Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Advance Planning
Two months before
Book accommodation for high season; buy tickets to La
Fenice operas, Venice Film Festival premieres and Biennale openings.
Three weeks before
Check special-event calendars at
www.aguestinvenice.com
and
www.veneziadavivere.com
; reserve lagoon boat day trips.
One week before
Make restaurant reservations; book tickets to major attractions
and events online at
www.venetoinside.com
or
www.veniceconnected.com
.
Arriving in Venice
Most visitors enter Venice by plane at Marco Polo Airport (VCE) or by train at
Stazione Santa Lucia (Venezia-SL). Marco Polo Airport is on the mainland, with
connections to Venice via bus (
www.atvo.it
;
www.actv.it
), reliable passenger ferry
(
www.alilaguna.it
) and water taxi. Stazione Santa Lucia (also called Ferrovia) is
situated within Venice, and several
vaporetto
lines depart from docks in front of
the station.
From Marco Polo Airport
Destination
Best Transport
Piazzale Roma
ATVO bus
San Marco
Alilaguna ferry Linea Blu (Blue Line)
Rialto
Alilaguna ferry Linea Arancia (Orange Line)
Dorsoduro
Alilaguna ferry Linea Blu
Stazione Santa Lucia Alilaguna ferry Linea Arancia
Lido
Alilaguna ferry Linea Blu