To the historic city · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
3 transfer options
Not everything runs all night.Not all night: the Alilaguna Blue Line boat runs 05:20–00:20, the ACTV bus 5 runs 04:08–01:10.
Recommended
The cheapest way in. The Water taxi is 39 minutes quicker for €92 more, which is not worth it at this party size.
Bus
ACTV bus 5, then vaporetto to San Marco
5→1 · ACTV / AVM
59–79 min rideEvery 15 min04:08–01:10
The bus stands outside arrivals→San Marco Vallaresso
1 change
€18total for 1 adult€18 eachBuy ticketOn ACTV / AVM
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The bus stands outside arrivals
EUR 18.00 covers both legs on one validation, 90 minutes from first use — EUR 1.50 less than the EUR 10.00 bus and the EUR 9.50 vaporetto bought separately.
Luggage. Three pieces per person, none over 150 cm in total dimensions, on both legs — a whole extra fare per three bags beyond that.
Hours. Bus 5 leaves arrivals 04:08 to 01:10, every day. After midnight the boat from Piazzale Roma is the night line N, every 20 to 30 minutes, to San Marco Vallaresso or San Zaccaria.
€18total for 1 adult€18 eachBuy ticket5 places to buy
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The waterfront dock, a covered walk from the terminal
EUR 18.00 one way, EUR 32.00 return. One hold bag and one hand bag are included; further bags are EUR 4.00 each.
Luggage. One hold bag and one hand bag included; EUR 4.00 for each additional bag.
Hours. Runs later than the road services matter for: the last boat is 00:20 while the last bus is 01:10, but the bus then stops entirely until 04:08. Later departures run a little quicker, 76 minutes against 85.
EUR 110.00 between the airport and the historic city, per vehicle up to four people, then EUR 10.00 per person above that. One bag per person is included. Residents and disabled passengers pay EUR 88.00.
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Prices marked "from" are starting prices set by the operator. Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator. Going the other way? Venice to Marco Polo airport: where each one boards and when the first one runs
How do I get from Venice Marco Polo airport to Venice city center?
For one traveler we recommend the ACTV bus 5 at €18, 59–79 min, which is also the cheapest way in; the fastest is the Water taxi at €110, 30 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the Alilaguna Blue Line boat runs 05:20–00:20, and the ACTV bus 5, then vaporetto to San Marco runs 04:08–01:10. Outside those hours, the Water taxi is what remains. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Luggage
One hold bag and one hand bag included; EUR 4.00 for each additional bag.
Going somewhere specific?
"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes
Buy an ACTV ticket before you board the Aerobus. Machines are in the baggage hall near belts 3 or 5 and at the bus stops, and there's a staffed "Public Transport" desk in the arrivals hall.
The taxi rank
Cooperativa Artigiana Radiotaxi runs the airport's taxi rank, day and night. Ask for the fixed fare to Piazzale Roma, Mestre or the cruise terminal before you set off — the meter runs by default otherwise.
Uber and Bolt
Uber operates at Venice airport, listed by the airport itself among the licensed chauffeur-driven (NCC) operators you can book for a private car. Reserve through the app before you head out to meet your driver.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
Linea Blu · AlilagunaAlilaguna Blue Line boat
From
The waterfront dock, a covered walk from the terminal
To
San Marco Giardinetti, in the historic city
Luggage
One hold bag and one hand bag included; EUR 4.00 for each additional bag.
Runs
05:20–00:20
Journey
76–85 min
EUR 18.00 one way, EUR 32.00 return. One hold bag and one hand bag are included; further bags are EUR 4.00 each.
This is the only option here that reaches the middle of Venice without a second ticket. Everything on wheels stops at Piazzale Roma.
It is slow — 85 minutes — because it is a boat making stops, not a transfer. Budget the time even though it costs less door to door than the bus.
If your hotel is near Piazzale Roma or the station, take the bus instead: you would be paying for water you do not need.
The dock is a walk from the terminal along a covered walkway. Allow for it with heavy luggage.
