Venice Airport Boat

Alilaguna Waterbus

ABOVE: An Alilaguna airport boat approaches San Marco.

Also see these articles:

• How to Reach the Boat Piers at the Airport
• Venice Marco Polo Airport
• Venice Airport Hotels
• Venice Airport Buses
• Water Taxis
• Treviso Airport Bus (Ryanair)
• Treviso Airport Bus (Transavia/Basiq-Air)

Henry James wrote that Venice was best approached by sea. That's still a good rule to follow, even in the airline era--and thanks to the Alilaguna motoscafi from Venice's Marco Polo International Airport, you can heed the novelist's advice for as little as six euros.

Alilaguna routes

During the daytime, five Alilaguna lines are normally in operation, depending on the season and Alilaguna's current scheduling whims:

BLU Line (Airport-San Marco and San Marco-Airport), with intermediate stops at Murano Colonna, Fondamenta Nove, the Lido, San Zaccaria (not all boats), and San Marco.

BLU Line (San Marco-Stazione Marittima), for cruise passengers.

Linea ORO or Gold Line (Aerport-San Marco Giardinetti), with an intermediate stop at San Zaccaria.

RED LINE (Airport to Zattere), with intermediate stops at San Marco, Arsenale, Lido, and Murano Museo.

Linea ORANCIO or Orange Line (Airport-Guglie) with intermediate stops at Murano Colonna and Madonna Dell'Orto.

To make matters more complicated, the BLU Line becomes an all-purpose line from Zattere to the airport with intermediate stops at San Marco Giardinetti, San Zaccaria, Lido, Fondamente Nove, and Murano Colonna during the very early morning hours from 3:50 to 5:50 a.m.

• Tip: If all of the above seems confusing, just go to the Alilaguna ticket booth, show the location of your hotel on a map, and let the ticket clerk decide which boat you need to catch.

Fares

Basic adult fares range from 6 to 12 euros, depending on distance, with a top fare of 25 euros for the express Linea Oro boat between the airport and San Marco Giardinetti. You'll pay an extra euro if you buy your ticket on board.

1f you plan to make extensive use of public transportation in Venice, consider buying a Venice Card that includes the Alilaguna airport-boat fare. See my Venice Card article for details.

For up-to-date airport-boat timetables, fares, and a route map, click the Alilaguna link on page 3 of this article. (The routes and fares above were last updated in mid-January, 2008.)

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