The most pleasant and fastest way to get to your hotel.

An overview of the highlights:

As soon as you land: hop in and let's go—they're waiting for you.
Private taxi ride: It's just you and your companion on board.
The ride takes you right to your hotel: the fastest way to get there.
Enjoy the 25-minute ride across the open lagoon of Venice.
€175.00 is the current online price set by the taxi drivers.
No processing fee for the Venice guides.
Return transfer from Venice to the airport with a €5.00 discount.
100% in German: Web pages, emails, reservations, consulting.
The taxi driver speaks Italian and English.

Fast transfer straight to your hotel. It doesn't get any better than this!

Unlike public transportation (vaporetti), which only stops at a few locations in Venice, a water taxi will take you right to your hotel. It doesn't get any better than that. Reliable, fast, comfortable, and safe.

Quick Transfer to Your Hotel

If you make a reservation in advance, a water taxi will be waiting for you at the airport and will take you directly to your hotel in Venice or to any other destination in the city. Without a reservation, it’s purely a matter of luck whether you’ll be able to find an available water taxi. There are only 12 available docking spots for water taxis at the airport. This is NOT comparable to the countless street taxis you’re used to seeing at other airports.

If your flight is delayed, that’s NO problem. The taxi will wait for you, or you’ll be assigned another one. This has been working smoothly for many years! The taxi dispatch center has an office right in the middle of the airport building. Based on your flight number, they can identify a potential delay and automatically adjust their plans. You won’t even notice. If you make a reservation in advance, you’re guaranteed a free taxi waiting for you.

Departure Times

After landing, head to the water taxi counter inside the airport terminal. If you’ve made a reservation in advance, someone will be there to greet you, and a taxi will be waiting for you. This service is available 24 hours a day, every day. Each taxi can accommodate up to 10 passengers and 12 pieces of luggage.

The Venice guidebooks show you the official online prices.

You should NOT pay any more than that!

A ride on a private water taxi costs between 160.00 and 180.00 euros. This applies to a normal Ride from Marco Polo Airport to Venice. This is the official online rate set by the taxi drivers. You don't have to pay any more than that.

The price of a private water taxi depends heavily on the distance from your accommodations in Venice. For example, the standard official online price for a private water taxi is 160,000 € per trip for the entire taxi. That's all you'll have to pay. The price is valid for up to 6 people. Each additional person pays a small surcharge.

Taxi drivers charge a small surcharge for the following hotels, which are located a little further out:

Lido, S.M.E. (Santa Maria Elisabetta) stop: €5.00 surcharge.
Hilton Molino Stucky Hotel: €10.00 surcharge.
Hotel EXCELSIOR: €20.00 surcharge.
Kempinski Hotel San Clemente: €20.00 surcharge.
JW Marriott Venice Hotel: €20.00 surcharge.
Tronchetto Car Park: €10.00 surcharge.

If you book your round-trip tickets at the same time: €5.00 discount.

If there are more than 6 people in your group, taxi drivers charge a €20 surcharge per person. This amount includes one piece of luggage per person. A €20 surcharge also applies to nighttime rides between 10:00 p.m. and 6:59 a.m.

Surcharge: Right in the heart of Venice's historic center

If your hotel is located in the heart of Venice’s historic center and the taxi driver needs extra time to get there (you know the saying in business: „Time is money“), he will charge a €20.00 surcharge per ride. Think about whether you want to pay this extra charge, or get off at a convenient stop and walk the remaining few meters.

