Customs at Venice airport

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Customs is a breeze-just walk thru the correct door “nothing to declare “

Passport control/immigration can take any amount of time
Depends on how many other flights arrive at that time
I’d allow 1.5 hours, could be less. Could be a lot less,

Assuming this is your first entry into Schengen -you are flying direct from US?
If not you will go thru immigration wherever your flight first lands in Schengen

Flying direct from JFK.
Is iy better to take the train from Venice Mestre station or
Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia

Thanks for the info, Steve

Customs in nothing but immigration or passport control can be a problem depending on number of planes arriving. But Venice is pretty small so the probability of more than one plane is low. Allow an hour to exit the plane and to clear immigrations.

Take the train to where?

Mestre probably the right answer
No need to go in to Venice proper
Most trains from SLucia will go thru Mestre

If you are traveling onward after flight arrival-wait til you land to purchase tickets
You can use the Trenitalia app or buy at the station kiosk or window
If you miss the train on a pre purchased ticket you lose the money—unless it’s a Regionale then you’ve got 4 hours after check in/validation

But we need to know where you are traveling to

We are headed to Bolzano

Take a taxi to Mestre
Then fast train to Bolzano with change in Verona

Are the fast trains Trenitalia.

Thanks again for all of your help.

Steve

Both Trenitalia (the state train company) and ItaloTreno (private company) run fast trains.
I don't believe ItaloTreno runs on that line though
Trenitalia also runs regionals, ItaloTreno does not.

https://www.trenitalia.com/content/tcom/en.html
They also have an easy to use app. Register your account online (desktop or laptop) - it's easier than on the app.

Station Names:
Venezia Mestre
Bolzano Bozen

You will change at Verona Porta Nuova