Verona is located 160km (100 miles) west of Milan and 114km (75 miles) east of Venice. It is easy to reach either by taking the A4 motorway running between Milan and Venice, exiting at Verona Sud, or by taking the A22 Brennero-Modena motorway, again exiting at Verona Sud and following the signs for the city centre.

Autostrade (tel: (06) 4363 2121 or 800 269 269; website: www.autostrade.it) provides information on motorway traffic in Italy, while Automobile Club Italiana (ACI) (tel: (02) 6616 5116 or 803 116; website: www.aci.it) provides general information for drivers.

Emergency breakdown services:
ACI 803 116

Buses from towns and villages in the Verona region and also from Lake Garda to Verona city centre are operated by Azenda Provinciale Transporti Verona (tel: (045) 805 7911; website: www.aptv.it). Eurolines (tel: (055) 357 110; website: www.eurolines.com) operates coach services from other European cities via Verona's Porta Nuova bus station.