Hotels and canals that are difficult to access

Abadessa • Diana • Ad Place • Donà Palace
Ai Cavalieri • Duodo Palace • Ai Reali • Gallini
Al Theatro Palace • La Fenice • All’Angelo Art Hotel • Lisbon
Aqua Palace • Locanda Montin • Ateneo • Locanda Orseolo
Basilea • Necklace • Mug • Maison Venezia Una
Bel Sito • Malibran • Bonvecchiati • Montecarlo
Bonvecchiati Palace • Palazzo Vitturi • Ca’Alvise • Panada
Ca’ Amadi • San Moisè Pool • Ca’ Coppo • San Martin Pool
Ca’ de la Corte • Ponte de la Canonica • Ca‘ del Campo • Ponte dei Sospiri
Ca‘ dei Conti • Ponte Malvasia • Ca‘ D’Oro • Rio Ca’ Dolce
Ca’ Foscolo • Rio dei Bareteri • Ca’ Maria Callas • Rio dei Fuseri
Campiello Querini Stampalia • Rio di San Francesco de la
Campo de la Fava Vigna – Campo de la Guerra • Rio Marin
Campo Manin • Rio Terrà dei Assassini • Campo Santa Maria Formosa • Ruzzini
Campo Santa Marina • San Moisè • Canaletto • San Zan Degolà
Cavalletto • San Zulian • The service does not go directly to the Hotel Cavalletto • Santa Marina
The service does not go directly to the Cavalletto Hotel • Saturnia
Colombina (Locanda Remedio) • Scandinavia – Concordia • Serenissima
Corte Grimani • Splendid • Centauro • Tiziano
Da Bruno • Violino D’Oro • Dell’Opera

Miscellaneous

1. Each water taxi can carry a maximum of 10 passengers and 10 pieces of luggage. For groups of more than 10 people, additional water taxis must be reserved.

2. Restrictions: The private docks of the following hotels cannot be reached directly by water taxi: Duodo, Splendid, Cavalletto, Saturnia, Bonvecchiati, Bonvecchiati Palace. In such cases, the boats will generally dock at the nearest pier (no more than a 5-minute walk from the hotel).

3. Even water taxis cannot navigate the particularly narrow waterways and canals. In this case, we will always take you to the nearest dock (no more than a 5-minute walk from the hotel).

Advance reservations are strongly recommended!

If you want to take a taxi from the Venice airport without a reservation, there may very well be NO taxi available for you, and you’ll have to wait until one is called in from Venice (approx. 30-minute wait). We strongly recommend that you book a water taxi in advance, as it costs the same as booking one on-site and saves you unnecessary waiting time.

You did book your hotel in advance, didn't you? The photo shows an empty dock at the airport.

Fact: The vast majority of visitors to Venice now book their water taxis online, so it’s becoming less and less worthwhile for taxi drivers to wait unnecessarily at the airport.

Just a typical day at the airport in October

This sign, posted at several counters in the middle of the airport building, means that it's better to book a private water taxi online in advance rather than rely on there always being enough available taxis waiting at the airport.

Your 10 Water Taxi Benefits

This is by far the fastest way to get to the airport.
The taxi will take the fastest and shortest route to your destination (hotel, harbor, etc.).
You'll already be at your hotel while others are still at the airport waiting for the next public transit boat.
A water taxi will be waiting for you and will leave immediately upon your arrival. And if your flight is delayed, that's NO problem. The taxi driver will wait for you (of course, there's NO extra charge for this).
The taxi will stop right in front of your hotel. You do NOT have to
dragging your suitcases behind you across wide squares, through narrow alleys, and over high bridges.
There are guaranteed to be NO other passengers on board.
You are NOT just another anonymous tourist in a crowd. You are expected.
You do NOT have to stand in an uncomfortable, wobbly spot on a crowded public transit boat.
You do NOT need to be familiar with Venice. The taxi will take you directly to your hotel.
You can relax and enjoy the trip. All of our previous customers have been absolutely thrilled with the ride.

Why book through the Venice Travel Guides?

Of course, we at the Venice Guide aren't the only website offering airport transfers. So why should you book your airport transfer here?

Here, you'll find comprehensive and honest information.
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Here you'll find the same prices as at the taxi dispatch center. No service fee!
Take advantage of our many years of experience. The Venice Guide has been online since 1999. During that time, we have arranged tens of thousands of airport transfers, gondola rides, and ACTV tickets.

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