Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Interparking
(Tronchetto Car Park; 041 520 75 55;
www.veniceparking.it
; Isola del Tronchetto; per
2/24hr €6/21; 24hr)
has the largest parking lot with the cheapest 24-hour rate;
vaporetti
connect directly with Piazza San Marco.
TRAIN
Prompt, affordable, scenic and environmentally savvy, trains are the preferred transport
option to and from Venice. Trains run frequently to Venice's Stazione Santa Lucia (signed
as Ferrovia within Venice). In addition, there are direct InterCity services to major points
in France, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.
TO
FARE (€)
DURATION (HR)
FREQUENCY (PER HR)
Florence
26-45
2-3
1-2
Milan
19-38
2½-3½
2-3
Naples
64-123
5½-9
1
Padua
3.50
½-1
3-4
Rome
46-80
3½-6
1-2
Verona
7.50
1¾
3-4
Getting Around
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
Boat
Alilaguna
( 041 240 17 01;
www.alilaguna.com
;
Marco Polo airport)
operates several lines that
link the airport with various parts of Venice, including the Linea Blu (Blue Line, with
stops at Lido, San Marco, Stazione Marittima and points in between), the Linea Rossa
(Red Line, with stops at Murano and Lido) and Linea Arancio (Orange Line, with stops at
Stazione Santa Lucia, Rialto and San Marco via the Grand Canal). Boats to Venice cost
€15 and leave from the airport ferry dock (an eight-minute walk from the terminal).
Bus
ATVO buses run to the airport from Piazzale Roma (€6, one hour, every 30 minutes 8am
to midnight).
