Venice Marco Polo Airport

Airport Details

Airport Code

VCE

Full Airport name

Venice Marco Polo Airport

Address

Viale G Galilei 30/1, 30173 Tessera-Venezia, Italy

Country Dialing Prefix

39

Telephone

04 1260 6111.

Website

http://www.veniceairport.it

Number of Terminals

1

Time Zone

GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)

Airport Information

Location

Venice Marco Polo Airport is located 12km (7.5 miles) from Venice by land, 10km (6 miles) by water.

Transfer Between Terminals

A free shuttle runs between the terminal, the docks and various car parks.

Driving Directions

Venice Marco Polo Airport is 15 minutes from the Venice-Mestre motorway exit and is located off the SS14 airport road towards Trieste, which is well signposted for the airport.

Car Hire

Auto Europa, Avis, Budget, Easy Car, Europcar, Hertz, Maggiore, Sixt and Thrifty are all represented in the Arrivals area.

Public Transport

Bus: There are scheduled bus services to Padua, Mestre and Venice. Venice-Mestre railway station is connected to the airport by the ATVO Fly Bus and the ACTV bus 15. Bus 5 runs to Piazzale Roma square in the city. Bus information is available from ATVO (tel: 04 2138 3672; www.atvo.it) and ACTV (tel: 04 1272 2111; www.actv.it). Fares by bus to central Venice are around €3. Taxi: Traditional taxis are available from Radiotaxi (tel: 04 1595 2080; www.radiotaxivenezia.com). Taxis to Padua and shared taxis area also available.
Water: Alilaguna (tel: 04 1240 1701) runs waterboat services between the airport docks and Venice, Murano and Lido. A 24-hour motorboat service is available from Consorzio Motoscafi Venezia (tel: 04 1522 2303; www.motoscafivenezia.it).

Car Parking

There are long-term garage and open-air car parks by the old terminal. In addition there are two other large open-air long-term car parks at the airport. The short-term car park is located directly opposite the airport terminal. Parking can be booked via the airport website.

Information and Help Desks

A Venice Tourist Information Office is located in the Arrivals area (tel: (04) 1541 5887). An airport and flight information desk is also situated in the Arrivals area (tel: (04) 1260 9260).

Airport Facilities

Money and communications: Facilities include bureau de change, banks and 24-hour ATMs. There is a post office too, which also provides currency exchange and a fax service. In addition, Wireless Internet access is available.
Eating and drinking: There are bars, cafés and restaurants at the airport. Food outlets include traditional Italian espresso bars and a self-service restaurant.
Shopping: Most of the shops at the airport are located in the Departures area and include duty-free.
Luggage: Left-luggage facilities (tel: (04) 171 3719) and lost property offices are available.
Other facilities: There is a First Aid service (tel: (04) 1260 5385), a nursery and a prayer room.

Conference and Business Facilities

The Travelex Business Center (tel: 04 1269 8191) has meeting rooms and conference halls, as well as individual workstations, secretarial support and translation services, audiovisual equipment and mobile phone hire. There are also VIP lounges with telephone, TV, video, slide projector, fax machine and a bar.

Facilities for Disabled Travelers

The terminal is equipped with ramps and lifts that provide access to all areas and wheelchairs are available for disabled travelers. Passengers requiring special assistance should inform their airline prior to travel.