The ATVO coach from Marco Polo Airport to Venice Piazzale Roma costs €5,00 each way, or €9,00 for a round trip within 7 days. It's by far your most convenient option if you're able to climb a few steps when boarding, since the coach has a luggage compartment underneath where you can stow your bags.

The ATVO stops are located on a strip of sidewalk between two vehicle lanes outside the arrivals and baggage-claim area, near doors C and D. (Caution: ATVO also runs buses to Mestre, Aviano, and other locations, so look for the "Venezia Piazzale Roma" or "Venice Express" sign before boarding.)

ATVO ticket machine at Venice Marco Polo Airport Buy your ticket at the ATVO/ACTV counter in the arrivals hall, from the ticket machines in the baggage-claim area, or from a ticket machine in the bus departure area.

You can also order online from the ATVO's Web site, with a discount for your advance purchase. When ordering online, you'll receive an electronic code by e-mail. Take the e-mail with the code to the ATVO window in the airport to receive your tickets.

Travel time to the Piazzale Roma is 20 minutes. For more information, including timetables, see the ATVO Web site's Bus Service Venice Marco Polo Airport pages.

Important:

To take the bus from Venice to the airport, buy a ticket at the ATVO Bus Terminal in the Piazzale Roma and walk to the D2 bus bay, where you'll see signs for coaches to the Venice and Treviso airports. (But see "Construction Alert" below.)

Board the bus for Marco Polo Airport unless you're flying on Ryanair, Transvia, Wizzair, Germanwings, or Air Arabia, which depart from Treviso's Canova Airport. (See our Treviso Airport buses article if you're using one of those budget airlines.)

Be sure to validate your ticket before or immediately after boarding the ATVO coach. At the airport, you'll find a stamping machine next to the bus stop; at the Piazzale Roma, stamp your ticket in the machine behind the driver's seat.
ATVO buses are generally reliable, but it pays to have a backup plan--and money for a taxi--if the bus doesn't show up. (Not long ago, our daughter and grandson had a 7 a.m. flight from Marco Polo Airport, and the 5 a.m. bus from the Piazzale Roma failed to arrive. Fortunately, there were a couple of taxis waiting in the Piazzale Roma at that hour, so they managed to make their flight.)
Construction alert: The Piazzale Roma is getting a makeover, and bus stops may be moved temporarily when the pavement is torn up. If you aren't sure where to catch the bus, look for ATVO buses (which will be green or blue) and ask one of the drivers which bus goes to "Aeroporto Marco Polo."

In this article:

Venice Airport Buses - Introduction

ATVO "Venezia Express" to Piazzale Roma

ACTV No. 5 "Aerobus" to Piazzale Roma

Piazzale Roma Bus Stops Diagram

Also see:

Mestre Airport Buses (ATVO and ACTV)

Treviso Airport Buses (Ryanair, Transavia, other budget airlines)

Venice Marco Polo Airport

Arriving in Venice by Air

Local Transportation Index

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