Airport
The bus is the fastest and cheapest way in, the Alilaguna boat crosses the lagoon to the centre, a water taxi runs to the door.
Airport transfers
The four ways that can be booked in advance, each for a fixed date and each cancellable free of charge up to 24 hours before departure.
Express bus
The non-stop coach to the western edge of the old city. Fastest way in, and the only one with no luggage limit.
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The Blu, Arancio and Rossa lines cross the lagoon to landing stages from Murano to the railway station.
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Free cancellation up to 24 hours · Voucher exchanged at the Alilaguna desk · Return within 30 days
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A motoscafo that leaves when it fills, for the landing closest to your address or a meeting point in walking distance.
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Free cancellation up to 24 hours · Voucher at desk 71 · Wait of 20 to 45 minutes
Book TicketPrivate water taxi
Your own boat for up to six people and eight bags, straight from the airport pier to your hotel landing.
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Free cancellation up to 24 hours · 30 to 40 minutes door to door
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Marco Polo Airport sits on the mainland, and no road reaches the historic centre. Every arrival therefore comes down to one of two moves: a bus to Piazzale Roma, where the roads stop and the water begins, or a boat across the lagoon to a landing stage near your address. The bus is the quickest and the cheapest. The boat costs more and takes longer, but it can save you the crossing of the city at the other end.
| Option | Fare | Journey time | Where it leaves you | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATVO express bus | €12 one way, €20 return | 20 minutes | Piazzale Roma, non-stop | Speed and heavy luggage |
| ACTV Aerobus line 5 | €10 one way, €18 return, or €7 as a supplement to a timed ticket | Longer, with stops along the way | Piazzale Roma | The lowest fare, and travellers buying a vaporetto pass |
| Alilaguna Blu, Arancio, Rossa | €18 one way, €32 return | 57 to 114 minutes, depending on line and stop | Landing stages from Murano to the railway station | Hotels near a landing stage, Murano and the Lido |
| Shared water taxi | €39 per person, one way | 20 to 45 minutes of waiting, then about 50 minutes | Set landings, or the one nearest your hotel | One or two travellers who want the boat close to the door |
| Private water taxi | City tariff €110 plus surcharges; €160 from the consortium for up to four | 20 to 30 minutes | Your hotel landing or the nearest one | Groups of four or more, and late arrivals |
| Treviso airport | ATVO €12 one way, €22 return; Barzi €10 and €18 | About 40 minutes | Venice via Mestre (ATVO), Tronchetto (Barzi) | Low-cost flights into Treviso |
Fares and journey times from Marco Polo Airport, and from Treviso for the low-cost flights.
The two buses do not cost the same. The ATVO express charges €12 one way and €20 for a return, luggage included, and runs non-stop to Piazzale Roma. The ACTV Aerobus, line 5, costs €10 one way and €18 return but stops along the way, and it comes in two combined forms as well: €18 buys the Aerobus together with a 90-minute network ticket, and a supplement of €7 one way or €13 return is bought together with a 1, 2, 3 or 7-day ticket.
The Alilaguna boats cost €18 one way and €32 return on all three airport lines, and the return leg stays valid for 30 days. A shared water taxi costs €39 per person, the same in each direction, so two people pay €78 and four pay €156.
The private water taxi is the one fare that needs explaining, because there are two prices and both are real. The city tariff fixes €110 from the airport to the historic centre and €120 to the Lido, plus €10 for every person above four and €5 for every bag above four. Off the fixed routes the meter runs instead: €15 to start, €2 a minute, and €10 more between 22:00 and 06:00. The operators charge more. Consorzio Motoscafi Venezia charges €160 from the airport to a hotel for up to four people, with a night surcharge of €15 between 22:00 and 07:00; Venezia Taxi adds €10 at night. The whole tariff, including the fares inside the city, is set out on water taxi Venice.
Many low-cost flights land at Treviso Canova, 40 minutes from Venice by road. The ATVO coach, line 351, costs €12 one way and €22 return and runs via Mestre into Venice in about 40 minutes. Barzi Service runs roughly hourly for €10 one way and €18 return, with children under ten carried free, but it ends at Tronchetto; from there the People Mover to Piazzale Roma costs €1.50. There is no boat from Treviso.
Twenty minutes. That is what the ATVO express needs for the run to Piazzale Roma, and nothing on the water comes close. The Aerobus takes longer because it stops on the way.
For the boats the number that matters is not the crossing but your landing stage. The Alilaguna Blu line calls almost everywhere: 30 minutes to Murano Colonna, 41 to Fondamente Nove, 65 to the Lido, 85 to San Marco Giardinetti and 114 to the railway station. The Arancio line reaches Guglie in 42 minutes, Rialto in 57 and Santa Maria del Giglio in 73. The seasonal Rossa line, which runs from April to November, takes 80 minutes to San Marco. A shared water taxi leaves once the boat has filled, so reckon with 20 to 45 minutes of waiting and about 50 minutes on the water. A private taxi does the crossing in 20 to 30 minutes. Line by line, with every stop, that is on Alilaguna.
The buses leave from outside Exit D, in the second lane on the left: stop 3 for Venice, stop 4 for Mestre. The ATVO ticket desk in the arrivals hall is open 08:00 to 23:45.
Everything on the water starts with the same walk. From the terminal you follow the blue 'Water transport' signs onto the moving walkway. The signs say four minutes; in practice the walk takes anything from four to thirteen minutes, and a little longer with a heavy suitcase. At the far end are the Alilaguna ticket office, open 07:30 to 23:00, and the taxi pier. The voucher for a shared water taxi is exchanged earlier, at desk 71 in the arrivals hall; the whole procedure is on shared water taxi from the airport.
