Where is the nearest bus stop?
'Vicina' — 'vi-CHI-na'. The 'c' before 'i' is always a soft 'ch' sound in Italian.
Ask pedestrians or shopkeepers when you are on foot and need to find the closest bus stop to your current location.
'Dov'è' is a contraction of 'dove + è' (where is). 'La fermata più vicina' uses the superlative 'più vicina' (nearest/closest). 'Fermata' is feminine, so all adjectives agree in feminine form.
C'è una fermata del bus qui vicino?
Is there a bus stop nearby?
Less specific; just asks for any nearby stop.
Quanto è lontana la fermata?
How far is the bus stop?
Asks for distance rather than location.
Dov'è la fermata del tram?
Where is the tram stop?
Substitute 'tram' for 'autobus' when appropriate.
In Italian city centres, bus stops are rarely more than 300–400 metres apart. However, in residential suburbs or industrial areas stops can be spaced over a kilometre, so always verify before walking.