You ll find the Alilunga boats which are big (not small private boats) and bright yellow on the bott

Since I m always hyatt hotel huntington beach telling people whenever they ll listen that flying into Venice to start your trip in Italy is a great idea, and since Venice is the entry point on my perfect 2-week Italy itinerary , it s probably about time that I write up an article about how to get from Venice s Marco Polo Airport into Venice itself, eh?
You might think it s pretty straightforward getting from the Venice Airport into Venice, but as my own personal experience on my first visit to Venice is a testament hyatt hotel huntington beach to, it s easy to be led astray and end up paying way more than you anticipated for a trip across the lagoon.
Most buses in Venice are actually boats because once you get past the city s one and only island parking lot, there are no wheeled vehicles anywhere. So it stands to reason that there s also a water bus that transports people to and from the Venice Airport.
The water buses that run between Venice Airport and the Venice islands are operated by the Alilunga company, and you can get a one-way ticket from the airport to the islands or vice versa for 13 (if you know you ll be flying out of the Venice airport and you ll be making the return journey on the Alilunga water bus as well, you can get a round-trip ticket for 25).
There are a few line from the airport into the center of Venice Linea Blu (blue), Linea Rossa (red), and Linea Arancio (orange) and the line you choose depends on where you re going in Venice. Your best bet is to ask the hotel or hostel hyatt hotel huntington beach where you re staying which Alilunga line to take from the airport, and which stop is closest to them. For reference, both the blue and red lines stop at the Piazza San Marco but not the Rialto only the orange line stops at the Rialto (but not at San Marco).
The journey varies in length depending on where you get off, but this isn t a speedy trip. You re looking at roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes to get into the center of Venice from the airport. Don t fret, though, because that means there s plenty of time to relax, take a deep breath, soak in the fact that you re in Venice, and pull your camera out of its case for awhile to capture a few images.
You ll find the Alilunga boats which are big (not small private boats) and bright yellow on the bottom a short walk (10 minutes or so) outside the arrivals hyatt hotel huntington beach area of the airport. You can buy tickets in the arrivals area of the airport, on the boats themselves (if you re about to miss one and you ve got cash in hand), or online ahead of time at VeniceLink.com hyatt hotel huntington beach (scroll hyatt hotel huntington beach down and click on Alilunga Tickets with the picture of the big yellow boat).
When you buy online, you ll get a voucher for your ticket by email and you ll present that to the people at the #78 ticket booth at the airport. So while you ll still have to make a stop at a ticket booth, you ll get to bypass any line of people waiting to buy tickets. Just hand over your voucher and you ve got your ticket. (There s more information about this on the VeniceLink site, click on the Info button on the top menu.)
As an aside, getting to the Alilunga water buses at the Venice Airport can be the somewhat tricky bit. This is where I made my mistake on my first visit. I was following signs for the water buses, but then when a nice Italian man asked if I was looking for the water buses, I let him lead me to his private (and very expensive) water taxi. Not speaking enough Italian at the time, and being jetlagged and groggy, I just went with it and had a lovely ride to within a short walk from my hotel. But still, it cost me a pretty penny. There s a guide for getting to the Alilunga hyatt hotel huntington beach pier with photos and step-by-step instructions on this site , which is lovely in its detail if not completely frustrating hyatt hotel huntington beach in its requirement that you click through to a different page to get every single step. (Seriously, hyatt hotel huntington beach why can t it all be on one page? But I digress.)
You have two bus options to get to/from the airport the ACTV buses (run by the city s public transportation hyatt hotel huntington beach company) and the ATVO buses (which are a private company). ACTV s buses are more standard city buses, but they do have space on board for luggage. ATVO s buses are more accurately described as coaches.
ACTV Buses ACTV bus line #5 runs between hyatt hotel huntington beach Piazzale Roma and the airport. The first bus leaves Piazzale Roma from Monday-Saturday at 04:40 and the last bus leaves at 24:40 (on Sundays and holidays the departures begin at 05:40 and end at 24:40). The first bus leaves the airport bound for Venice at 04:08, and the last bus of the day departs at 01:10. The journey is about 25 minutes one-way and the cost of a ticket is 5 one way ( 9 if you ll be making the round-trip). You can buy tickets at the self-service machines at Piazzale Roma and the airport.
