If we wished to travel from venice (mestre)to Milan but wished to stop over a day in verona and then 2 days at lake garda which train ticket should we get OR should we travel from venice to lake garda (decenzano) on a ticket stopping off at verona en route?

I would simply buy point to point tickets

Separate tickts:
Venice to Verona (11.50 Euro)
Verona to Lake Garda (Desenzano) (2.40 Euro, trains a couple times an hour)
Lake Garda to Milan (11 Euro)

are about the same cost as Venice-Milan ticket (23 Euro)

what is this train tht you have priced me for? This info is great!! But I can't find the site to buy tickets. Thank you for your help

TYP.

I looked up the schedules on www.trenitalia.com. There is no need to pre-purchase tickets for these routes.

From Venice to Verona it's only about 1hr travel, and there are trains 2-3 times per hour. You can simply go to the train station when you wish to travel, buy a ticket, and get on the train.

Ditto for the other legs.

If you want to have tickets in hand beforehand, buy them at the train station a day ahead - but really no need.

Hi TYP - Are you planning to stay in Desenzano?

If not, most other places on the eastern side of the lake are accessible by bus from Verona - e.g Torre del Benaco, Malcesine, Riva ...

Hope this helps ...

Steve

we do plan to stay in Desenzano for a few days beofre heading to Milan and then home. Do all trenitalia trains from venice to milan stop at desenzano?
Thanks for all your great advice!

No they don't all stop at this secondary station but many do. Train station is on top of a hill from the main town around the dock.