Malcesine is situated on the eastern shore towards the north end of the lake. It's probably best reached via the northern routes through from Rovereto off the north-south motorway route between Austria and Verona.
Travel by Car
Drivers approaching Malcesine from the west are advised to use the A4/E70 motorway which stretches from Venice to Milan. The exit for the eastern shore of Lake Garda is situated in between Brescia and Verona. The exit is marked Peschiera and leads north along the lakeshore through Bardolino and Garda.
Drivers coming from the north should exit the A22/E45 from the Austrian border at Rovereto Sud / Lago di Garda Nord and travel through the mountains to Torbole before heading south to Malcesine.
This is also the most promising route for those heading from the east and south, who should take the route to the north towards Austria after the exits for Verona and then leave the motorway at the Rovereto Sud junction as above.
Distances
Milan 184km - northeast to Bergamo and then past Brescia to the motorway exit at Peschiera
Venice 214km - past Padua, Vicenza and Verona to the motorway exit at Rovereto Sud
Verona 96km - north on the motorway to Rovereto Sud
Travel by Air
Malcesine, like all of the destinations on Lake Garda, has an excellent variety of local airports to choose from. Many of them - especially the most close at hand - are served with flights from the low-cost airlines from the UK or with travel company charter flights. The largest and most likely to have convenient scheduled flights from further afield are Venice (Marco Polo) Airport and the two airports at Milan.
Distances
Gabriele D’Annunzio Airport (south of motorway interchange outside Brescia) - 86km
Verona Airport (on motorway interchange to south of city) - 101km
Bolzano Airport (to the north and east of Lake Garda) - 114km
Orio al Serio Airport
