VCE · Layover Guide
Venezia
Stop in Venezia.
Best layover: 4–16h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Venezia for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 52 · Discover 46 · Ease 27
Why Venezia scores 52
Getting there
ATVO Express Bus $11 · Alilaguna Blue Line $17
min to center
ferry- 01ATVO/ACTV bus to Piazzale Roma (20-25 min, €10)
- 02Water taxi direct to St. Mark's (30 min, €120+)
- 03Alilaguna water bus to St. Mark's (75 min, €15)
- 04Taxi to Piazzale Roma (15 min, €40)
- 01Wander through St. Mark's Square and admire the Byzantine Basilica
- 02Take a vaporetto ride along the Grand Canal past Gothic palazzos
- 03Get lost in the narrow calli of Dorsoduro and discover hidden campi
- 04Visit the Rialto Market for fresh seafood and local produce
- 05Sip a spritz at a canal-side bacaro in Cannaregio
Experiences in Venezia
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Stow Your Bags - Piazzale Roma
Piazzale Roma (main bus terminal)
$6/bag
0 min walk
Venice Luggage Deposit
Near Santa Lucia train station
$5/bag
5 min walk
Hotel Carlton Grand Canal
Santa Croce, near Piazzale Roma
$60/day
3 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
ATVO Express Bus
to city
Direct to Piazzale Roma, runs every 20 min
20 min
$11.00
Alilaguna Blue Line
to city
Scenic water bus via Murano to St. Mark's
75 min
$17.00
Private Water Taxi
to city
Direct to any canal-side hotel or St. Mark's
30 min
$130.00
Taxi + Vaporetto combo
to city
Taxi to Piazzale Roma, then vaporetto Line 1
35 min
$52.00
Venezia Unica City Pass
Vaporetto unlimited travel, some museum discounts
Worth it if taking 4+ vaporetto rides; 24hr pass available
$45
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Marco Polo Club lounge with lagoon views
- 02Decent selection of Italian cafes and prosecco bars
- 03Murano glass shops in departures
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