It's easy to take an Alilaguna water bus or a water taxi from Marco Polo Airport to Venice. The tricky part is finding your way to the boat pier, which is some distance from the terminal on the edge of the Venetian Lagoon.

In the following pages, you'll see photos and captions that show exactly how to reach the water-taxi and Alilaguna piers. (Note: If you're taking the Alilaguna airport boat, you can buy your ticket at a booth by the pier; if you're hiring a water taxi, you'll pay the boat driver.) The last page describes returning to the airport from Venice by boat.

Alilaguna airport pier photo

ABOVE: An Alilaguna airport water bus awaits passengers at Venice's Marco Polo Airport. INSET BELOW: A Venice water taxi.

Water taxi photo For more information on Venice Marco Polo Airport water and ground transportation, click the links to related articles in the navigation table below. Finally, if you're arriving at Treviso Airport, which is used by Ryanair and several other budget airlines, see our article on Treviso Airport Buses.

Next page: Illustrated step-by-step directions

Also see:

Venice Airport Boat (Alilaguna water bus)

Venice Water Taxis

Venice Airport Buses

Venice Marco Polo Airport

Venice Airport Hotels

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