Venice from the airport

How do I get from the airport to Venice?

The ATV0 35 Venice Airport Bus Express is faster than the ACTV 5 and is much more comfortable (luggage storage, air-conditioning, WiFi on board, clean seats) but at the same price: 10€ one way and 18€ return without time limit.

These shuttle buses, managed by a private company, leave every day from 6am to 12:20am every 30 minutes (current schedule) from Marco Polo airport (VCE) to Venice and from 4:20am to 10:50pm from Venice to Marco Polo (current schedule).

It’s easy to get there: you leave the terminal and they are right in front of you, no need for a map.

You will arrive in Venice North: Piazzale Roma. From Piazzale Roma, you will have to take a vaporetto to get to your accommodation.

How to get to Venice from the airport?
The ACTV bus solution is ideal for reducing the transportation budget in Venice and for arriving near the train station in Piazzale Roma, the bus terminal in Venice, in 35 minutes.
This popular ACTV bus line, with many stops, is special to the Venice airport and is orange or white and green in color. The buses are parked in front of the main exit on the left.
It is possible to buy a ticket, which you will have to stamp, at the Tabacci tobacco shop in the arrivals hall.
If your hotel is very close to the station, you can walk to the station with your luggage, otherwise you will have to take a vaporetto.
If you need to get to Mestre from the Venice airport, ACTV bus lines 4, 15 and 45 take you to the city center and the train station.

It’s easy to get there: you leave the airport and they are not far on the left.

You will arrive in Venice North: Piazzale Roma. From Piazzale Roma, you will have to take a vaporetto to get to your accommodation.

The private boat transfer solution is the safest and most practical.

In fact, you book your private boat (water-taxi or motoscafo) for up to 4 people with your luggage, and you will arrive by lagoon in a romantic and beautiful way directly to your accommodation, all from the airport.

Picking up your private boat from the airport is easy: at the airport: follow the sign “Trasporti via d’acqua/Waterway Transport” (blue signs) which will take you to the second floor of the terminal: there you will find the Moving Walkway, an elevated pedestrian walkway with treadmills, which will lead you effortlessly to the Dock, where your private pilot will be waiting for you (Dock 1 or 2), with a sign bearing your name.

Your private, comfortable and safe boat will take you directly to your hotel or apartment (Cannaregio, Rialto, San Marco, Castello, Dorsoduro).

The price is 200€ (up to 4 people).

The private cab transfer solution has the advantage of being safe and practical.

Indeed, you book your private cab for up to 4 people with your luggage, and you will arrive at Piazzale Roma, from where you can take your vaporetto to your accommodation with the precious advice of your private driver.

To take your private cab from the airport, it’s easy: at the airport the driver will be in the arrivals hall with your name on the sign.

The price is 85€ (up to 4 people).

The ATV0 bus line from Treviso airport to Mestre railway station to Venice Piazzale Roma is fast (1 hour) and comfortable (luggage storage, air conditioning, WiFi on board, clean seats): €12 one way and €22 return without time limit.

These buses, managed by a private company, leave every day from 7:40 a.m. to 10:20 p.m. every 30 minutes from Treviso airport in the direction of Venice and from 4:20 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. from Venice in the direction of Treviso Canova airport, stopping at Mestre train station and Corso del popolo in Mestre.

To take it, it’s easy: you come out of the terminal and they are right in front.

You will arrive in Venice North: Piazzale Roma. From Piazzale Roma you will have to take a vaporetto to get to your accommodation.

The ALILAGUNA public boats are interesting because they allow you to arrive by sea in romantic Venice, and this as soon as you leave the plane.

You will go from the air with your plane, to the sea with its smells and the horizon of the lagoon and its famous islands. It is much more romantic than a bus.

However, don’t be mistaken, there are different ALILAGUNA lines that serve different destinations, including probably yours.

Because of the stops along the way in the Venetian lagoon, the trip can take up to 1 hour and 50 minutes, and the walking time to the ALILAGUNA pier is about 10 minutes with treadmills and protection from the sun or rain.

• The Blue Line (blu) allows you to reach from the airport of Venice, the maritime station (allow 1 hour and 50 minutes), with stops at the landing stages on the island of Murano (in 30 minutes), in the north of Venice (Bacini – Ospedale – Fondamente Nove), on the Lido (in 1 hour) and at Saint Mark’s Square (in 1 hour and 30 minutes). Departure every 30 minutes from 6:15 am to 12:40 am.
• The Orange line (Arancio) will take you from Venice airport to St. Mark’s Square in about 1 hour and 15 minutes, passing through the famous Grand Canal and making several stops, which is very convenient if your hotel is located in the heart of Venice. Departure every 30 minutes from 07:45 to 00:20.
• The Red Line (rossa) : from Venice airport to the island of Giudecca, stop Zitelle (in 1h20) passing by the island of Murano (in 30 mn), the Certosa (in 45mn), the Lido (in 1h) and St. Mark’s Square (in 1h15). Departure every hour from 9:40 am to 6:40 pm.
• The Green Line (verde) allows you to make a 4h30 excursion to the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello, for 20€ with a tourist guide on board, and a 40 minutes stop on each island. Boardings: Ferrovia S.Lucia, Alilaguna Zattere, Alilaguna San Marco Giardinetti Reali

To take the Alilaguna from the airport, it’s easy: at the airport: follow the sign “Trasporti via d’acqua/Waterway Transport” (blue signs) which will take you to the second floor of the terminal: there you’ll find the Moving Walkway, an elevated pedestrian walkway with conveyor belts, which will take you effortlessly to the Alilaguna’s Dock.