ATVO Buses These Venice Express buses run between Piazzale Roma and the airport. The first bus leaves Piazzale Roma at 05:00 and the last bus leaves at 20:50. The first bus leaves the airport bound for Venice at 07:50, and the last bus of the day departs at 23:50. The journey is about 20-30 minutes one-way and the cost of a ticket is 5 one way ( 9 if you ll be making the round-trip). You can buy tickets in the baggage area of the arrivals hall at the automatic machines (they re blue with a yellow ATVO logo), at the ATVO ticket office in the arrivals hall, or at ATVO machines just outside the airport where the buses actually depart from.
Venice Express buses also run to other destinations in the Veneto area, so if you re not actually going to Venice itself check the Venice hyatt hotel huntington beach Express website to see if the bus will get you easily to where you want to go.
This is by far the most expensive option, hyatt hotel huntington beach but if you re traveling with a group of friends among whom you can split the cost, it s at least worth thinking about. For one thing, you may end up with enough people splitting the fare so that it s comparable to each of you buying a ticket on the Alilunga water bus. And for another thing (and more importantly), you ll be taken to precisely where you want to go really handy if you ve got more luggage than you want to carry and your hotel or hostel isn t located right near a water bus stop.
Taking a water taxi from Venice s Marco Polo Airport into Venice isn t cheap, there s no denying it. The cost will vary depending on where exactly you re going in Venice, how many people hyatt hotel huntington beach you re squeezing hyatt hotel huntington beach into the boat, and how much luggage you ve got, but you can expect the cost be 100-150 on average. You ll pay a higher rate if you ve got lots of suitcases (another reason to pack light), or if you re making the trip super-early in the morning or particularly late at night.
You can request a water taxi at the taxi desk in the arrivals area of the airport, and you ll find the water taxis along the same pier where the Alilunga water buses depart from (hence the confusion I had upon my first arrival). It s important to settle on a price before you get into the boat, because unlike normal hyatt hotel huntington beach taxis these water taxis don t have a meter. The price you ll be quoted is supposed to represent the distance you re asking to go, plus any extras like a large group or a large amount of luggage. If you think the price is too high, you can try to negotiate, but be sure to agree on a fee before you set foot on the boat and be absolutely clear whether the price is per person or total (some have reported a quoted fare of 80 for a trip, only to be asked to pay 80 per person upon arrival).
The VeniceLink website offers tickets, if you will, for private water taxi transfers from the airport to the city center for 100 if you don t want to negotiate hyatt hotel huntington beach upon arrival (there s a 190 round-trip ticket, too). See this page for more information.
And if you want to share a water taxi but you aren t traveling with friends who can help you split the cost, VeniceLink also offers the option of buying two seats (or more) on a water taxi, which they ll then fill with other people in your situation. Those tickets are 30 per person ( 60 round-trip). Information about that is here .
I ve read that you shouldn hyatt hotel huntington beach t tip the water taxi drivers, as they own their boats and make plenty of money as it is, but Venice resident Nan McElroy tells me that if they re doing something particularly hyatt hotel huntington beach nice or that you perceive to be extra, above and beyond what you negotiated for at the outset, then a small tip is okay. We like to reward good behavior, says Nan. She also points out that the water taxis, although convenient, really tear up the small canals. She suggests that visitors who are trying to travel greener go for mass transit (the water buses) instead.
I am in love with traveling by train, but this is one of those times when I ll tell you about an option to get from the Venice Airport into Venice that involves a train and then I ll tell you to ignore it.
The same company that operates the Venice Express bus from the airport to Piazzale Roma, ATVO, also operates hyatt hotel huntington beach a bus that runs from the airport to the Mestre train station. It s a 3 ticket and a 20-minute trip, and once again it s a nice big coach where you can store your suitcases underneath.
Now, the Mestre station is the last mainland train stop before trains make their way across the lagoon to the real Venice train station, Santa Lucia. The train trip from Mestre to Santa Lucia is barely over ten minutes, and a ticket from just Mestre to Santa Lucia will cost you a few euro. So if your ultimate destination is the Venetian islands, do yourself a favor and take the ATVO Venice Express all the way onto the islands (or take an Alilunga water bus), but don t bother hyatt hotel huntington beach getting on and off the bus only to get on and off the train.
If you re headed elsewhere in the Veneto, on the other hand, the Mestre train station is much more well-connected than the ATVO regional buses. So taking an ATVO bus from the Venice Airport to the Mestre station is an excellent option hyatt hotel huntington beach provided you re not actually going to Venice.
There s one taxi company (of the wheeled variety) listed on the Venice airport s website, so if your destination in Venice isn t on the islands