Runs later than the road services matter for: the last boat is 00:20 while the last bus is 01:10, but the bus then stops entirely until 04:08. Later departures run a little quicker, 76 minutes against 85.
Venezia Piazzale Roma, at the head of the Grand Canal
Luggage
Three pieces, none over 150 cm in total dimensions; beyond that a whole extra passenger fare per three bags.
Runs
04:08–01:10
Journey
20 min
EUR 10.00, valid 75 minutes, EUR 18.00 return. AVM also sells a combined ticket at EUR 18.00 covering this bus and 90 minutes of the vaporetto network — EUR 1.50 less than buying the two separately.
It does not reach St mark's. Piazzale Roma is the edge of the city; the vaporetto on from there is 39 minutes and EUR 9.50, which makes EUR 19.50 in total — more than the boat that goes directly.
Going on by water, buy the EUR 18.00 combined ticket rather than two singles. It covers this bus and 90 minutes of vaporetto.
It is the right choice, and cheap, if you are staying near Piazzale Roma, the station or on the mainland at Mestre.
No bus leaves the airport between 01:10 and 04:08; the land taxi to Piazzale Roma, EUR 40.00, runs at any hour.
The ordinary EUR 9.50 network ticket is not valid for the airport leg — the exclusion is written into the tariff.
No bus leaves between 01:10 and 04:08. The land taxi to Piazzale Roma runs at any hour, and the night vaporetto runs on from there.
5→1 · ACTV / AVMACTV bus 5, then vaporetto to San Marco
From
The bus stands outside arrivals
To
San Marco Vallaresso, by vaporetto from Piazzale Roma
Luggage
Three pieces per person, none over 150 cm in total dimensions, on both legs — a whole extra fare per three bags beyond that.
Runs
04:08–01:10
Journey
59–79 min
EUR 18.00 covers both legs on one validation, 90 minutes from first use — EUR 1.50 less than the EUR 10.00 bus and the EUR 9.50 vaporetto bought separately.
The 90-minute ticket is tight: about 20 minutes on the bus, a walk across Piazzale Roma, up to 20 minutes waiting for the boat, then 39 minutes on the water. Miss the connection and you may need to buy again.
Same EUR 18.00 as the Alilaguna boat and about a quarter of an hour quicker when the connection at Piazzale Roma is short; the boat is the one to take with heavy luggage or a hotel by the water.
Buy the EUR 18.00 combined ticket, not two singles: the ordinary EUR 9.50 vaporetto ticket excludes the airport bus leg, and two singles cost EUR 19.50.
Bus 5 leaves arrivals 04:08 to 01:10, every day. After midnight the boat from Piazzale Roma is the night line N, every 20 to 30 minutes, to San Marco Vallaresso or San Zaccaria.
One bag included in the fare, per ATVO's price list.
Runs
06:10–01:10
Journey
20 min
EUR 10.00 one way, EUR 18.00 return, printed on ATVO's own timetable for this run. Its general airport price list states EUR 12.00 one way, EUR 20.00 return instead — the two disagree, so confirm the fare when you buy.
ATVO's own documents disagree on the fare: EUR 10.00 on the route timetable, EUR 12.00 on the general airport price list. Ask before you board.
This is a separate timetabled run from ATVO's Venice coach, not the same bus continuing on — check you are at the right stop for Mestre.
taxi · Consorzio Motoscafi Venezia, on the Comune's tariffWater taxi
From
The waterfront dock
To
Anywhere in the historic city, to the door where a canal allows
Luggage
One bag per person included.
Runs
All night
Journey
30 min
EUR 110.00 between the airport and the historic city, per vehicle up to four people, then EUR 10.00 per person above that. One bag per person is included. Residents and disabled passengers pay EUR 88.00.
It may legally carry up to twenty people — the municipal regulation caps a licence at twenty, and operators run boats seating about ten. That is far more than the four almost every other airport taxi allows.
It still does not beat the boat service for a group, because the fare stops being flat above four people: eight travelers pay EUR 150.00 against EUR 144.00 on Alilaguna. It only pulls ahead at nine.
