We, two couples, (4 people) are scheduled to arrive in Marco Polo Airport at 7:00 pm on a Sunday in Mid May. What are the options for a transfer to Ple. Roma where we take a Vaporetto to Zattere? Is taking the nonstop bus an easy to do option? What company provides this service? Hopefully, the airport immigration lines will not be very lengthy. What would be a reasonable time to reach our lodging? I would like to inform the lodging personnel. The transfer options are probably limited on a Sunday night in May? Any ideas are most welcomed from recent travelers. Thank you in advance if you have suggestions for this group of four people
Posted by
Massachusetts
1712 posts
While you wait for more detailed answers, here are the transport options from the Venice airport:
Posted by
martinez, ca, usa
2982 posts
hey hey Mal
another option is to use a private water taxi from airport direct to where you are staying, ours dropped us on canal a block from hotel that vaporetto didn't get to.
motoscafivenezia.it
you can do a "dummy" reservation to see cost then divide by 2 or 4. for us it was the best way and fastest, very worth the cost. no need getting on a crowded vaporetto with luggage, pulling/pushing bags over cobblestones/uneven pavement, up & down steps/stairs/bridges. we saved money elsewhere to pay for this.
it's your decision, add up the cost for "airport to piazzale roma on bus or taxi, getting on vaporetto to zattere X 4" to compare the cost
enjoy your holiday, no stressing have fun in venice getting lost. been 4 times and loved it.
aloha
Posted by
Atlanta
5658 posts
If you do not take a private water taxi, then consider the following:
From the airport, take the ATV bus # 5 (or a regular land taxi) to Piazzale Roma, and then the vaporetto to your stop. The hotel web site may have some detailed instructions about the walk from the stop to the hotel.
You can get a vaporetto pass at the airport for the number of days you'll be there and can also add a one or two way bus ticket. I think you can still do it on line from home, print out a voucher, and turn the voucher in for the pass at the airport. Just make sure to validate the pass every time you take it or the bus to P. Roma.
We've done the above a number of times. Easy-peasy! Have a good trip.
Posted by
362 posts
We did as described by TC last March but we just bought our tickets at the machines in the airport. We arrived around 5pm on a Tuesday (March 11). There was no line and at least a few machines available. We bought a 48 hour vaporetto pass with one way bus ticket. It's pretty straight forward, just take your time and read the options for the different tickets and passes. There was also a booth, I think you could buy the tickets directly from someone. Then we went out the nearby doors and the bus was waiting on the curb. It took about 35 minutes to get to Ple Roma. Our hotel was walking distance from the Ple Roma, so we didn't get on a vaporetto that night but the vaporetto stops are nearby and well marked.
In 2023 I bought a multiday vaporetto pass online before arriving and used the voucher to print the tickets, but back then there was a discount for doing that, I believe that discount has been discontinued that's why we decided this time just to wait and buy at the airport.