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Transfer from Venezia Santa Lucia Train Station

Hello all!

I am trying to figure out how to get from Venezia Santa Lucia Train station to Chioggia port terminal at the end of July. Any advice would be much appreciated!

Thank you!

Stella

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What does your cruise line recommend? It is a major commercial shipping port that fought the inclusion of cruise ships for a time, so I don't thinknit is an easy DIY trek.
Alternatively, join Cruise Critic (free sister to atripAdvisor for all things cruising). They have 'boards' instead of forums and these will include cruise ports (which may have something about getting to Chioggia), or use the cruise line boards and ask.

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I was reluctant to recommend the water route as Google maps shows it to be over 3 hours whereas by road should be under an hour. And then there would be luggage to contend with on the bus, boat,walk option.
Rome2rio website may have some alternatives.

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The article I posted mentions the land route by bus from Piazzale Roma, but says it is “less scenic”. But it is only an hour 15 minutes.

Here is the schedule:

https://arriva.it/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/Linea-80-Orari-Lunedi-Venerdi-dal-12-06-2023.pdf

If they are starting from the train station, they will have to either take the vaporetto from Santa Lucia Ferrovia to Piazzale Roma, or walk with their luggage and take the steep Ponte Costituzione across the Grand Canal.

https://bridges.myengineeringsystems.co.uk/Pages/NotableBridges/VeniceCalatrava.html

Both involve a bit of a struggle if they have lots of luggage, so may not be too much easier than the vaporetto plus bus plus ferry option. But definitely faster.