There are, they say, a hundred ways to get to Rome. Well, there are also a number of ways to get to Venice for a memorable Venice vacation. You really can travel to Venice in any of the ways that suit you best. You can drive yourself, take a bus or train, fly or even come here by boat. The choice is yours. Let me give you some more details that may be relevant.
Coming by car – this is probably the least attractive in view of the fact that you cannot drive around Venice and you will have to pay a good deal to park your wheels during your Venice vacation. If you want to drive, it is better to use a rented car. Parking, as I mentioned, is expensive in Venice. But it is much cheaper if you park your car in Mestre and take a train to Venice. The locals leave every five to ten minutes and parking costs you a fraction of what it would in Venice.
If you choose to come to Venice, Italy by train, remember to continue to the last stop: Santa Lucia. The good thing about Santa Lucia is the fact that it is located right on the Grand Canal and right outside the train station you can catch the vaporetto or water buses. Be careful not to get off at Mestre.
If you are flying to Venice for a Venice vacation, you will be landing at Marco Polo Airport, where all scheduled airlines land. The airport is about 13 kilometers from Venice and is connected by buses, shuttles and private taxis; naturally, the rates increase in the same sequence. Parco polo is well connected and has flights from almost anywhere you can name. You can search online or talk to your travel agent to find cheap flights to Venice, Italy.
As I said before, you could also come to Venice on a cruise for your Venice vacation. They dock at the Port of Venice. You will get a courtesy shuttle boat from the cruise to Piazza San Marco.
A unique facet of Venice is its car-free nature. It may take some time to get used to walking anywhere without worrying about getting hit. If you spend any time in the city, remember that the rest of the world is not so safe!
A romantic way to travel in Venice is to use the gondola, but this can be expensive, typically costing EUR75 or more for an hour. Make sure you know what you will be charged and don’t hesitate to negotiate. There are also shared gondolas where you pay much less, but they are more for travel than romance!
Fortunately, Venice is also a city that you can explore on foot. If you have time to spare and really want to immerse yourself in the city during your Venice vacation, this is the option we recommend.