Between 00:00 and 07:00, check you are buying a boat. The operators' own consortium warns that at those hours an airport booking may mean a car to Piazzale Roma and a boat onward.
A flat EUR 10.00 is added to the whole fare between 22:00 and 06:00.
This is the only option that can reach a hotel door, where a canal allows it — which for some addresses with luggage is the whole argument.
taxi · Licensed Venice land taxisTaxi to Piazzale Roma
From
The taxi rank outside arrivals
To
Venezia Piazzale Roma
Luggage
Included in the fare, with no supplement.
Runs
All night
Journey
20 min
A fixed EUR 40.00 between the airport and Piazzale Roma, with every supplement and all luggage included. You must ask for the fixed fare before the journey, or the driver runs the meter instead.
Ask for the fixed EUR 40.00 fare before you set off. It is regulated and it includes luggage, but it is not what you get by default — the meter is.
Like every road option it stops at Piazzale Roma. St Mark's is another 39 minutes and EUR 9.50 by vaporetto.
The seat limit is not stated. The Comune sets four seats as a minimum and names no maximum, so a larger vehicle may exist, but no fare for one is published.
For two people going to Piazzale Roma it costs about the same as two Aerobus tickets plus the wait, so it is worth considering with heavy luggage.
A fixed EUR 35.00 between the airport and Mestre, with every supplement and all luggage included. Ask for the fixed fare before the journey, or the meter runs instead.
Ask for the fixed EUR 35.00 fare before you set off. It is regulated, but it is not what you get by default — the meter is.
This is the mainland, not the islands. The historic city is only reached by water.
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Piazzale Roma, where the road into Venice ends
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
20 min
Indicative. Price is fixed when you book, so it does not move with traffic.
Unlike the official taxi’s regulated flat fare, this price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size and luggage. Confirm the total at the time you book.
Between 22:00 and 07:00 the sedan is €71 and the minivan €79.
5→People Mover · ACTV / AVMAerobus line 5 and People Mover to the Marittima
From
The bus stands outside arrivals
To
Marittima cruise terminal, changing at Piazzale Roma
Luggage
Three pieces on the Aerobus, none over 150 cm in total dimensions; the People Mover is a station-to-station shuttle with step-free access.
Runs
07:10–22:50
Journey
22 min
Two tickets: EUR 10.00 for the Aerobus and EUR 1.50 for the People Mover, which accepts no other ticket. Buy the People Mover ticket at the machines in the station or on the AVM app.
Two separate tickets: the Aerobus ticket does not cover the People Mover.
Ride times leave out the walk and the wait at Piazzale Roma.
The People Mover runs every 10 minutes from 07:10 to 22:50 on weekdays and from 08:10 to 21:50 on Sundays and holidays. The Aerobus runs earlier and later, but outside those hours the Marittima is a walk from Piazzale Roma.
taxi · Licensed Venice land taxisTaxi to the Marittima cruise terminal
From
The taxi rank outside arrivals
To
Stazione Marittima, the cruise terminal
Luggage
Included in the fare, with no supplement.
Runs
All night
Journey
20 min
A fixed EUR 45.00 between the airport and the Stazione Marittima, with every supplement and all luggage included. You must ask for the fixed fare before the journey, or the driver runs the meter instead.
Ask for the fixed EUR 45.00 fare before you set off. It is regulated and it includes luggage, but it is not what you get by default; the meter is.
ATVO→ATVO 351 · ATVOATVO coach to Mestre, then ATVO coach to Treviso Airport
From
ATVO stop D outside the terminal, the stop for Mestre
To
Treviso Airport, the ATVO coach stop facing the terminal, changing at Mestre station
Luggage
Luggage is included in each ATVO ticket.
Runs
06:10–18:35
Journey
45 min
EUR 12.00 to Mestre station and EUR 14.00 on to the airport, two separate ATVO tickets from ATVO's price list.
The two coaches run to separate timetables and ATVO states no connection time: check the next departure from Mestre before you commit, and allow for a wait.
