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| Venice
(Marco Polo) International Airport |
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| Address |
Venice Marco
Polo Airport - Save SPA,
Viale G Galilei, 30/1,
30030 Tessera,
Venice (Ve), Italy |
| Location |
The airport is located
12km (7.5 miles) from Venice by
land and 10km (6 miles) by water |
| Country
code |
39 |
| Airport
code |
VCE |
| Telephone |
(0)4 1260 6111 |
| Fax |
(0)4 1260 6260 |
| Email |
airportelite@veniceairport.it
or pubrel@veniceairport.it
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| Website |
www.veniceairport.it |
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Venice
(Marco Polo)Airport
Located
just 12km (seven miles) from Venice, Marco Polo airport is the main
hub of European and national flights to the Veneto region. It is
easily accessible by land or water and when occasionally blighted
by fog, planes land at nearby airports in Treviso or Verona. Marco
Polo is one of the busiest airports in Italy, handling 4.2 million
passengers in 2002. A new three-floor terminal, which can cater
for up to six million passengers per year, recently opened.
Number of Terminals
2
Transfer between terminals
A free shuttle runs between the two terminals, the docks and various
car parks.
Major airlines
Italy’s national airline, Alitalia
(telephone number: (041) 541 5340), connects Venice to Rome, Naples
and Catania in Sicily.
British Airways,
British Midland and budget airline Easyjet
operate daily flights to London (Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted
respectively), while Lufthansa and Air
France fly to other European capitals and business centres.
Alitalia/Delta run a regular code share service
to New York.
Approximate
Flight times to Milan:
 From
London is 2 hours 10 minutes
From
New York is 9 hours 20 minutes
From
Los Angeles is 13 hours 20 minutes
From
Toronto is 10 hours 30 minutes
From
Sydney is 20 hours 45 minutes
Arrival/departure
tax
None
Time Zone
GMT + 1 hour (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last
Sunday in October))
Airport facilities
Money and communications
Facilities include bureaux de change, banks and 24-hour ATMs.
There is a post office, which also provides currency exchange and
a fax service.
Eating and drinking
There are bars, and restaurants and cafés at the
airport. Food outlets include traditional Italian espresso bars
and also a self-service restaurant.
Shopping
Shops are located in the Extra Schengen Departures Hall and include
a duty-free shop.
Luggage
Left-luggage facilities also a lost property office and a luggage
wrapping service.
Other facilities
There is a first aid service, a spa and a prayer room.
Information desks
A Venice Tourist Information Office is located in the Arrivals area
(telephone number: (0)4 1541 5887). An airport information desk
is situated in the Departures area (telephone number: (0)4 1260
9260). Recorded information is also available for Arrivals (telephone
number: (0)4 1260 9240) and Departures (telephone number: (0)4 1260
9250).
Disabled Facilities
Wheelchairs are available for disabled travellers, passengers requiring
special assistance should inform their airline prior to travel.
The terminal is equipped with ramps and lifts that provide access
to all areas.
Business facilities
The Travelex Business Centre (telephone number:(0)4 1269 8191) has
meeting rooms and conference halls, as well as individual workstations,
translation services, secretarial support, audiovisual equipment
and mobile phone hire. A meeting room in the VIP Lounge can be hired
(telephone number: (0)4 1260 6285); facilities in the lounge include
telephone, TV, video, fax machine, slide projector and a bar.
Car Parking
There are multi-storey car parks (Park 1 and 4) in front of the
old terminal and an open-air car park (Park 2) at the back of the
multi-storey complex (tel: (0)4 1541 5913). There are also short-term
car parks (Park 5 and 6) in front of the new terminal and a parking
lane for pick-up and drop-off . There is a long-stay car park (Park
7), some distance from the new terminal; a shuttle service is available.
Driving Instructions
The airport is 15 minutes from the Venice-Mestre motorway exit and
is situated off the SS14 airport road towards Trieste, which is
well signposted for the airport.
Transport
to the city
The most romantic way to arrive in Venice (weather permitting) is
by motorboat (motoscafo). Visitors pay for the privilege (€10)
and the ride takes a little longer than the bus, but the approach
to St Mark’s Square from the water is fantastic. The Alilaguna
service (telephone number: (041) 523 5775; fax number: (041) 522
939; e-mail: info@alilaguna.com)
departs hourly 0615-0010 and takes one hour. Water taxis (telephone
number: (041) 541 5084) are an altogether more upmarket option,
with a price tag upwards of €80.
A cheaper alternative is by land, on the ATVO airbus (telephone
number: (041) 541 5180) to Piazzale Roma, which departs every 20
minutes 0835-2330 and costs €3 (journey time is approx 20 minutes).
Cheaper still is the ACTV
(telephone number: (041) 528 7886) public bus 5, which costs just
€1 and departs every 30 minutes 0525-2125 (journey time is
approx 30 minutes to Piazzale Roma). Car taxis to Piazzale Roma
wait outside the arrivals hall and cost approximately €15-18
(telephone number: (041) 936 222).
Car
Hire
Auto Europa, Avis, Easy Car,
Europcar, Hertz, Maggiore, Qui Car, Sixt, Targarent,
Thrifty and Tirreno Prestige are all represented
in the Arrivals area.
Airport hotels
The
Fly Hotel is 300m (328 yards) from the airport (telephone number:
(0)41 541 5022), the Antony
Hotel (telephone number: (0)41 542 0022) is 1km (0.6 miles)
away, and the Ramada Venezia (telephone number: (0)41 531 0500)
7km (4.5 miles). A hotel reservation service is available in Arrivals.
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