From Limone to Venice in one day: bus and train, car, or with us

By Edoardo · LikeGarda, Garda

Limone is one of the most beautiful places on the lake, and one of the farthest from Venice. If you are staying there and dream of a day in Venice, it can be done. Here is how it really works, with the times of an ordinary day.

By bus and train

Limone has no railway station, so the day starts with a bus to Desenzano and continues by train.

• Limone to Desenzano station: the Arriva bus LN027 leaves Limone centre at 6:06, reaches Salò at 7:00 and Desenzano station at 7:59 (Monday to Saturday, summer 2025 timetable, the latest published).
• Desenzano to Venice: the train to Venezia Santa Lucia takes from about 1 hour 36 minutes with the Frecciarossa to about 2 hours with the regional trains. On a weekday we checked, the 9:08 Frecciarossa arrives at 10:44.
• Back: the last bus from Desenzano to Limone leaves at 18:30 and arrives at 20:24. In practice you leave Venice around 16:45, for example on the Frecciarossa that reaches Desenzano at 18:21.

It works: between three and a half and four and a half hours of travel each way, and around six hours in Venice. The day hangs on that last bus: if the train is late, it is a long evening. Timetables change by season, so check Arriva and Trenitalia before you go.

By car

From Limone to the Tronchetto car park, at the entrance of Venice, it is about 212 km: roughly two and a half hours each way without traffic. Then parking, and a water bus into the city. Five hours at the wheel in one day is a lot, especially on the way home.

With us

We pick you up in Limone at 7:05 and bring you back in the evening: about 12 hours, with nothing to organise.

• A private boat from the coach park straight to St Mark’s Square
• A one-hour walking tour with a city guide and headphones (not on Wednesdays)
• A tour guide on board in English and German, and time on your own in Venice
• On the way home you can simply close your eyes

Before you go, read also our guide to Venice without a car, with what the access fee means for a day trip.

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Quick answers

Is there a train from Limone to Venice?

No. Limone has no railway station: you take the Arriva bus LN027 to Desenzano and the train from there.

What is the last bus back to Limone?

In the summer 2025 timetable, the last bus leaves Desenzano station at 18:30 and reaches Limone at 20:24, Monday to Saturday.

How long is the drive from Limone to Venice?

About 212 km to the Tronchetto car park, roughly two and a half hours each way without traffic.

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