NehaK

We have an early morning international flight out of Venice Marco Polo airport and will have to report to the airport at around 3:00am in the morning.
Which areas would be the best for our stay with availability of transport at that time of night?

We are in Venice for only 2 days and have to fit in sight seeing also.

zoecat

What time is your flight and where is it headed? The airport check-in desks at the Venice airport don't open until around 5:15 or 5:30.

qwovadis

Courtyard by Marriott VCE my fav for this priceline.com
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Might consider that if time.

NehaK

Hi Zoecat, my flight is at 7:00am from marco polo and we are flying to India via Vienna.

We are looking for a place in the range of 100-120 euros having good connectivity to airport during the early hours.

Royal

We also had to be at the airport for an early international departure in September. We stayed at the Titian Inn which was literally 5mins from the airport and they provide a shuttle service.

When we arrived at the airport at 5am there already was a very long lineup to check in.

The hotel is a basic 3 star but clean and they do provide breakfast starting at 4:30am.

NehaK

thanks Royal, I will check Titan inn out.

Is there a good bus service from the airport area to the central areas of venice like St Mark Sq? We are on a budget and don't want to spend on taxis. Appreciate your inputs on a cheap mode of transport.

Mimar

Buses don't run inside Venice. The only transit is by boat or on foot. The cheapest way from the airport is to take a bus which will drop you off in Piazzale Rome next to the train station on the edge of Venice. You can then take a water bus, called a vaporetto.

Some details: there are 2 buses at the airport going into Venice. Here's a good description of the differences: http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/...port_buses.htm. From the same site details about taking the vaporetto: http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/...ater-buses.htm

Venice is a beautiful city unique in the world. Research a bit so you know more about what you're seeing.

kayd

If you stay in the vicinity of Piazzale Roma, you will have access to the vaporetto for getting around in Venice, while also being close to the bus stop for your airport transfer. I'd put up with the early morning inconvenience on departure day rather than stay near the airport for two nights or one night in each location.

This website has lots of info re Venice-airport
http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/...ce-airport.htm

hazel1

Why in the workd would you think you need to be at the airport 3-1/2 hours before your flight? That's just ridiculous. We had a 7:00 am flight also and got to the airport at 5:00; the line of people already there moved pretty quickly once the check-in desks finally opened up and there was plenty of time to spare before the flight.

zoecat

Stay near Piazzale Roma in Venice and then take the 5:00am bus to the airport. You'll arrive at the airport by 5:20am, which is plenty of time to check in for your 7:00 flight. The Venice airport is small and easy to navigate.

I'm sorry, I don't have a specific hotel to recommend. You might check venere.com or tripadvisor.com or do a search here using the Search the Forums tool.

NehaK

Thanks Zoecat, Mimar, Kayd and Hazel1 for your useful comments

Mimar, your webpage on Venice Airport buses is a lifesaver...I didn't know this option existed...which means there's so much research still to be done!

Hazel1...what can I say....I had assumed that for 'international' flights, one would need to arrive that early....well we do so in India...lol

I am really excited about this trip...it's great fun to plan and there's quite a bit of learning too!

Thanks all of you for making this so much easier for me

J62

Your flight is not really an "international" flight. You are flying to Vienna, Austria, which is considered a domestic flight within the Schengen treaty zone.

Your final destination is irrelevant.

For this flight I'd arrive at the airport no earlier than 5:30. With only 2 days in Venice take zoe's advice.

Mimar

As Zoe and J62 indicate, staying near the airport -- if only for one night -- you'll lose a significant part of the experience of Venice. Staying in Venice, in a city with no cars, no trucks, no traffic noise, just the water lapping in the canals, is really a special experience. Don't cheat yourselves of any of it.

annhig

here's another vote for staying in Venice. if you are within walking distance of the piazzale Roma, you'll be able to catch and early bus to the airport and get your flight with ease.

no point in getting to the airport before 5am in any event - there won't be anyone there - except other tourists!

TDudette

Even if you aren't within walking distance, there is a night VAP that you can take to Piazzale Roma.

In 2005, hub and I also had a 7 a.m. flight and got there in plenty of time. It took 10 minutes to walk to the Rialto stop where we caught the 4:15 a.m. VAP, 20 minutes to reach Piazzale Roma. We then took a taxi to the airport and were there before any of the airline desks were even open. It doesn't sound like that has changed much.

Enjoy Venice!

NehaK

Thanks guys, I really do want to stay in Venice.

I am looking for a budget place to stay in Venice....but there doesn't seem to be any at that time of the year ( 19-21Apr'12)

My budget is upto 100 euors. Any recommendations would be helpful.

Mimar

Yes, Venice is an expensive place. However, ff you search this forum, you will find several threads with suggestions of inexpensive places to stay in Venice.

NehaK

I am getting a double for 171 euros for a 2 night stay at Hotel Helvetia http://www.hotelhelvetia.com. It's in Lido with the vaporetto terminal at a minutes distance.

Can't seem to get anything close to a 100 Euros anywhere else yet.

Is this a good option? Will I get a vaporette to Piazzale Rome in time to catch the 5:00am bus to airport?

Arrgh...why is Venice so expensive??!!!!

TDudette

The Lido may be too far away.

Have you checked venere?

NehaK

Well it seems that both ACTV (could not get the timetable...the website doesn't seem to be working fine) and Alilaguna http://www.alilaguna.it/lineablu-eng.html do have early morning departures to Pizzale Roma and Marco Polo airports respectively.

Can anyone confirm if they have taken the vaporette from Lido to Marco Polo at 4:00am (by ACTV or Alilaguna?
Which is a better service?

Also recommendations for other Lido budget hotels will be welcome (for April 2012).