The coach from Treviso Airport runs with the flights, and ATVO suspends it when a flight is cancelled.
Barzi Service also runs from Mestre station to the airport, EUR 10, if its times suit you better.
Every day. The last coach from Mestre to the airport leaves between 16:45 and 19:15 depending on the weekday, so the last connection from Marco Polo is earlier on some days.
transfer · KiwitaxiPrivate transfer to Treviso Airport from Marco Polo
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Treviso Airport, the terminal you name when you book
Luggage
Choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats; the sedan seats four, the minibus seven.
Journey
27 min
Kiwitaxi publishes a starting price of EUR 138 for the car; the vehicle class and the date decide the price you book, and it is per vehicle, not per person.
Book at least 16 hours ahead for a car or a minibus for seven, 24 hours for a premium vehicle or a larger minibus; nearer than that, ask Kiwitaxi whether a driver is free.
The price is fixed when you book, not by the meter.
What is the best way from Venice Marco Polo airport to Venice city center?
For one traveler, the ACTV bus 5, then vaporetto to San Marco at €18, 59–79 min. The cheapest way in. The Water taxi is 39 minutes quicker for €92 more, which is not worth it at this party size. From 4 travelers we recommend the Water taxi instead: direct and 39 minutes quicker than the ACTV bus 5, then vaporetto to San Marco, for €38 more for 4. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Venice Marco Polo airport to Venice city center?
For one traveler, the ACTV bus 5, then vaporetto to San Marco at €18. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Venice Marco Polo airport to Venice city center by bus?
For one traveler the cheapest bus is the ACTV bus 5 at €18, 59–79 min, and it is also the fastest. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Venice by any means. The fastest way overall is the Water taxi, 30 min. See every option by bus
How do I get from Venice Marco Polo airport to Venice city center by taxi?
One taxi reaches the historic city: the Water taxi, €110 for one traveler, 30 min, to anywhere in the historic city. It is not the cheapest way in: the ACTV bus 5 at €18 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Venice Marco Polo airport to Venice city center?
ACTV bus 5, then vaporetto to San Marco: 59–79 min. Alilaguna Blue Line boat: 76–85 min. Water taxi: 30 min. Venice Marco Polo Airport is 14 km from the historic city.
How far is Venice Marco Polo airport from the city center?
14 km to the historic city. The fastest way in takes 30 min; the cheapest, the ACTV bus 5, 59–79 min.
How much is a taxi from Venice Marco Polo airport to Venice city center?
€110 as a regulated flat fare, not a metered one. EUR 110.00 between the airport and the historic city, per vehicle up to four people, then EUR 10.00 per person above that. One bag per person is included. Residents and disabled passengers pay EUR 88.00. Journey time 30 min.
Is there Uber or Bolt at Venice Marco Polo airport?
Uber operates at Venice airport, listed by the airport itself among the licensed chauffeur-driven (NCC) operators you can book for a private car. Reserve through the app before you head out to meet your driver.
Where do I catch the ACTV bus 5 at Venice Marco Polo airport?
The bus stands outside arrivals. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at San Marco Vallaresso, by vaporetto from Piazzale Roma.
Is there a train from Venice Marco Polo airport to Venice at night?
The Alilaguna Blue Line boat runs 05:20–00:20. The ACTV bus 5, then vaporetto to San Marco runs 04:08–01:10. Outside those hours the water taxi is what remains; it is €110 for the vehicle. Runs later than the road services matter for: the last boat is 00:20 while the last bus is 01:10, but the bus then stops entirely until 04:08. Later departures run a little quicker, 76 minutes against 85.
Does the ACTV Aerobus, line 5 go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
Piazzale Roma is the edge of Venice, not the middle — no wheeled vehicle goes further. St Mark's is another 39 minutes and EUR 9.50 by vaporetto from here. This is the right choice if you are staying near Piazzale Roma, Santa Lucia station or on the mainland at Mestre.
Does the ACTV bus 15 to Mestre go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
Mestre is the mainland half of Venice, not the historic city — this bus does not cross to the islands. Change here for a mainline train or stay on the mainland.
