Venice for Visitors logo
Venice Home All topics
Where to stay Transportation

Arrow. Helping 30+ million Venice travelers since 1997
Arrow. New in 2024: Venice's tourist "access fee"

Venice > Transportation > Santa Lucia RR Station > Departures

Venice Railroad Station

Page 3
Continued from page 2

Venice railroad station Trenitalia ticket office

ABOVE: You can buy tickets in the Trenitalia Biglietteria or from easy-to-use, multilingual vending machines (shown below).

Departing from Venice by train

image - Trenitalia ticket machinesTo reach the trains, enter the station via the main stairs or the wheelchair- and stroller-friendly side entrance (see FAQ: Disabled travelers) and go through the lobby to the doors which lead to the platforms.

Tips:

  • You'll find ticket counters in the Biglietteria, but if want to avoid standing line, use the automated ticket-vending machines in the station.

  • Electronic signboards and screens show train departure times and tracks.

  • Venice railroad station ticket readerBe sure to validate your ticket at the entrance to the train platform before boarding your train. If you forget, you'll be subject to a large fine.

  • If your train is departing from platform 15 to 23, bear left as you leave the station hall and go throught the passage to the second train shed.

Next page: Local transportation


In this article:
Venice railroad station
Arriving by train
Departing by train
Local transportation

Frequently asked questions (FAQ):
Where can I store baggage?
Where are the toilets (WCs)?
Does the station have food and shopping?
Does the station have facilities for disabled travelers?
How do I contact the police or the lost-and-found?

Also see:
Wheelchair, stroller, and wheeled-luggage ramp
Venice railroad station hotels
Mestre to Venice by train
Mestre railroad station
Railroad Station to Marco Polo Airport
Marco Polo Airport to Railroad Station
Baggage Porters

About the author:

Durant Imboden photo.Durant Imboden has written about Venice, Italy since 1996. He covered Venice and European travel at About.com for 4-1/2 years before launching Europe for Visitors (including Venice for Visitors) with Cheryl Imboden in 2001.

PC Magazine
has called this "the premier visitors' site for Venice, Italy." Over the years, it has helped more than 30 million travelers. For more information, see About our site, our Europe for Visitors press clippings, and our reader testimonials.