Arena di Verona Tickets, Opening Hours and Tips for Your Visit

The Arena di Verona is the amphitheater on Piazza Bra, and it’s open Tuesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with last entry at 6:30 p.m.

At a glance

• Visiting hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Last entry: 6:30 p.m.
• Show days: not open for visits
• Ticket office before the Festival: Monday to Friday 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 9:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Sunday closed
• Tickets can be bought online, and through the authorized Vivaticket network.
• Main access: bus stop in Piazza Bra

How much are tickets to the Arena di Verona?

Tickets are sold online and through the authorized Vivaticket network. Book online before you travel, so the ticket office hours don’t dictate your day.

The ticket office is at Via Dietro Anfiteatro 6/b, and the box office list also gives Via Roma 1. On a Sunday the ticket office at Via Dietro Anfiteatro is closed outside the Festival, so Sunday visitors should buy online or from a Vivaticket outlet in advance.

What are the opening hours of the Arena di Verona?

The amphitheater opens to visitors Tuesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Last entry is at 6:30 p.m., so plan to be through the gate by then. On show days the amphitheater is not open for visits.

The ticket office at Via Dietro Anfiteatro 6/b has two schedules:

• Before the Festival: Monday to Friday 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Saturday 9:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. · Sunday closed
• During the Festival: from 9:30 a.m. until the start of the performance on show days · 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on days without a performance

When is the best time to visit the Arena di Verona?

The gate opens at 9 a.m., which makes the first hour the natural slot. On show days there are no visits, so check which evenings have a performance before picking your day.

Spring weather is mild. April brings a high of 66°F (19°C) and nine rainy days, with about six hours of sun a day. May warms to 75°F (24°C) with eight rainy days. In January and February highs are 45°F (7°C) and 49°F (10°C), with fewer rainy days, from five to six in January and five in February. Bring a layer in winter and an umbrella in April.

How to get to the Arena di Verona

The Arena stands in Piazza Bra, and the bus stop is on the square. Urban lines 11, 12, 13, 51 and 52 serve it, and so do the holiday and evening lines 90, 92, 94, 96, 97 and 98. From Lake Garda, buses of lines 164, 163-185 and 483-484 terminate in Piazza Bra, in front of the Arena. From Castelvecchio it’s about 500 meters (about 550 yards) on foot along Via Roma.

During the Opera Festival, a free shuttle runs after every performance from the Arena to Park Centro, leaving from behind Palazzo Barbieri in Piazzetta Municipio. The ATV Opera Bus runs to Lake Garda 30 minutes after the end of the opera, and booking it is compulsory (tickets are sold online). By car, parking in the ZTL costs 2 euros per hour, every day from 8 a.m. to midnight, with no time limit. In the new Zona Blu, within 350 to 450 meters of the center, it’s 1.50 euros per hour from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. In the Zona Azzurra, farther out, it’s 1 euro per hour.

What to see at the Arena di Verona

The Arena amphitheater is at Piazza Bra, 37121 Verona. It’s open to visitors Tuesday to Sunday, except on show days.

What else to see near the Arena di Verona

Museo di Castelvecchio is at corso Castelvecchio 2, about 500 meters from the Arena along Via Roma. Juliet’s House is entered through the Teatro Nuovo in Piazzetta Navona, with the exit at Via Cappello 23. Piazza Erbe is the oldest square in Verona and stands on the area of the Roman forum. UNESCO added Verona’s historic center and its walls to the World Heritage List in 2000.

Beyond the city, Valpolicella is the land of prized wines such as Amarone, Recioto and Valpolicella. Lake Garda is reachable by bus from Piazza Bra. The Vittoriale degli Italiani is in Gardone Riviera on the lake shore, and line LN005 stops right in front of its entrance.