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Flight information

Flight Information

MarcoPolois located 12km (7.5 miles) from Veniceby land or 10km (6 miles) by water. It is a smaller airport, withonly one terminal, and therefore much easier to get around.

How to Arrive viaMarco Polo

Bus

Thereare several scheduled bus services that run between Padua, Mestre andVenice. TheATVOFly Busand the ACTVbus 15 will both take you to the Venice-Mestre railway station. Bus5 will take you to the Piazzale Roma.

Water-boat

Alilagunaand ConsorzioMotoscafi Veneziabothrun water-boat services from the airport docks to Venice, Murano andLido. To reach the airport docks, take the free shuttle service fromthe terminal.

Taxi

Radiotaxi is themain taxi company for the area.

Resources

www.veniceairport.it- The official web site for Marco Polo airport.

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