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Hi traveelinng to Bella italia campsite in July for 9 nights, can't really decide if hiring a car would be useful. Initially need to know trains from Milan Linate to Peschiera and return journey to Malpensa airport. How often they run and cost, Cheers
hmm. well i found this on about.com
Transportation to and from Lake Garda:
There are train stations in Desenzano and Peschiera del Garda in the south. In the north the closest station to the lake is in Rovereto, east of Riva del Garda. The closest airports are in Verona and Brescia. The closest large airport is Milan Malpensa. See Italy Airports Map. The A4 autostrada between Milan and Venice runs south of the lake. Along the east is the A22, Brennero to Modena autostrada.
Lake Garda Transportation - Getting Around the Lake:
Lake Garda is well served by hydrofoils, catamarans, and ferries, especially during summer. Car ferries between the western and eastern shores run between Toscolano Maderno and Torri del Banaco and between Limone and Malcesine. Public buses run all around the lake.
here is where you find the prices and time tables
http://www.ferroviedellostato.it/
here's another helpful website about the area
http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/lakegarda.html
it looks like it's 18,40 euros 2nd class one way.
None of the Milan airports (Linate and Malpensa) have a direct rail link to the Trenitalia Milano centrale station, that you need to reach to a very convenient train connection to Peschiera: both have shuttle bus to it ( faster from Linate, that is the closer of the two to the Centrale station).
Not that it's terrible to do (if your luggages are manageable) but of course a car would be easier IF you are going to rent it anyway.
If not, time for paper, returning the car and higher costs... mmmm i would say better bus+train+short taxi ride from peschiera Staion to bella Italia Camp (non more than 3 kms).
Hope this helps.
Ciao
Francesco
without doing a deep researc, I can tell you that fto Milano to Desenzano are more or less 150 km.
railroad is "milano venezia" which is ine of the bigger number or trains each day.
a small probel is that Milano Lambrate and Desenzano or Peschiera are secondary station, so you need to take a slower train to reach any of that place.
My experience tell me:
first leg a cuple of our (from Milano Linate to Desenzano or Peschiera),
and second leg a lot more becouse you have to reach Milano Centrale, from there take the undergroud (metro) till "Garibaldi station" and from there you get the "Malpensa express" to the airport. you can spend 3/4 hours or more to do that.
For exact timing look at trenitalia web site.
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There are american's living there as part of the military. This website may help anyone visiting
http://www.22asg.vicenza.army.mil
http://www.22asg.vicenza.army.mil/Verona/
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