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Airport

To and from the airport:

Marco Polo Airport

Boat

The ACTV water bus (vaporetto ferries) do not directly serve Marco Polo airport, but there are the following alternatives:

 

Alilaguna ferry to Venice: if you need to go to Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square) or a limited number of other locations in historic Venice, including the northern areas of Cannaregio, the Cruise ship terminal, or the Lido, you can purchase a Venice airport ferry ticket at the Alilaguna booth in the Arrivals area.  Note that Alilaguna is a private company, so ACTV passes cannot be used on Alilaguna boats or vice versa. 

It is possible to purchase both one-way and return tickets on line in advance.

 

Alilaghuna has three ferry routes from Marco Polo -

Linea Blu runs between 06.10 and 00.15 and the full run take 1 hour 32 minutes.  It leaves Marco Polo for Murano  (Colonna), Fondamenta Nove, Ospedale, Bacini, Lido, Arsenale, San Zaccaria, San Marco Giardini, Zitelle (Giudecca) Zattere,Molino Stucky and finally Terminal Crociere for the docks.

Linea Arancio runs between 08.00 and 23.45 and the full run takes between 1 hour a2 minutes and 1 hour 17 minutes.  It leaves Marco Polo for Fondamenta Nove (only after 20.45),  Madona dell'Orto, Guglie, and down the Grand Canal to  San Stae, Rialto, San Angelo, Ca' Rezzonico and S. Maria del Giglio.

Linea Rossa runs between 10.35 and 18.35 and the full run takes 1 hour and 16 minutes. It leaves Marco Polo for Murano (Museo), Lido  and San Marco

Alilaguna Fares. Fares are cheaper on line and even cheaper if bought with a Venice Unica card.  Full fares for single journeys are  8 euros to Murano, and 15 euros to all other landing stages.

Alilaguna Baggage Passengers are permitted 1 suitcase and 1 piece of hand luggage.  All further baggage will be charged at 3 euros per piece. 

 

Bus

ACTV local bus scheduled service No. 5 or ATVO direct coaches.  Both take you to Piazzale Roma in around 20 - 25 minutes, depending on traffic conditions. Piazzale Roma is  the end of the road in historic Venice as the remainder of the city is pedestrianised.  From there you cans still take a land taxi or the people carries into Stazione Marittima Piazzale roma is at the western end of  the Grand Canal and has a landing stage for the ACTV water buses (vaporetti) which have several lines to take you around Venice, or over to the Lido or Murano.

The ACTV 5 bus runs every 15 mintues most of the day, and takes 22-25 minutes to reach Piazzale Roma with limited stops along the route. It is an easily accessible, low rise bus adapted to travel with baggage, including internal luggage racks and one low step to enter, almost at curb level. If purchased together with a Tourist travel card, the ticket costs an additional €4.00 one way, or €8.00 round trip/return; otherwise if purchased separately, it costs €6.00 one way or €11.00 round trip/return. It is also possible to purchase a one way Bus+Vaporetto ticket for the bus to Piazzale Roma and a one way vaporetto trip within a total of 90 minutes at a cost of €12.00.

 

The ATVO coach is a typical "Greyhound" style coach, with ample luggage storage out of sight under the raised passenger seating area, which requires four relatively high, steep steps up to the passenger compartment. It runs once every half hour most of the day, takes 20 minutes non-stop to Piazzale Roma, and is €6.00 one way or €11.00 round trip/return.

 

Treviso Airport

Bus & Train

An ACTT bus - scheduled service No 6 - takes about 20 minutes to travel from Treviso airport to Treviso station and runs every half hour.  There is then good train service to Mestre and to Santa Lucia station In Venice.

 

Express Bus

Another option between Treviso airport and Venice is the slightly quicker bus service which uses the highway and has fewer stops, run by Barzi. It charges €10.00 or €18.00 for a return ticket. It goes to and from Tronchetto in Venice, opposite the People Mover which links Tronchetto to the Piazzale Roma. The People Mover is like an airport train with three stops; P. Roma, the cruise ship terminal and Tronchetto. It takes about three minutes at a nominal cost

 

More information to be found at: Marco Polo Airport / Treviso Airport