Valpolicella Day Trip from Verona by Train and Bus

By train: Verona Porta Nuova to Domegliara-Sant'Ambrogio

Domegliara-Sant'Ambrogio is the station for the western side of the Valpolicella Classica, on the line north from Verona towards the Adige valley. On Trenitalia's booking system for Tuesday 24 November 2026, every train to Domegliara was a regional service taking 13 to 17 minutes, mostly 15, at a fare of 3.10 EUR (Trenitalia, 2026).

The first train left Verona Porta Nuova at 05:20. Through the day there were departures at 06 minutes past most hours, with extra Regionale Veloce trains at 11:50, 13:50, 15:50, 17:50 and 19:50, and the last trains of the evening at 21:55 and 22:50. In the other direction the last trains back left Domegliara at 21:32, 21:56 and 22:32, the last one reaching Verona at 22:56 (Trenitalia, 2026).

Regional fares are fixed, so there is no saving in booking early, and a ticket bought on the day costs the same.

From Domegliara, ATV line 103 continues to Sant'Ambrogio, Gargagnago and San Pietro in Cariano in about 10 minutes, so train and bus can be combined (ATV, 2026a).

By bus: ATV line 103 to San Pietro in Cariano

Line 103 is the main bus between Verona and the Classico villages. It runs from Verona station, stand D2, via Via Valverde, Stradone Maffei, Piazza Isolo, Porta San Giorgio, Parona, Arbizzano, Santa Maria di Negrar, Pedemonte and San Floriano to San Pietro in Cariano, Gargagnago, Sant'Ambrogio and Domegliara. The winter timetable has been valid since 28 September 2026 (ATV, 2026a).

From Monday to Saturday, mid-morning buses leave Verona station at 09:05, 09:45, 10:25, 11:05 and 11:45 and reach San Pietro in Cariano at 09:48, 10:28, 11:08, 11:48 and 12:28. The return runs from San Pietro in Cariano every 40 minutes through the afternoon, and the last bus to the station leaves at 19:15, arriving at 20:01 (ATV, 2026a). Some runs are marked for school days only, so read the codes on the timetable.

On Sundays and public holidays the bus uses Porta San Giorgio instead of the station, with seven runs each way. Buses leave Porta San Giorgio at 08:45, 10:45, 12:45, 14:05, 16:05, 18:05 and 20:05, reaching San Pietro in Cariano 26 minutes later, and leave San Pietro in Cariano for Verona at 07:33, 09:43, 11:43, 13:03, 15:03, 17:03 and 19:03 (ATV, 2026a).

Fares: what the bus and train cost

The train fare to Domegliara is 3.10 EUR each way on every regional train (Trenitalia, 2026), so a return costs 6.20 EUR.

On ATV's extra-urban buses, the simplest payment is a contactless bank card or phone tapped on the red validator. Any extra-urban ride costs a flat 3.70 EUR, whatever the distance, and is valid only for that ride, so tap again each time you board. Once your taps reach 11 EUR in 24 hours, ATV charges nothing more that day (ATV, 2026b).

If you plan several bus rides, for example out to San Pietro in Cariano, on to another village and back, the 1-day network pass costs 11.00 EUR for 24 hours from validation and covers every urban and extra-urban ATV bus in Verona and its province (ATV, 2026c). Three rides by card already cost 11.10 EUR before the cap applies, so the cap and the pass come to the same thing for most visitors.

The Verona Card does not help here: it covers only the city buses, and the provincial extra-urban network is excluded (ATV, 2026d). Our ATV bus tickets page explains the city fares.

Getting to the smaller villages and the city edge

Line 103 also connects with buses into the side valleys. The timetable notes that some runs connect at San Pietro in Cariano with buses for Fumane and Fumane to Fosse, and at San Floriano with a bus for Marano and Cerna (ATV, 2026a). Those connecting lines run on fewer days and at fewer times than the 103, so check them on ATV's timetables before you leave Verona; the Amarone Verona guide's transport page sets out the lines to Negrar, Fumane and Marano.

The southern edge of the area is reachable on a city bus. ATV urban line 20 runs from Porta Nuova station via Castelvecchio, the Ospedale Maggiore, Parona and Arbizzano to Negrar (ATV, 2026e). It is listed among Verona's urban lines, which ATV fares at 1.50 EUR for 90 minutes on paper or 2.00 EUR by contactless card (ATV, 2026c, 2026b), but confirm the fare for the outer stops with ATV before relying on it.

For a winery visit, arrange it with the estate before you travel, and check how far the estate is from the nearest bus stop or station; Amarone Verona's pages on the villages and on wine tours cover the area in more detail.

Planning the day and where to read more

A simple plan for a weekday: take a morning bus 103 from Verona station to San Pietro in Cariano, visit the village and a booked winery, and return on an afternoon bus before the last one at 19:15 (ATV, 2026a). On a Sunday, take the train to Domegliara instead, or use the Sunday buses from Porta San Giorgio, and keep the 19:03 from San Pietro in Cariano or the evening trains from Domegliara as your way back (ATV, 2026a; Trenitalia, 2026).

If you would rather not manage connections and tastings yourself, a guided wine tour from Verona includes transport. Amarone Verona compares the options in its guide to Valpolicella wine tours from Verona, and describes the villages in the Valpolicella Classico villages. For the wines, start with what Amarone is.

Back in Verona, the station is the base for the other day trips covered on this site: Lake Garda and Venice, and our page on trains to Milan, Bologna and Florence.