Venice

[nic3c]

I'm thinking of booking a weekend away in Venice. I don't know much about it but looking on a map it appears that the airport is on the mainland and a road connects to Venice? Is it close enough to get a taxi? Any tips on which area to stay in would also be great.

[dzug]

There is a water bus (moderately expensive) from the airport to Venice.

You could get a water taxi (horrendously expensive).

You can get a taxi or bus from the airport which will take you to the ferry terminal for the island.

Whichever of these you use it's then a walk to your hotel.

If it's a Ryanair flight it's a different airport miles inland - there is a bus.

[elcee45]

As dzug says If it is Ryanair ,you fly to Treviso which is quite a distance away but for every flight there is a connecting bus to Venice.
I stayed in Mestre which was a little distance away but still well connected by bus and then ferry to San Marco.

[Buenchico]

A water taxi from Marco Polo Airport, for 1 to 4 persons, costs either �98 or �118 depending upon which city centre hotel you're travelling to:
http://www.venicewelcome.com/servizi/taxi/taxi -form-ing.htm

A land taxi would cost in the region of �40 to �50.

The (very frequent) bus service might be a better option:
http://www.veniceairport.it/page/servizi/trasp orti/autobus?m=01020202

As Dzug indicates, a land taxi will only take you as far as the Piazzale Roma (which is where the buses also terminate). From there you've either got to walk (or possibly take a water bus).

As has been indicated, Ryanair fly into Treviso airport, which is 30km from Venice. ATVO operate a fairly cheap bus service from there:
http://www.atvo.it/index.php?lang=en&area=23&m enuid=36

Chris

[nic3c]

Great, thanks everyone, that's really helpful.

[auntiebertie]

There is the blue bus -around �3.50pp that takes you straight to the Piazzale Roma - http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/a rriving_in_venice_by_air.htm