About
the City - How to get to Venice
Arriving
into Venice Marco Polo Airport
Arriving
into Treviso San Giuseppe Airport
Arriving
by Road to Piazzale Roma-Venice
Arriving
by Train to Venice Santa Lucia Train Station
Arriving
to the Workshop Venue
Arriving
by Road to Piazzale Roma-Venice
Piazzale
Roma is the bus terminal and parking area in Venice.
You may take a private water taxi or use the public water bus service
in order to arrive at your destination within the City Centre.
How
to get Venice by Road
A4 from west or east; A13 to Padova, then A4 from south or A27 from
north.
When you reach Venice, you can leave your car in one of the car parks
in Piazzale Roma or on the island of Tronchetto.
See below some information about Car parks
Private
Water Taxi From Piazzale Roma - Venice
Private Taxis are available 24 hours from Piazzale Roma. You will find
the water taxi rank on the water front in between the vaporetto stops
in Piazzale Roma. The taxi company in Piazzale Roma is Cooperativa Veneziana
and the cost of a taxi from Piazzale Roma to the City Centre is approximately
€ 60.00. For further information and to book a taxi please call
+39.041.716124.
Public
Water Transport In From Piazzale Roma - Venice
The vaporetti, or public water buses run 24 hours a day, although much
less frequently after 24.00. A number of lines travel on different routes
at varying speeds, throughout the City. You will need to by a ticket
before bording. Tickets cost € 3.50 for a one way journey and does
not include the supplement for luggage.
The principle boat numbers are:
Number 1 - route from Piazzale Roma to Venice Lido. This boat
stops at every stop along the Grand Canal.
Number 82 - a circular route throughout Venice, leaving in two
directions from Piazzale Roma. Anti-clockwise to Piazza San Marco stopping
at Tronchetto, the Island of Giudecca, Zattere and stopping at Piazza
San Marco. Clockwise going through the Grand Canal stopping at Rialto,
Accademia and Piazza San Marco and finally arriving at Venice Lido.
Number 41 - a circular route around the Island of Venice, stopping
at the Giudecca Island, Piazza San Marco and continuing to the Island
of Murano, Fondamenta Nuova and Piazzale Roma.
Number 42 - a circular route around the Island of Venice, does
not go through the Grand Canal but goes around the north of the island,
Tre Archi, Fondamenta Nuova, Murano and then on to San Marco, and back
round to Piazzale Roma.
There are many landing stages at Piazzale Roma, so be sure to ask before
you board the vaporetto that is going in the right direction. For further
information on the Vaporetto services within the City Centre please
check the ACTV website.
Car
Parks
Piazzale
Roma: all garages are open 24 hours a day, all year round
L'Autorimessa
comunale A.S.M. S.p.a. is the biggest car park with 2400 spaces,
an automatic entry system which reads number plates and 200 24hr close
circuit cameras monitoring all levels. Fixed rate charge ( from 1
to 24 hours) is € 19.00. If you have to stay for longer than
a week, it is cheaper to pay for a month's pass which costs between
€ 61.97 and € 148.73 depending on the size of your car.
Sant'Andrea
car park, just behind, has only 100 spaces charges € 4.13
for every two hours.
Garage
San Marco S.p.A. (Tel.: 041.5232213) also in Piazzale Roma, charges
from approximately € 26.00 for 24 hours and €19.00 for 12
hours. If you are staying for several days, you can agree on a 20%
discount as you check in.
Tronchetto
- open 24 hours a day, all year round
After
crossing the liberty bridge, before arriving at the Piazzale Roma,
follow the signs to the Tronchetto
island car park which has about 3500 spaces and charges a fixed
rate of € 18.00 from 1 to 24 hours. If you pay in advance and
plan to stay for longer than 4 days, you can receive a 20% discount.
From here you can take a water bus (vaporetto) to S. Marco with lines
3, 4 or 82.
Alternatives
S.
Giuliano car park is on the mainland, just before the bridge leading
to Venice. There are 800 spaces, but it is only open from 8am to 8pm
and is not guarded outside these hours. Charges are € 7.74 for
up to 10 hours and € 1.03 for each additional hour
Serenissima
this can be found in Mestre, just in front of the railway station
and has about 500 spaces and charges from € 4.13 for up to 6
hours
Warnings
Do not
be fooled by illegal touts offering to arrange parking and hotels,
they are professionally dressed and very convincing.
Do not leave valuables in the car. There is a luggage deposit office,
open daily 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., next to the Pullman Bar on the ground
floor of the municipal garage at Piazzale Roma.
