Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ARRIVING IN VENICE
Most people arrive in Venice by train, though for better or worse an increasing number are arriving by plane and cruise
ship. There is a long-distance bus service to the city itself and it is also possible to drive to Venice, though you have to
park at the end of the city and then walk or take a
vaporetto
(small passenger ferry).
Flights from London or Madrid to Venice take about 2½ hours; from New York nine hours; from Paris two hours; and
from most other destinations in Europe between one and two hours.
Trains from Paris to Venice take about 13 hours; from London 17 hours; from Berlin 16 hours; from Frankfurt 11
hours; from Milan three hours; and from Rome four hours.
CLIMATE CHANGE & TRAVEL
Every form of transport that relies on carbon-based fuel generates CO2, the main cause of human-induced climate
change. Modern travel is dependent on aeroplanes, which might use less fuel per kilometre per person than most
cars but travel much greater distances. The altitude at which aircraft emit gases (including CO2) and particles also
contributes to their climate change impact. Many websites offer 'carbon calculators' that allow people to estimate
the carbon emissions generated by their journey and, for those who wish to do so, to off set the impact of the green-
house gases emitted with contributions to portfolios of climate-friendly initiatives throughout the world. Lonely
Planet off sets the carbon footprint of all staff and author travel.
Flights, tours and rail tickets can be booked online at
lonelyplanet.com
.
USEFUL VAPORETTO ROUTES
Whether you're arriving in Venice by train, bus, boat or car you'll find the following
vaporetti
connect Santa Lucia
train station and Piazzale Roma (the bus terminus and shuttle drop for cruise ships and car passengers) with all
parts of Venice:
Line 1
Plies the Grand Canal to San Marco and Lido every 10 minutes.
Line 2
Follows the same route as Line 1, with fewer stops, returning via Giudecca.
Lines 41, 42
Circles the outside of Venice's perimeter in both directions.
Lines 51, 52
Follows the same route as 41 and 42 but with fewer stops and adds in Lido.
Line N
All-night local service for Giudecca, the Grand Canal, San Marco and Lido (11.30pm to 4am about every
40 minutes).
There is also a handy water-taxi stand at Piazzale Roma if you are heavily laden.
Train
Prompt, affordable, scenic and environmentally savvy, trains (
www.trenitalia.it
)
are the preferred transport option to and
from Venice. Trains run frequently to Venice's Stazione Santa Lucia (appearing on signs as Ferrovia within Venice).
There is direct, intercity service to most major Italian cities, as well as major points in France, Germany, Austria, Switzer-
land, Slovenia and Croatia.
