My niece and her fiance are planning to travel to the Dolomites for their honeymoon in late May/early June. They will be flying from DFW-I can't seem to find if its better to fly into Milan or Venice, assuming they are flying direct. What is the best route? They will have approx 8-9 days so would like to spend a few days in Dolomites hiking/exploring, and then maybe a couple days in whatever city they land in , bookending the trip that way. Also, I have read lots of praise in this forum for Ortesei /Val Gardena area so have passed that along to them-any insider tips for something special they can do while there other than just hiking? Thanks ya'll!
Posted by
TX, USA
5857 posts
Others may have more experience, but I found it to be about 6 of one and half dozen of the other. I arranged those exact flights for a friend summer 2024 (I was already there and just met her). What we eventually decided on was in and out of Venice - mainly because she had never been, wasn’t exactly dying to go, but thought it was a good opportunity to spend 2 nights there at the end of the trip.
Of course you could also look at into one and out of the other. Best of both worlds. Ha!
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
17293 posts
American Airlines flies non stop to Venice seasonally (but probably at the end of May that flight operates already). I don’t think they fly to Milan MXP at all from DFW, you would need to change planes in NYC or in some other AA hub in the northeast. Of course there are many options to Milan, not only AA, but they require a layover somewhere.
Personally, even if they flew non stop to Milan, between the two airports, I would prefer Venice. It’s closer to the Dolomites and since they will need to spend at least the last night closer to the airport, I would rather spend that time in Venice than Milan. Besides, spending a honeymoon in Venice is almost mandatory for every couple.
Cortina is only a couple of hours drive from Venice, and it’s easy freeway driving all the way to Longarone. After that the two lane highway through the Cadore Valley is good. I’ve done it at night, but stopped in Val di Cadore and resumed the drive in the morning. I’m sure they want to see Cortina on the way to their intended destination.