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ATVO coach to MestreorWater taxi?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Water taxi reaches the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it; the ATVO coach to Mestre does not. Mestre is the mainland half of Venice, not the historic city — this coach does not cross to the islands.

The ATVO coach to Mestre is quicker: 20 min against 30 min.

ATVO coach to Mestre: 06:10–01:10. Water taxi: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersATVO coach to MestreWater taxiDifference
1€10€110€100
2€20€110€90
3€30€110€80
4€40€110€70
5€50€120€70
6€60€130€70
7€70€140€70
8€80€150€70

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
ATVO · ATVOATVO coach to Mestre
From
Outside the terminal
To
Mestre FS, the railway station
Luggage
One bag included in the fare, per ATVO's price list.
Runs
06:10–01:10
Journey
20 min

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.

ATVO coach to Mestre: price for every party size

See ATVO fares and times
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

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.

Water taxi: price for every party size

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