten minutes from Verona.