Gillian Knows Best guide: How to get to and from the airport in Venice
My stress-free strategies
Everyday tasks in Venice are different than pretty much any other place in the world. I buy my vegetables from a boat and my walk home almost always requires a trip through Piazza San Marco.1 My life in Venice is also dramatically slower than my life in Rome. While you are here my advice for every part of your trip to Venice is slow down and take your time. Applying this advice is important to the beginning and end of your trip too. If you are flying in or out of Venice from Marco Polo airport I have some suggestions for you.2
The first thing to know is that going to and from the airport in Venice takes so much longer than you think it is going to take.
The first thing to know is that going to and from the airport in Venice takes so much longer than you think it is going to take. There might be fog or high water or a strike. Sometimes the Alilaguna you had planned on taking is full. You should always have to have a plan B, sometimes even a plan C. I usually add an extra hour to my travel time estimate. Just in cases.
If you book a seat on the right side of the plane you will almost always get an amazing view of the lagoon and the city below. It is a 10-minute walk from where you exit baggage claim to where you meet your watertaxi/where the Alilaguna boats are.
This post from Venice Travel Tips has all kinds of practical details and the transport section on the airport website has all the useful information you need in one place.
