Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
AIR
Most flights arrive at and depart from
Marco Polo airport
(VCE; 041 260 92 60;
airport
( 042 231 51 11;
www.trevisoairport.it
)
, about 5km southwest of Treviso and a 30km,
one-hour drive from Venice.
BOAT
Anek
(
www.anek.gr
)
runs regular ferries between Venice and Greece, and Venezia Lines
(
Click here
) runs high-speed boats to and from Croatia and Slovenia in summer.
However, consider big-ship transport carefully - long-haul ferries and cruise ships have
an outsized environmental impact on tiny Venice and its fragile lagoon aquaculture. Take
the lower-impact train instead, and Venice will be most grateful. Boats leave from the
ferry terminal, near Piazzale Roma.
BUS
All buses leave from the
bus station
()
on Piazzale Roma.
Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
(
ACTV;
041 24 24;
www.actv.it
)
Runs buses
to Mestre and surrounding areas.
ations all over the eastern Veneto, including airport connections.
041 538 21 18;
www.eurolines.com
)
Operates a wide range of international routes.
Eurolines
(
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
The congested Trieste-Turin A4 passes through Mestre. From Mestre, take the Venezia
exit. From the south, take the A13 from Bologna, which connects with the A4 at Padua.
Once over the Ponte della Libertà bridge from Mestre, cars must be left at the car park
at Piazzale Roma or Tronchetto; expect to pay €20 or more for every 24 hours. Parking
stations in Mestre are cheaper. Car ferry 17 transports vehicles from Tronchetto to the
Lido.
Avis, Europcar and Hertz all have car-rental offices on Piazzale Roma and at Marco
Polo airport. Several companies operate in or near Mestre train station, too.