All four options in the box above are booked for a fixed date and can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before departure. That sets them apart from the vaporetto ticket itself, which is nonrefundable once bought.
What differs is the redemption. The bus ticket is bound to your date and needs no exchange. The Alilaguna voucher is exchanged at the Alilaguna desk, and a return ticket has to be validated again on the day you fly home, within 30 days of the first validation; refunds exist only if the service is cancelled without an hour's notice or runs more than an hour late. The shared taxi voucher goes to desk 71, where you are given a departure. For the private taxi, Consorzio Motoscafi Venezia follows arriving flights, so a delay does not cost you the boat.
The right way in depends less on the price than on three questions: how many of you there are, how much you carry and where your hotel stands. The table sorts the common cases.
| If you are | Take | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Travelling light, watching the money | ACTV Aerobus line 5, €10 | The lowest fare into Piazzale Roma; from there a vaporetto or a short walk |
| Carrying a lot of luggage | ATVO express, €12 | No limit on bags at no extra charge, and 20 minutes non-stop |
| Buying a vaporetto pass for your stay anyway | Aerobus supplement, €7 one way | Bought together with the 1, 2, 3 or 7-day ticket, the airport run goes on the same ticket |
| A couple with a hotel near a landing stage | Alilaguna, €18 each | Slower than the bus, but it saves crossing the city with your bags |
| Four people with suitcases | Private water taxi, from €110 | Priced per boat, not per seat; four seats on the shared taxi cost €156 |
| Five or six people | Private water taxi | The city tariff adds €10 for each person above four, so six people pay €130 against €234 on the shared taxi |
| Staying on the Grand Canal | Alilaguna Arancio or the shared taxi | The Arancio line runs the canal via Rialto to Santa Maria del Giglio; the shared taxi sets down at hotels with their own landing stage |
| Staying on Murano or the Lido | Alilaguna Blu | 30 minutes to Murano Colonna and 65 to the Lido, with no change |
| Landing after 23:00 | Bus or water taxi | The ATVO express leaves the airport until 01:10, the Aerobus until 01:10 on weekdays; the last Alilaguna Blu goes at 00:20, the last Arancio at 23:05 |
| Landing before 06:00 | ACTV Aerobus line 5 | The Aerobus leaves the airport from 04:08 on weekdays, the first Alilaguna Blu at 05:20, the first ATVO express at 06:00 |
Which way into Venice suits which traveller, with the one-way fare per person unless stated.
A water taxi runs around the clock but carries a night surcharge: €10 from 22:00 under the city tariff, €15 from 22:00 at the consortium. Whichever way you choose, the vaporetto ticket only starts working once you are in the city; the next section explains why.
No timed ACTV ticket is valid to or from Marco Polo Airport. The tariff excludes airport journeys by name, and it excludes the Alilaguna lines as well, because they belong to a different company. A 72-hour pass in your pocket buys you nothing at the arrivals hall.
One bridge exists between the two systems, and it is the Aerobus supplement: €7 one way or €13 return, bought together with your 1, 2, 3 or 7-day ticket, and available for the Rolling Venice version of the three-day ticket too. With it, the airport run travels on the same ticket that carries you around the city for the rest of the week. Every duration and what it covers is on vaporetto prices.
Inside the city the ticket takes over completely:
For your days in the city
One ticket for the ACTV network: Grand Canal, Murano, Burano and Lido. Not valid to or from the airport.
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The ATVO express bus, which runs non-stop to Piazzale Roma in 20 minutes. A private water taxi needs 20 to 30 minutes but sets you down at your hotel landing instead of the bus station, which often saves the walk or the vaporetto ride that follows. The Alilaguna boats are the slowest way in.
The ACTV Aerobus, line 5, at €10 one way and €18 return; it stops along the way to Piazzale Roma. The non-stop ATVO express costs €12 one way and €20 return, luggage included. If you are buying a 1, 2, 3 or 7-day vaporetto ticket anyway, the Aerobus supplement of €7 one way or €13 return, bought together with that ticket, is cheaper still.
No. Every timed ACTV ticket excludes journeys to and from Marco Polo Airport, and the Alilaguna boats are excluded as well, because they are run by another company. The only way to put the airport on your ticket is the Aerobus supplement, €7 one way or €13 return, which has to be bought together with the timed ticket.
The buses run longest: the last ATVO express leaves the airport at 01:10, and the ACTV Aerobus runs from 04:08 until 01:10 on weekdays. The last Alilaguna Blu leaves at 00:20, the last Arancio at 23:05. Water taxis operate around the clock, with a night surcharge of €10 under the city tariff from 22:00 and €15 at the consortium.
As much as you can carry. On the ATVO airport express each passenger may take unlimited baggage at no extra cost, which no other option matches. Alilaguna includes one large piece up to 160 cm in combined dimensions plus hand luggage and charges €4 for each further piece; on the shared water taxi it is one suitcase and one carry-on per person.
From four people, yes. The private boat is priced per boat: €110 under the city tariff for up to four people and four bags, or €160 from the consortium. Four seats on the shared water taxi cost €156, and it waits until it fills. Above four people the city tariff adds €10 each.
By road, in about 40 minutes. The ATVO coach on line 351 costs €12 one way and €22 return and runs via Mestre into Venice. Barzi Service runs roughly hourly for €10 one way and €18 return, with children under ten free, but it ends at Tronchetto; the People Mover from there to Piazzale Roma costs €1.50.
Bus, boat or water taxi, each booked for your date and cancellable free up to 24 hours before departure.
