Transportation

Train

Venice can easily be reached by train. From the train station you can take a vaporetto or hire a boat to a landing nearby. Train takes you into Venice proper. The Stazione Santa Lucia makes Venice is easily accessible from Florence and Rome. You can travel from venice to major points in Germany, Austria and the former Yugoslavia. The Pendolino ETR 500 trains are very comfortable with on board services like meals, air conditioning, entertainment, seperate , first, business or family compartments, adjustable seats. Bar service are offered in 1st class.

Boat

You cannot drive into Venice but there are parking lots across the Lagoon. There are almost no streets in Venice. Everything is transported by ship to the closest pier and then carried with small wagons to the shops or hotels. This makes everything a more expensive than in the rest of the country

The gondola are used by locals to get around and for tourists to experience the quintessence of romantic Venice. The gondola rides can be used for a group of people as well. However these are being phased out and replaced by the more expensive 'Water Taxis'. These water taxis dont have meters and hence its advisable to negotiate the fare before you board the boat. There are several porters with baggage carriers that you can use. There are only 3 bridges that span the Grand Canal, so sometimes you might get stuck on the wrong side of the canal. Instead of walking all the way to the next bridge, you might just jump on a traghetto. The traghetto will take you from one bank of the canal to the other for less than a Euro. Vaporetti are the city's mode of public transport.

Air

Marco Polo airport is just east of Mestre and is served by flights from most major Italian and European cities, and from New York.

Bus

ACTV buses leave from Piazzale Roma for surrounding areas including Mestre and Chioggia. There are also bus connections to Padova and Treviso. Tickets and information are available at the ticket office in the piazza.

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