My friend and I will be in Venice, Italy on May 13, 2020. Does anyone have suggestions on who to use to get from the Hotel to the Airport around 10am on Thursday May 14, 2020? I have tried calling the Hotel, but I get no answer and searching on the internet has not resulted in any useful information. Is it best to take a water taxi, a car or what? Would appreciate any help or suggestions.
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No cars in Venice
You can book your own water taxi here:
https://www.motoscafivenezia.it/en/
Or you can do a combo vaporetto/bus or Alilaguna
Do some searches here on forum, lots of info on this topic
Your hotel can call a water taxi for you. Ask them the night before you leave. Advantage is that they can tell you exactly where to find the taxi. The taxi “driver” will have your name so you don’t get on the wrong boat. It’s expensive but well worth your departing view of Venice and ease of getting to the airport.
We took Alilaguna, which is essentially a vaporetto. Reliable, and MUCH cheaper than water taxis, although you do have to make your way on foot to a vaporetto station.
From Rialto we took Alilaguna direct to the airport. Took about 50 minutes. https://www.alilaguna.it/en/lines/lines-map
What is the name of your hotel? There are a few in the Piazzale Roma area where you can get a land taxi.
The cheapest way is to get the bus from near the railway station. It’s quick and efficient and runs regularly. Water taxis are much more expensive.
The buses go from the Piazzale Roma, across the Grand Canal from the train station. They start running at 4:20 a.m., and take about 20 minutes.
Here's the link for the shared water taxi.
Other options including vaporetto/bus.
https://quickvenice.com/transportation/index-transportation.htm
Venice is an island with canals for boat travel...no cars. Trains, Buses, cars, taxis can only be found at the end of the very long causeway which connects the mainland to the island-no cars beyond that point (piazzale roma). From that point on you either walk, take a public water bus or take a private water taxi.
If you want to reach the island without crossing the causeway then it has to be on a boat. It’s the same when you depart the island. Either make your way to piazzale roma OR have a water taxi pick you up and take you to your destination.
It’s difficult for some people to understand, but when we say no cars on Venice island we really do mean it.
We took the express bus from the airport to Santa Lucia train station and then the Vaporetto to our hotel. https://www.veneziaairport.it/en/transport/venezia-santa-lucia-station.html If you want convenience and don't mind spending extra money than there is a water taxi station outside the airport with options for drop off points around Venice, to getting you as close to your hotel as possible-but it is slower and costlier. We didn't find the express bus that bad at all.
Thanks everyone. This is very helpful.
