Venice Airport (VCE) Transfers
Venice Marco Polo Airport sits at Tessera on the mainland, about 15 km by road from Piazzale Roma, where the roads into Venice end. Verified carriers quote per vehicle to Venice, Mestre, Cortina, Verona and Lake Garda, before you fly.
IATA Code
VCE
Road to Piazzale Roma
15 km
To Cortina
1h 55
Free in short-stay parking
20 min
By road to Piazzale Roma
Passengers in 2025
Covered walkway to the water dock
Limit for a car on the airport road
The roads into Venice end at Piazzale Roma; the boats leave from the airport's own dock.
Terminal Pickup Information
The arrivals hall, the 10-minute rule, the short-stay car park and the walkway to the boats.
Arrivals hall
Where your driver meets you
Meeting point
In the arrivals hall with a name board, or at the car in the short-stay car park
Buses and tickets
Buses leave from the second lane outside arrivals; the public-transport ticket office is in the arrivals hall
Your carrier confirms the exact point in the booking chat
The 10-minute rule
A controlled traffic zone
10 minutes on the airport road
A car may stay 10 minutes, plus 2 minutes' grace, before the police can fine it
Short-stay car park instead
1 minute on foot from the terminal, and the first 20 minutes are free
Entering a car park stops the 10-minute clock
The water dock
Water taxis and the water bus
365 m covered walkway
Raised, with moving walkways, from the terminal to the water terminal; allow 10 minutes for it
12 piers
9 for water taxis, 2 for scheduled boats and 1 for passengers with reduced mobility
The water bus sells tickets in the dock area
Short-stay car park tariff
The airport's own figures. 20 free minutes covers a car that pulls in as you walk out with your bags; the airport road alone gives 10.
Landing late
The terminal is closed from midnight to 04:00, and nobody may stay inside without a travel document for the next day or specific authorization. Taxis serve the airport 24 hours a day; a car booked for your flight is waiting when you come out.
Pickup Time and Flight Monitoring
You choose the pickup time, so pick the moment you expect to walk out with your bags. Your carrier follows your flight, and your driver waits up to 60 minutes free from that time. Running much later? Call or message your carrier to agree a new time; waiting longer is their call and may cost extra.
Popular Routes from Venice Airport
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Venice, Mestre and the cruise terminals
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Cortina, Verona and Lake Garda
About Venice Airport
Where the road ends, where the boats leave, which airport you have, and which one is nearest to where you are going
Your driver loads the bags outside arrivals and takes the SS 14 past Mestre, then the Ponte della Libertà road bridge into Piazzale Roma: about 15 km and 25 minutes in free flow. Venice Marco Polo Airport, IATA code VCE, sits at Tessera, on the mainland shore of the lagoon. Our Italy transfers page covers the rest of the country.
Where the road ends
A car cannot reach a hotel in the historic center.
Piazzale Roma and Tronchetto, the car-park island beside it, are the only places in the island city that cars and buses reach. From Piazzale Roma the last leg is on foot, by vaporetto from the stops on the Grand Canal, or by a water taxi you booked ahead. Santa Lucia station is a 10-minute walk over the Ponte della Costituzione, and the People Mover runs between Tronchetto, the cruise terminal and Piazzale Roma.
With two suitcases and a child, that last leg is the one to plan.
Mestre, Treviso, Padua, Jesolo and every mainland hotel are different: the car goes to the door.
The boat from the airport's own dock
The airport has a water terminal of its own.
A covered, raised walkway 365 m long, with moving walkways, leads from the terminal to 12 piers: 9 for water taxis, 2 for scheduled boats and 1 for passengers with reduced mobility. The ministry that opened it in 2016 gives 10 minutes for the walkway. The Alilaguna water bus sails from there: its Blue line by Murano, Lido and San Marco to the railway station, its Orange line down the Grand Canal by Rialto, and a Red line in summer. Water taxis are private motorboats, and the airport sends you to the operators for the price.
For a hotel on a canal, the boat is the direct way in. For Mestre, Piazzale Roma, the cruise terminals or anywhere on the mainland, the car leaves from outside arrivals with no walkway, no ticket office and one vehicle for the whole party.
Which airport is on your ticket
Treviso Airport, code TSF, is a different airport.
Some airlines sell it as Venice-Treviso, and the company that runs Marco Polo runs it too. By road it is about 30 km and 45 minutes from Piazzale Roma, twice the distance from Marco Polo, and about 25 km from Marco Polo itself. Mestre is on the mainland, about 12 km and 20 minutes from the terminal. Lido is an island: the water bus Blue line stops there.
The access fee is over for 2026
Since 27 July 2026 there is no fee to pay.
The City of Venice ended its 2026 trial of the contributo di accesso on 26 July, and no payment or exemption request is needed now. Whether it returns in later years is the City's decision. When it applied, it cost €5 a day booked ahead or €10 a day booked late, and only in the historic city: Piazzale Roma, Tronchetto, the Marittima cruise terminal and Santa Lucia station were never charged, and guests in paid accommodation in the comune were exempt on request.
Airport Facts
Which airport for which destination
Marco Polo is the nearest airport to Venice and Padua.