Does the ATVO coach to Mestre go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
Mestre is the mainland half of Venice, not the historic city — this coach does not cross to the islands.
Does the ATVO coach to Piazzale Roma go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
Piazzale Roma is the edge of Venice — no wheeled vehicle reaches the islands. St Mark's is a further 39 minutes and EUR 9.50 by vaporetto.
Does the Taxi to Piazzale Roma go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
Like every wheeled option it stops at Piazzale Roma, the edge of the city. St Mark's is a further 39 minutes and EUR 9.50 by vaporetto, and no taxi of any kind can drive into the historic city.
Does the Taxi to Mestre go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
Like every fixed land fare here, this reaches the mainland at Mestre — not the historic city, which no road can reach.
Does the Pre-booked private transfer go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
A car can go no further than Piazzale Roma. From there the historic city is on foot, by vaporetto or by water taxi.
Does the Aerobus line 5 and People Mover to the Marittima go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
This goes to the cruise terminal, not into the city: the People Mover stops at the Marittima and goes no further than Tronchetto.
Does the Taxi to the Marittima cruise terminal go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
This goes to the cruise terminal at the edge of Venice, not into the historic city.
Does the ATVO coach to Mestre, then ATVO coach to Treviso Airport go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
The other airport, not the city. For a connection between the two; for the centre take the Aerobus or the water.
Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to Treviso Airport from Marco Polo go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
The other airport, not the city. A door-to-door transfer between the two airports.
Does the Private transfer to Treviso Airport from Marco Polo go to the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it?
The other airport, not the city. A door-to-door transfer between the two airports.
Worth knowing
Every road service stops at Piazzale Roma, the terminal at the head of the Grand Canal — that is where wheels stop. Only the water reaches into the city itself.
If St Mark's or the city centre is your destination, the boat is cheaper overall. The Aerobus is EUR 10.00 to Piazzale Roma, plus another 39 minutes and EUR 9.50 by vaporetto to St Mark's — EUR 19.50 total. Alilaguna lands you at San Marco directly for EUR 18.00.
If you are taking the bus and going on by water, buy AVM's combined bus-and-vaporetto ticket: EUR 18.00, valid 90 minutes, against EUR 19.50 for the two tickets separately.
The ordinary EUR 9.50 vaporetto ticket does not cover the airport journey. Loading the same fare onto a Venezia Unica card brings it to EUR 1.50 — but the card itself costs EUR 100.00 to enable if you do not live in the Veneto.
The last bus from the airport is 01:10 and the first is 04:08 — nearly three hours with nothing. Alilaguna runs to 00:20, and the night vaporetto inside the city leaves Piazzale Roma from 00:09 to 05:09, so a 01:00 landing can still reach St Mark's by about 02:13.
A water taxi here may legally carry up to twenty people, against four at most other airports. The fare is EUR 110.00 between the airport and the historic city for up to four people; above that it is EUR 10.00 a head. Eight people pay EUR 150.00, against EUR 144.00 on Alilaguna.
Between 00:00 and 07:00 a "water taxi" may not be a boat. The operators' consortium warns that at those hours a booking from the airport can mean a car to Piazzale Roma and a boat from there. Ask what you are actually buying before you pay.
The land taxi is a fixed EUR 40.00 to Piazzale Roma, all supplements and luggage included — But you must ask for the fixed fare before you set off, or the meter runs instead.
Three operators, three different luggage rules. Alilaguna includes one hold bag and one hand bag then charges EUR 4.00 each; ACTV allows three pieces, none over 150 cm in total dimensions, and charges a whole extra passenger fare per three bags beyond that.
ATVO also runs an express coach to Piazzale Roma, but no fare or timetable for it is published anywhere checkable.
On 60 dates in 2026 Venice charges a day-visitor access fee of EUR 5.00 or EUR 10.00 per person over 14. It is nothing to do with your transfer, but it is a real cost of arriving on those days and nobody selling you a ticket will mention it.
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