Venice Marco Polo Airport

Marco Polo Airport on the site map

The plan is from https://www.OpenStreetMap.org © OpenStreetMap contributors.

As you can see on the map here, Marco Polo Airport is located on the mainland to the north of the city. This means you’ll need an airport transfer to Venice. The 15 km is probably too far to walk. The airport in Treviso is even farther away. Read our dedicated page on this topic: The Airport in Treviso

The Airfield

Marco Polo Airport is the third-largest airport in Italy. Even so, it will seem manageable to you. It has been renovated and modernized in recent years. The departure hall is now on the first floor, and arrivals are on the ground floor. Since you’ll likely not be spending much time in the airport building after your arrival, we’ll focus here primarily on the transfer to Venice.

Airport Transfer

For the transfer from Marco Polo Airport We've created a separate page here on Venedig.com dedicated to Venice. That's why you'll find only a brief list of the 6 options here.

  1. The fastest—and therefore also the most expensive—way to get there is by private water taxi:
    30 minutes and about 160 €.
  2. Option 2: The shuttle service also takes the express water taxi, but waits at the airport for additional passengers. 40–60 minutes and €36.00.
  3. The yellow boats of the Alilaguna Take a boat ride across the lagoon to Murano, Lido, and various stops in Venice. 60–90 minutes, €18.00.
  4. Line 5 of the public transit system ACTV takes you to Venice via land. Line 5 stops at various stops on the mainland along the way. 35 minutes and €10.00
  5. The luxury buses of the ATVO You can also travel to Venice by land. However, these buses do NOT stop at any other stops along the way, unlike the ACTV Line 5 runs.
    25 minutes, €12.00.
  6. A street taxi will take you to Venice by land. 20 minutes, €40.00.

Note: In our experience, there are always plenty of available street taxis waiting. You should book all other types of transportation in advance and online. This applies especially to options 1 and 2, which involve a water taxi.

High-Speed Water Taxi

If you have reserved a private water taxi in advance online, the taxi will be waiting for you upon your arrival and will depart for Venice immediately after you board, taking you right to your hotel or any other destination in the city. After checking out, take the stairs, escalator, or elevator to the first floor. There you’ll find moving walkways that will take you from the checkout area to the water taxi terminal in 7 minutes. It’s very well signposted, so you’ll have no trouble finding your way.

Shuttle Service

Yes, it's the same situation as with a private water taxi. After all, it's the same type of boat. Only the terms are different. The shuttle service waits at the airport until several guests have boarded. If you’re lucky, it’ll leave right after you get on. If you’re unlucky, you’ll have to wait up to 30–40 minutes. Once you arrive in Venice, the shuttle service drops off its guests as close to your hotel as possible. If you’re lucky, you’ll be the first passengers to disembark; if you’re unlucky, you’ll take a short tour through the city’s narrow canals. Be sure to book in advance and online; otherwise, you may easily be turned away.

The yellow boats of Alilaguna

Alilaguna's routes operate on a fixed schedule, departing every 30 minutes from Marco Polo Airport to Murano, Lido and Venice. After checkout, take the stairs, escalator, or elevator to the first floor. There you'll find moving walkways that will take you from checkout to the terminal in 7 minutes. Alilaguna It's very well signposted. You'll have no trouble finding your way.

ACTV Line 5

After checking out, exit the airport building at ground level. That's where the buses on Line 5 of the ACTV. This bus will take you by land to the Piazzale Roma in the northern part of the city. The ride takes about 35 minutes and costs €10.00 one way. If you book a round trip at the same time, the fare is €18.00. Line 5 takes you to the northern outskirts of Venice, the Piazzale Roma. From there, you can walk or take a Vaporetto. Line 5 stops at many stations between the airport and Venice.

The ATVO direct bus right here in front of the airport building

After checking out, exit the airport building at street level. That's where the buses for the ATVO – shown here in the picture. This bus will take you by land to the Piazzale Roma in the northern part of the city. The ride takes about 25 minutes and costs €12.00 one way. If you book the round trip at the same time, the cost is €20.00. The ATVO This line takes you to the northern outskirts of Venice, the Piazzale Roma. From there, you can walk or take a Vaporetto. The ATVO This line does not stop at ANY stops between the airport and Piazzale Roma; it goes straight through to Venice.

A perfectly ordinary street taxi

After checking out, exit the airport building at street level. Street taxis are waiting there for passengers. The taxi will take you by land to the Piazzale Roma in the northern part of the city. The ride takes about 20 minutes and costs €40.00 one way. The taxi will take you only as far as the northern outskirts of Venice, the Piazzale Roma. From there, you can walk or take a Vaporetto.

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