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unless you live within 30 km north or south of Sirmione (in which case you should already know which is the fastest route), the best way to get to Sirmione is the A4 motorway (Milan-Venice).
There is a toll booth in Sirmione, with fairly clear indications on how to reach the historic centre, or, if you are coming from the West (Milan) you could also exit at Desenzano and then take the two-lane but fast-moving "tangenziale" to then exit at the Sirmione sign, where the road rejoins the one leaving the motorway.
On the other hand, it is less advisable for those coming from the East (Venice) to exit at the Peschiera tollbooth: there is a ring road but it is quite busy and the state road is long and has several traffic lights and speed cameras.
For information on motorway traffic (and weather conditions) you can consult the motorway company website (with useful webcams):
http://www.autostrade.it/
We are inside the historic center, in the ZTL, WE DO NOT HAVE CAR PARKS inside the structure but 2 MOTORCYCLE PLACES, so if you arrive by motorbike you can, with prior agreements and circular authorization, park in the ZTL.
The parking reserved for guests of the '' Grifopaking '' hotels offers a shuttle service on the day of check-in and check-out and is located about 400 meters from the entrance to the historic centre, it costs €20 a day, from 12 to 12.00 the day after (this parking must be booked in advance through our hotel, after having prepaid the service we will communicate your code to access the reserved area)
the alternative is the blue lines: €2.50 per hour or the large Piazzale Montebaldo car park 500 meters from the entrance to the walls: €20 per day
Last information about the parking spaces: when the traffic increases, the local police block the cars about 3 km before the centre, near the cemetery. To continue, just say that you have a reservation at our hotel.
By plane:
The closest airports are:
Gabriele d'Annunzio - Brescia, 25 km away
Valerio Catullo - Verona, 30 km away
Orio al Serio - Bergamo, 90 km away
Linate - Milan, 135 km away Marco Polo -
Venice, 155 km away
Malpensa - Milan, 175 km
Catullo airport is connected to the Verona railway station by a shuttle service every 20 minutes. (see details also on plane and train timetables).
TRAINS:
Sirmione is located near the Milan-Venice railway line. There is no Sirmione railway station, but coming from the West you can get off at Desenzano and coming from the East get off at Peschiera, and then, in one case or another, take the bus to Sirmione. For train timetables, see the Ferrovie website. ) or, more advisable to Peschiera or Desenzano (journey time: about 20 minutes). Buses usually run with a frequency (at least) of one per hour. Those for Verona usually arrive at 28' of each hour (having passed through Desenzano station at 05'), those for Brescia at 12' of each hour (having passed through Peschiera station at 55'). But it is better to see a complete list of the Brescia-Verona timetables (with stops in Desenzano-Sirmione-Peschiera). During the summer there is also a shuttle that connects Colombare to Sirmione historic center every 15 minutes, the cost of one ride is €1 by boat It can be romantic to travel by boat on the lake. For example, if you get off at the Desenzano railway station, it's about 600 meters to get to the port. ).
boat It can be romantic to travel by boat on the lake. For example, if you get off at the Desenzano railway station, it's about 600 meters downhill to get to the port. To find out the timetables and prices, you can consult the LAKES NAVIGATION WEBSITE
