HOW TO GET TO THE OLD PART OF VENICE
This explains how to get to the old part of Venice, i.e. from the bus terminal/car park (Piazzale Roma) or the Santa Lucia train station. Piazzale Roma and Santa Lucia are connected by the Ponte della Costituzione (Calatrava) and are only 5 minutes away from each other.
When you come to the page that describes the flats you will also find directions to reach the meeting point for handing over the keys, starting either from Piazzale Roma or the Station.
BY PLANE
- You can reach the old part of the city from the Marco Polo Airport in different ways by public transport:
Land taxi: it takes 15 minutes to reach Piazzale Roma and costs about 30 Euros from Piazzale Roma you can go by foot through the city or on an ACTV ferry boat.
Water taxi: water taxis are privately owned motorboats for transporting passengers. They are probably the quickest way to reach the centre of Venice – about 30 minutes – but are also the most expensive: one journey can be as much as 90 Euros
ATVO shuttle bus: it connects the Airport directly to Piazzale Roma in 20 minutes, leaving the airport at regular half-hour intervals. The ticket costs 3 Euros and includes the transport of luggage.
ACTV bus: it is an ordinary bus (number 5) so makes several stops before it reaches Piazzale Roma (which is where cars stop when they reach Venice).
ATVO shuttle bus: it connects the Airport directly to Piazzale Roma in 20 minutes, leaving the airport at regular half-hour intervals. The ticket costs 3 Euros and includes the transport of luggage.
ACTV bus: it is an ordinary bus (number 5) so makes several stops before it reaches Piazzale Roma (which is where cars stop when they reach Venice).
The Alilaguna Blu and Rossa motorboat lines take you straight to Marco Polo Airport in Venice, stopping at the key locations in the city. The service consists of the Alilaguna Rossa Line - timetable is given in brackets – which stops at Murano (30'), Lido (55'), Arsenale (1h.05'), St. Marks (1h.10') and Zattere (1h.20') and the Alilaguna Blu line that also stops at Fondamente Nuove (30') and St. Marks (58'). The Alilaguna Blu and Rossa lines run every hour. The cost of the ticket includes the transport of luggage.
- From the Canova Airport of Treviso you can reach the old part of Venice with the ATVO shuttle bus: connecting the Treviso Airport directly to Piazzale Roma in 1 hour, departing regularly, coinciding with the arrival of the planes. Click on orari del bus ATVO (ATVO bus timetable) if you want more information.
BY CAR
Venice is easy to reach by car on the motorways (A4 from Trieste and from Turin, A27 from Belluno, A13 from Bologna) and on the roads (Trunk Road 309 Romea from the Adriatic coast, Trunk Road 14 from Trieste, Trunk Road 13 from Treviso and the Trunk Road 11 from Padua). Once you are near the Laguna, drive over the Ponte della Libertà which connects the land to Venice. The directions for Venice lead to Piazzale Roma, which is as far as you can go with your car.
Here you have to put your car in the car park. This is a list of car parks in the Piazzale Roma are and in Mestre: http://www.asmvenezia.it/index.html
Here you have to put your car in the car park. This is a list of car parks in the Piazzale Roma are and in Mestre: http://www.asmvenezia.it/index.html
BY TRAIN
If you are travelling by train you will find yourself already in Venice. Here is the Italian Railway website: Ferrovie italiane. It is the simplest way to reach Canal Grande directly. Leaving Santa Lucia station, you’ll see Canal Grande in front of you and the main stops of the ACTV ferry boats.
There is a large supervised luggage deposit inside Santa Lucia Station.
