Where to Stay in Verona: The Districts Compared for Walking, Buses and Parking

Città antica: around Piazza delle Erbe

The Città antica is the oldest part of Verona, inside the bend of the Adige, and OpenStreetMap places Piazza delle Erbe in it (OpenStreetMap Nominatim, 2026). From Piazza delle Erbe it is about 670 metres to Piazza Bra, 930 metres to the Roman Theatre and about 1.1 km to the Giardino Giusti, each within 15 minutes on foot (FOSSGIS, 2026). For the sights around the square, see our pages on the Lamberti Tower and Juliet's House.

The trade-off is distance from the station: Porta Nuova is about 2.2 km and 29 minutes on foot from Piazza delle Erbe (FOSSGIS, 2026), so with luggage take a bus to Piazza Bra or a taxi.

This whole area lies inside the ZTL. Hotel guests may drive in if the hotel registers their plate in advance; guests in apartments and other tourist rentals may not (Comune di Verona, 2026a). On-street bays in the ZTL sector cost 2.00 EUR an hour and are paid every day from 08:00 to 24:00 (AMT3, 2026a). If you are coming by car to a rental here, plan on a car park outside the zone; our parking and ZTL page lists them.

Cittadella and Piazza Bra: the best all-round base

Piazza Bra, with the Arena, lies in the Cittadella district on OpenStreetMap, as does Piazza Cittadella just south of it (OpenStreetMap Nominatim, 2026). It is the most practical base in the city: about 1.6 km and 22 minutes on foot from Porta Nuova station, about 670 metres from Piazza delle Erbe, and about 590 metres from Castelvecchio (FOSSGIS, 2026).

It is also the hub of the bus network. From the station, ATV lines 11, 12 and 13 run via Via Valverde to Piazza Bra, and lines 51, 52 and 53 also stop there; line 73 runs via Piazza Cittadella towards San Fermo and Veronetta (ATV, 2026a). In the evening, lines 80 and 81 run every 25 minutes between the station, Piazza Bra and Porta Vescovo until 24:00 (ATV, 2026b).

For drivers, AMT3's Parking Centro in Via Campo Marzo charges 1.20 EUR an hour or 12.00 EUR for 24 hours from 1 November 2026 (AMT3, 2026b), and blue bays in the Cittadella sector cost 1.00 EUR an hour on weekdays from 08:00 to 20:00, free in the evening and on Sundays (AMT3, 2026a). From late November to late December, the Christmas market fills Piazza Bra, which is lively for a stay but busy at weekends.

Near Porta Nuova station: for trains, the airport bus and drivers

OpenStreetMap places Verona Porta Nuova station in Borgo Milano, south-west of the walls (OpenStreetMap Nominatim, 2026). Staying near the station suits short stays built around trains: high-speed trains reach Milano Centrale in 1 hour 13 minutes and Bologna in about 51 minutes (Trenitalia, 2026), and the regional train to Domegliara for the Valpolicella takes 15 minutes. Our pages on trains to Milan, Bologna and Florence and Verona to Venice give the details.

The airport is easy from here too. The 199 Airlink to Catullo airport leaves from the station and costs 7.00 EUR, payable by contactless card on board (ATV, 2026c); our airport to city page has the timetable.

The drawback is the walk to the sights: about 1.6 km to Piazza Bra, 1.9 km to San Zeno and 2.2 km to Piazza delle Erbe (FOSSGIS, 2026). Many urban lines call at the station, and a 1.50 EUR ticket or a 2.00 EUR tap of a contactless card covers the hop (ATV, 2026d, 2026c). The station car parks, Stazione Est and Ovest, charge 1.50 EUR an hour after 30 free minutes, or 15.00 EUR for 24 hours (AMT3, 2026c).

San Zeno: quiet streets west of the centre

San Zeno grew up around its Romanesque basilica, west of Castelvecchio, and OpenStreetMap maps Piazza San Zeno and the basilica in the San Zeno district (OpenStreetMap Nominatim, 2026). The basilica is about 1.5 km and 20 minutes on foot from Piazza Bra and about 1.9 km and 26 minutes from Porta Nuova station (FOSSGIS, 2026). The walk to the centre passes Castelvecchio.

By bus, ATV urban line 31 runs from Saval through San Zeno and Castelvecchio towards the Ospedale Maggiore and Porta Vescovo (ATV, 2026a).

San Zeno is the easiest of the central districts for a car. It lies west of the ZTL, whose boundary runs along Corso Castelvecchio (Comune di Verona, 2026a), and AMT3 treats it as a parking sector of its own: blue bays in the San Zeno sector cost 1.00 EUR an hour, paid on weekdays from 08:00 to 20:00 and free in the evenings, on Sundays and on holidays. A few streets, including Piazza Renato Simoni, Via della Valverde and Piazza Pradaval, have a two-hour limit (AMT3, 2026a). Check whether your accommodation has its own parking before you book.

The basilica is one of the four churches on the Chiese Vive pass; see Verona's churches ticket for its hours.

Borgo Trento and Veronetta: across the river

Borgo Trento lies north of the Adige, opposite Castelvecchio. OpenStreetMap places Piazza Vittorio Veneto and the Ospedale Civile Maggiore in Borgo Trento (OpenStreetMap Nominatim, 2026). Piazza Vittorio Veneto is about 1.2 km and 17 minutes on foot from Piazza Bra and 1.15 km from Piazza delle Erbe, but 2.6 km and 35 minutes from the station (FOSSGIS, 2026). Lines 20 to 23 and 41 run from the station via Castelvecchio to the Ospedale Maggiore, and evening lines 83 and 84 run every 22 minutes between the station, Castelvecchio and the hospital (ATV, 2026a, 2026b).

Veronetta is the district on the left bank of the Adige, the main seat of the University of Verona, with the Giardino Giusti and the Roman Theatre (Giardino Giusti, 2026). Via XX Settembre is about 920 metres and 12 minutes on foot from Piazza delle Erbe and 1.1 km from Piazza Bra, while the station is 2.6 km away (FOSSGIS, 2026). Lines 72 and 73 serve it, and evening line 85 runs every 40 minutes via Porta Vescovo and Piazza Isolo (ATV, 2026a, 2026b). See our pages on the Giardino Giusti and the Roman Theatre.

Both districts charge for most street parking every day, holidays included: 2.00 EUR an hour at yellow-rate bays, 1.50 EUR at blue and 1.00 EUR at azure (AMT3, 2026a).

Tourist tax and how to choose

Verona charges a tourist tax, the imposta di soggiorno, per person per night. It applies for up to four nights per person per month, the rate depends on the accommodation's classification, and the Comune has confirmed the current rates for 2026 (Comune di Verona, 2026b). It applies to hotels, tourist rentals and short lets alike, and guests pay it to the accommodation together with the stay, against a receipt (Comune di Verona, 2026b). Ask for the amount when you book.

To choose, start with how you arrive and what you want to walk to.

Without a car, for a first visit of two or three days: Cittadella around Piazza Bra, or the Città antica if you want to be in the oldest streets and can manage the walk from the station.

For early trains, the airport bus or a car on a short stay: near Porta Nuova station.

With a car and a wish to park on the street: San Zeno, which is outside the ZTL and has free street parking in the evenings and on Sundays (AMT3, 2026a).

For a quieter base within walking distance and close to the Roman Theatre and the Giardino Giusti: Veronetta. For a residential base close to Castelvecchio: Borgo Trento.

Whichever you pick, a contactless bank card on ATV's buses caps the day's urban fares at 5 EUR (ATV, 2026c); our ATV bus tickets page explains the rest.