ARRIVING IN VENICE

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BY AIRPLANE
Venicès International Marco Polo airport is in Tessera, about 12 Km north of Venice by land and 10 Km by water. The airport was recently redone and enlarged by architect Frank O. Gehry and it now is the third largest airport in Italy for its number of passengers.

The Marco Polo Airport is connected to Venice by:

  • ATVO bus arrives in Venice in 20 minutes. For more information you can check there website at www.atvo.it.
  • ACTV Bus N°5 takes about 30 minutes because it has other stops before arriving at Piazzale Roma. The airport is also connected with the train station in Mestre by bus N°15. For times please consult their website at www.actv.it
  • Motorboat Ferry service ALILAGUNA Blue and Red Lines: A private motorboat service that works with ACTV leaves directly from the Venice airport. Alilaguna Red Line (the parentheses indicate how long it takes to reach the indicated stop): Murano (30´), Lido (55´), Arsenale (1h.05´), S. Marco (1h.10´) and Zattere (1h.20´). Alilaguna Blue Line stops at: Fondamenta Nuove (30´), and S. Marco (58´). The cost of the ticket varies from 5 Euro to 13 Euro. For information on prices and times consult the Alilaguna website at www.alilaguna.com.
  • Street Taxis take 15 minutes to arrive at Piazzale Roma from where you can continue to the apartment by foot or by vaporetto (water bus).
  • Water Taxis are private motorboats that transport passengers. They are the quickest way to get to any point in the city, but undoubtedly also the most expensive.

SANT´ANGELO MDI AIRPORT IN TREVISO
There are buses that connect the Treviso airport with both Venice Piazzale Roma and the train station in Mestre. The bus service is coordinated with the arrivals and departures of the flights of BASIQ-AIR and RYANAIR. For more information consult www.atvo.it.

BY CAR
If you want to come to Venice by car you can park at Piazzale Roma, at the Autorimessa Comunale (041 2727211 or 0412727301) www.asmvenezia.it. Otherwise there is also the parking garage Tronchetto Parking (041 520 7555) www.veniceparking.it

An alternative is to park at a garage in Mestre Parcheggio P.le Candiani and then take a bus or train to Venice.

In Piazzale Roma there are offices of most of the major Car Rental Companies.

BY TRAIN
The Santa Lucia Station is the only train station in Venice. It is located in the Cannaregio neighborhood, less than 10 minutes by foot from Piazzale Roma. The ACTV Vaporettos (water buses) that take you to various destinations are located right outside of the station.

BY SHIP
The port, from where numerous ferries and ships leave for the Istrian and Dalmatian coasts as well as cruises for the Mediterranean, is located on the Giudecca Canal. The new Venezia Terminal Passeggeri has been built in the San Basilio area.