Airport Transfers to Lake Garda

Getting there

The nearest airport is Aerporto Valerio Catullo di Verona. Between them, Ryanair, Thomson, Jet2, Monarch and FlyBe offer direct flights from Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton. While British Airways and Easyjet are the main carriers from London. Transfers take 60-90 minutes depending on your final destination, pick-up from the arrivals lounge. Other flight options include the Milan airports (Bergamo, Linate and Malpensa) with a transfer time of around two hours, and Venice Marco Polo Airport, two hours 15 minutes.

Sea-Lifts offer transfers between these airports and many others to Lake Garda, book today to ensure your trip gets off to the perfect start!

The Lake

Lake Garda is in northern Italy between Venice and Milan. It is Italy’s largest lake, 51km long and 17km at its widest point.  The distance around the lake is 158km. Picturesque villages, medieval castles and lakeside promenades surround the water. There is windsurfing, sailing and hiking in the lake’s many parks. The Dolomite mountains are not far away and can be seen towering over the lake. Lake Garda is well served by hydrofoils, catamarans and ferries.

Sights

Riva del Garda, at the head of the lake is one of the best places for windsurfing; Malcesine, a medieval village with castle and cable car to the botanical gardens at Monte Baldo; Pechiera del Garda, picturesque town on the southern shore near a golf course and Gardaland the largest amusement park in Italy; Medieval city of Sirmione; Le Grotte di Catullo, Roman Villa remains, home of the poet Catullo; Salò, elegant town of pastel houses established by Mussolini in 1943; and Gardone, known for its beautiful park and exotic plants.

Day trips

There are lots of possible excursions from Lake Garda including trips to the Dolomite Mountains and the smaller lakes of Tenno, Ledro and Iseo.  Further afield are the towns of Verona, Brescia and Trento.  Day trips to Milan and Venice are also possible, all offered by Sea-Lifts.

History 

Lake Garda is an ancient battle ground, beginning with the Romans who under Emperor Claudius fought Germanic tribes to possess it. In the eighteenth century Napoleon Bonaparte won Lake Garda from the Austrians at the Battle of Rivoli.  Then in 1959 the Battle of Solferino during Italy’s second war of independence saw victory for Napoleon III, but with huge losses on both sides the Kingdom of Italy was finally proclaimed two years later. There was peace until 1943 when Mussolini established his Italian Social Republic in Salò, which became the effective capital of Italy until the end of the Second World War.