Trento
How to Get Around Trento
Getting Around
Trento is flat, compact and easy.
The centre is walkable end to end in twenty minutes and largely pedestrian.
Buses are frequent and reach the valley villages and the slopes of the Bondone.
The cable car to Sardagna leaves from near the station and functions as public transport.
A separate narrow-gauge railway runs north up the Val di Non to Cles, which is the way to reach the apple valleys and Lake Tovel.
Cycling is excellent, with the Adige valley path running from the Brenner to Verona through the city.
Parking is restricted in the centre and straightforward at the edges.
A car helps for the Brenta and the side valleys and is unnecessary otherwise.
Connections from Trento
How easily, and at what cost, can you combine the region’s main destinations?
| Route | Best option | One-way time | Travel Smart take |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trento and Bolzano | Train | ~40 min typical, not a timetable | Excellent day-trip connection. Trento works well as a base for Bolzano. |
| Trento and Merano | Train | ~1 hr 20 min typical, not a timetable | Comfortable as a day trip. Trento is a workable base for Merano. |
Cost compares the options for each route rather than quoting a fare: inexpensive means the price is not a factor in planning, moderate cost means a real line in the budget, and the expensive option is one worth weighing against the alternative. Fares change from year to year; the ranking between them does not.