Treviso Airport Buses to Venice

From: Treviso, Italy

ABOVE: An ATVO Eurobus from Treviso enters the Piazzale Roma in Venice.

Ryanair, one of several European low-cost airlines, has flights that connect Venice with London (Stansted), Liverpool (John Lennon), Brussels (Charlerol), Hahn (90 km from Frankfurt), and Girona (an airport on the Costa Brava, 110 km from Barcelona).

At least, that's what the timetable suggests: In reality, the airline uses Treviso Canova Airport, which is about 26 km or 16 miles from Venice, or considerably farther away than Venice's own Marco Polo Airport. Other budget carriers that use Treviso Airport include BelleAir, Transavia, Wizzair, Germanwings, and SkyTrain.

If you're headed for Venice from Treviso, the easiest--and cheapest--way to get there is to take the connecting ATVO Eurobus service. Bus times coincide with Ryanair arrivals and departures, and the fare is much cheaper than a taxi: only €5 one-way or €9 return. (It's also much cheaper than another service, Shuttle Direct, which should be avoided unless you want to spend more money for ground transportation than you may have paid for your flight.)

Purchase your ticket at the ATVO counter in the airport and stamp it in the ticket-validation machine on the bus. (If you need a ticket from Venice to Treviso Airport, go to the ATVO ticket office in the Piazzale Roma.)

You'll need to allow 1 hour 10 minutes for the bus trip, including two brief stops in Venice-Mestre, a suburb on the mainland where you can catch express trains to cities throughout Italy. After pausing in Mestre, the bus crosses the causeway to Venice, which is several kilometers offshore in the Venice Lagoon. The end of the line is the Piazzale Roma, where you can walk or catch a vaporetto (water bus) to your hotel.

If the line for the ATVO bus is long, or if the bus is full, you might want to try the alternative Treviso bus service from Barzi (see link below).

The following links will help you plan your trip:

ATVO Bus Service - Treviso Canova Airport
This page has timetables for ATVO's services from Treviso Airport, including Treviso-Venice. If the link isn't working (the ATVO has a bad habit of changing internal URLs from time to time), search the ATVO's site from the home page at www.atvo.it.

Barzi Bus Service
Another company now offers bus service between Treviso Airport and Venice's Piazzale Roma, with an intermediate stop at Mestre Railroad Station. The company also runs a bus from Treviso Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport with a stop at Treviso's train station.

ACTT Bus to Treviso Railroad Station
Use ACTT's local city bus (Line 6) if you're planning to stay in Treviso.

Treviso Canova Airport
TSF is a tiny airport, but it does have a bilingual Web site.

Treviso Hotels veniceforvisitors.com
This page from our Venice Hotels directory lists two hotels where you can stay if you have an early flight out of Treviso Airport. It includes a link to the Treviso tourist office's Web site.

Venice Transportation Articles veniceforvisitors.com
Read our articles on the Piazzale Roma, vaporetti, gondola rides, and more. (Some of the articles are about ground and water transportation between Venice and Venice's Marco Polo Airport.)

Where to Sleep in Venice veniceforvisitors.com
Our article on Venice accommodations includes links to my Venice Travel Planner listings of hotels, vacation apartments, religious institutes, hostels, and campgrounds.

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