01 April 2006

Venice, Italy

Marco Polo airport (VCE)
The airport is 4 miles (7km) north of Venice





Airport maps
Multimap, Google Maps (with satellite photo), Mapquest
Buses
A free shuttle service connects the two terminals and the waterboat dock. ATVO (blue) bus service runs every 30 minutes to Venice-Mestre railway station. Fare is 3 Euros. Bus number 5 ACTV (orange) takes longer (30 minutes instead of 20), costs 1 Euro. Waterbus fare is 10 Euros.
Taxis
Taxis are available. Fare to central Venice is about 30 Euros. Water taxi costs 80 Euros (+39 041 541 5084, www.motoscafivenezia.com). Private car transfers to the city centre or other area destinations (not cheap, but may make sense if you have several people, need help, or have lots of luggage) may be pre-booked online at: Airport Transfer Service, Shuttle Direct, World Airport Transfers
Flying time from London: 2 hours and 10 minutes (715 miles)
Marco Polo airport web site
Marco Polo airport on Wikipedia


Venice and Italy
Country code: +39
Currency:
1 Euro = about 67p in British currency... Today's exchange rate.
Time: Italy's time is always one hour ahead of UK time, winter and summer.
Italy on Wikipedia

Venice accommodation recommendations (Tripadvisor)
Venice on Wikipedia
Venice weather, climate
Venice pictures on Flickr

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