It is not the nearest to everything in the Veneto. The table puts Venice Marco Polo, Treviso and Verona side by side, every figure a free-flow drive from the terminal.
- Venice (Piazzale Roma)
- Venice Marco Polo (VCE)15 km, 25 min
- Treviso (TSF)30 km, 45 min
- Verona (VRN)132 km, 1h 40min
- Nearest airportVenice Marco Polo, about 20 min ahead of Treviso
- Padua
- Venice Marco Polo (VCE)47 km, 45 min
- Treviso (TSF)52 km, 55 min
- Verona (VRN)101 km, 1h 20min
- Nearest airportVenice Marco Polo, about 10 min ahead of Treviso
- Cortina d'Ampezzo
- Venice Marco Polo (VCE)146 km, 1h 55min
- Treviso (TSF)138 km, 1h 55min
- Verona (VRN)273 km, 3h 15min
- Nearest airportA tie: Venice Marco Polo or Treviso
- Verona
- Venice Marco Polo (VCE)127 km, 1h 30min
- Treviso (TSF)132 km, 1h 35min
- Verona (VRN)14 km, 25 min
- Nearest airportVerona, about 1h 05min ahead of Venice
- Lake Garda (Peschiera)
- Venice Marco Polo (VCE)146 km, 1h 40min
- Treviso (TSF)151 km, 1h 45min
- Verona (VRN)22 km, 30 min
- Nearest airportVerona, about 1h 10min ahead of Venice
| Destination | Venice Marco Polo (VCE) | Treviso (TSF) | Verona (VRN) | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venice (Piazzale Roma) | 15 km, 25 min | 30 km, 45 min | 132 km, 1h 40min | Venice Marco Polo, about 20 min ahead of Treviso |
| Padua | 47 km, 45 min | 52 km, 55 min | 101 km, 1h 20min | Venice Marco Polo, about 10 min ahead of Treviso |
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 146 km, 1h 55min | 138 km, 1h 55min | 273 km, 3h 15min | A tie: Venice Marco Polo or Treviso |
| Verona | 127 km, 1h 30min | 132 km, 1h 35min | 14 km, 25 min | Verona, about 1h 05min ahead of Venice |
| Lake Garda (Peschiera) | 146 km, 1h 40min | 151 km, 1h 45min | 22 km, 30 min | Verona, about 1h 10min ahead of Venice |
Read the table by where you are going, then by where you can land. Marco Polo wins Venice by about 20 minutes over Treviso, Verona wins its own city and the lake by more than an hour, and Cortina is a draw between the two Venice airports, Treviso 8 km shorter on the same 1h 55. Flying into Munich instead? Our Munich Airport to Venice page covers that drive.
Fly here for Venice. For Garda, fly to Verona if you can.
North to Cortina
The A 57 and the A 27, then one valley road.
Treviso is on the way, about 29 km and 30 minutes from the terminal. The car takes the A 27 north and then the SS 51 di Alemagna up to Cortina d'Ampezzo: about 146 km and 1h 55 in free flow. ANAS's winter rule, last issued for the 2025-26 season, requires winter tires or snow chains on board on the SS 51 from 15 November to 15 April. With a transfer, the vehicle and its equipment are the carrier's to supply, and the skis ride in the same car.
West to Padua, Verona and Lake Garda
The A 4 does all three.
From the airport the A 57 ring road joins the A 4 westbound: about 47 km and 45 minutes to Padua, 127 km and 1h 30 to Verona, 146 km and 1h 40 to Peschiera del Garda at the south end of the lake, and 158 km and 1h 50 to Garda on the east shore. If your flight lands at Venice, that is one run with no change of train or bus.
East to the coast and Trieste
Jesolo is the nearest beach.
Lido di Jesolo is about 31 km and 40 minutes from the terminal, and Trieste about 149 km and 1h 50 east on the A 4.
Cruise passengers
Large ships no longer sail past San Marco.
Since 1 August 2021, ships over 25,000 GT or over 180 m may not pass through St Mark's basin, St Mark's canal or the Giudecca canal. The Marittima and San Basilio terminals in the city take only ships inside that limit. Larger ships berth at Fusina, for ships up to 250 m, at Chioggia, for ships up to 228 m with the Maritime Authority's approval, both with their own terminal, or at the Liguria and Lombardia quays in Marghera, for ships up to 300 m, whose passengers embark and disembark at the Marittima. From the airport the Marittima is about 16 km and 25 minutes, Fusina about 27 km and 35 minutes; check the berth on your cruise documents. Our Mediterranean cruise port transfers guide compares Venice with the other big ports.
How Much Does a Venice Airport Transfer Cost?
Carriers quote per vehicle, for your flight, your party and your luggage.
It depends on four things, and every carrier on TransferBnB prices them into one quote per vehicle before you fly:
- The vehicle. A sedan for two, an MPV or a minivan for a family or a group, so nobody is split across two cars.
- The party and the bags. Ski bags for Cortina and luggage for a cruise need a longer boot, so put them in the request.
- The distance. From the 12 km run to Mestre to the 158 km drive to Garda; the route cards above carry each drive.
