Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Opening Hours
Opening hours vary throughout the year. We've provided high and low season opening hours. Hours will generally de-
crease in shoulder and low season. Many city clubs close in summer.
Banks
8.30am-1.30pm and 3.30-4.30pm Monday to Friday
Restaurants
noon-3pm and 7.30pm-midnight (kitchens usually close as early as 10pm)
Cafes & Bars
7.30am-8pm
Nightclubs
10pm-4am
Shops
9am-1pm and 3.30-7.30pm (or 4-8pm) Monday to Saturday; some shops only open for half the day on Monday
Arriving in the Italian Lakes
Malpensa Airport
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) Malpensa Express runs to the Stazione Centrale (adult/child €10/5) every 30 minutes
from 5.25am to 11.40pm, after which the night bus offers limited services. Taxis are a €90 set fare (50 minutes).
Linate Airport
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)
Air Bus coaches run between Linate and the Stazione Centrale (adult/child €5/2.50). They
depart every 30 minutes between 6am to 11pm; it takes 20 minutes. A taxi costs €15 to €20.
Orio al Serio
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) Between 3am and midnight, buses run every 30 minutes from Bergamo's airport to Milan.
The Orio Shuttle takes one hour (purchased on board/online €5/3.50).
Verona-Villafranca Airport
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) Regular buses (adult/child €6/3) depart every 20 minutes for Porta Nuova
train station between 6.35am and 11.35pm. A taxi costs €25.
Getting Around
Train
Reasonably priced, with extensive coverage and frequent departures.
Car
Useful for travelling at your own pace around the lakes and in the mountains. Cars can be hired in most towns.
Drive on the right.
Boat
Often the fastest way to get around the lakes. Each lake has an extensive network of ferry and hi-speed hydrofoil
services. Car ferries only service lakeside hubs.
Bus
Useful for smaller villages around the lakes and off-line connections such as Mantua-Brescia.
See
transport
for much more.