- The date. Carriers quote for the day you travel, so give the flight date and number in the request.
The airport publishes fixed taxi fares for the short runs: €40 to Piazzale Roma, €35 to Mestre center and €45 to the cruise ship terminal. It publishes no water-taxi fare and sends you to the operators.
Beyond Mestre and Venice there is no official fare to compare against, so every run on this page is quoted by the carriers on request.
Get a QuoteTransport Options Compared
Every way out of Venice Airport, side by side.
- Private transfer
- Time and reachAbout 25 min to Piazzale Roma, 45 min to Padua, 1h 30 to Verona, 1h 55 to Cortina, in free flow
- PriceQuote per vehicle before you fly
- Door to doorYes, on the mainland; to Piazzale Roma for the historic city
- Where it endsYour door, or the road end at Piazzale Roma
- Best forFamilies, luggage, skis, Cortina, Verona, Garda, any flight time
- Taxi
- Time and reachThe same roads as a transfer
- PriceFixed: €40 to Piazzale Roma, €35 to Mestre center, €45 to the cruise terminal
- Door to doorYes, on the mainland
- Where it endsYour door, or Piazzale Roma
- Best forA short run into Venice or Mestre you did not plan
- City bus and express bus
- Time and reachTo Piazzale Roma and Mestre, from the second lane outside arrivals
- PriceSet by each operator, per person
- Door to doorNo
- Where it endsPiazzale Roma or Mestre
- Best forOne traveler with light bags
- Scheduled water bus
- Time and reachScheduled lines to Murano, Lido, San Marco, the railway station and the Grand Canal
- PriceSet by the operator, per person
- Door to doorNo
- Where it endsThe stop nearest your hotel
- Best forA hotel near a stop on its lines
- Water taxi
- Time and reachFrom the airport's own dock, 365 m along the walkway
- PriceFrom the operator; the airport publishes no fare
- Door to doorTo a canal-side landing
- Where it endsAs close to the hotel as the canals allow
- Best forA hotel on a canal in the historic city
- Scheduled coaches
- Time and reachTo Cortina, Jesolo and Padua, to their own timetables
- PriceSet by each operator, per person
- Door to doorNo
- Where it endsThe coach stop
- Best forOne traveler whose flight fits the coach
| Option | Time and reach | Price | Door to door | Where it ends | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private transfer | About 25 min to Piazzale Roma, 45 min to Padua, 1h 30 to Verona, 1h 55 to Cortina, in free flow | Quote per vehicle before you fly | Yes, on the mainland; to Piazzale Roma for the historic city | Your door, or the road end at Piazzale Roma | Families, luggage, skis, Cortina, Verona, Garda, any flight time |
| Taxi | The same roads as a transfer | Fixed: €40 to Piazzale Roma, €35 to Mestre center, €45 to the cruise terminal | Yes, on the mainland | Your door, or Piazzale Roma | A short run into Venice or Mestre you did not plan |
| City bus and express bus | To Piazzale Roma and Mestre, from the second lane outside arrivals | Set by each operator, per person | No | Piazzale Roma or Mestre | One traveler with light bags |
| Scheduled water bus | Scheduled lines to Murano, Lido, San Marco, the railway station and the Grand Canal | Set by the operator, per person | No | The stop nearest your hotel | A hotel near a stop on its lines |
| Water taxi | From the airport's own dock, 365 m along the walkway | From the operator; the airport publishes no fare | To a canal-side landing | As close to the hotel as the canals allow | A hotel on a canal in the historic city |
| Scheduled coaches | To Cortina, Jesolo and Padua, to their own timetables | Set by each operator, per person | No | The coach stop | One traveler whose flight fits the coach |
Read the time and reach column: only the car goes to Cortina, Verona and the lake without a timetable.
Into the historic city the car stops at Piazzale Roma. Everywhere else a private transfer starts outside arrivals and ends at the door, for the whole party and its bags in one vehicle.
Why Book Your Venice Airport Transfer with TransferBnB
A carrier who knows where the road ends.
The pickup, sorted
Your carrier confirms in the booking chat whether to meet in arrivals or at the car in the short-stay car park.
Verified carriers
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Quote before you fly
Carriers quote per vehicle before you land, so the price is agreed and the car is sized to your group and bags.
Winter tires, covered
From 15 November to 15 April the SS 51 requires winter tires or chains on board. Name the resort in your request.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does my transfer driver meet me at Venice Airport?
Can a taxi or private transfer from Venice Airport drive to my hotel in Venice?
How much is a taxi or a private transfer from Venice Airport to Piazzale Roma?
How far is the water taxi and water bus dock from arrivals?
Is Venice Treviso Airport the same as Venice Marco Polo Airport?
Do I pay the Venice access fee if I arrive from the airport in 2026?
How long is the drive from Venice Airport to Cortina d'Ampezzo?
Which airport is best for Verona and Lake Garda: Venice or Verona?
Where do cruise ships dock in Venice in 2026, and how far is it from the airport?
How far is Venice Airport from Mestre, Padua and Jesolo?
Can I wait in Venice Airport overnight?
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