RISHABH321

Hi Everyone!
I am reaching Venice Marco Polo Airport on 12th Nov 14:00. Same day need to reach Bologna. will be carrying big suitcase(around 30kg) and a back pack. Can any one suggest what are the safe options to travel. I am travelling first time to Italy and know only English language. Will train be better or any bus option? Will taxi be too much costly? requesting your suggestions

HappyTrvlr

Train will be your best ber. It would be a food idea to take a smaller piece of luggage rhpugh.

panecott

http://www.rome2rio.com/s/Bologna/Ve...port-VCE-Italy


Unless you have unlimited funds, take the train or bus.

I think a taxi would be very expensive.

nytraveler

That is one enormous suitcase and I think you're going to find it a PIA getting on and off trains. Are you going to stay for a whole semester? If not - strongly suggest you get a normal size checked bag.

Separately, Venice airport has no train service. You would need to take a bus to the Mestre or Venice train station and pick up the train to Bologna there.

DonTopaz

From the airport, take the ATVO bus to Mestre train station (Venezia-Mestre) -- there is a bus about every 30 minutes, and the trip takes about 20 minutes.

At Mestre station, buy a ticket for Bologna. There are about 3 trains each hour, and you can get a schedule at trenitalia.com .

(I would not go to the main Venice station, which is Venezia-Santa Lucia. It takes longer and is more costly to go to Santa Lucia than to Mestre, there are fewer trains from Santa Lucia than from Mestre, and all of the trains that leave from Santa Lucia also stop at Mestre.)

RISHABH321

Thanks a lot everybody. I would definitely try for train. I hope it would not be much rush in early evening trains. Will there be separate place/rack in train coach for luggage? Since u guys are saying luggage is too heavy, will it be ok if I make it in 2 suitcase around 12-15kg each.

greg

In addition to the ground logistics, I hope you are aware of the air logistics issue.
For luggage this heavy, there are usually TWO thresholds. The actuality depends on the carrier and the airports.

Using United as an example,
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...e/embargo.aspx

1. The end of free checked luggage. For United, it is 23kg.
2. The maximum allowed weight. Some airports will not allow any checked luggage over 32kg even if you are willing to pay for the excess weight.

danon

Don Topaz gave you a good advice. Getting to the train station in Venice ( with huge suitcases)
would be a PITA.

annhig

Rushbah - the trouble with two suitcases is that you need 2 hands to manoeuvre them, and that can be difficult when you are trying to show people your passport/ticket/boarding pass. is there some particular reason why you need to take more than 20kgs/ [the standard limit for most airlines]. Honestly, that'll be quite enough to lift up into a train carriage.

yes, they do have spaces for luggage at the front of carriages, though these are often full. Once I sat on my case all the way from Pisa to Florence, in the carriage entrance, because I couldn't get past all the other people and their luggage to sit down in the carriage itself. it's not that far from Mestre to Bologna, so even standing all the way wouldn't be too much of a problem. The most important thing is to have bags that you can manage easily.

Southam

If you are connecting to Venice from an transcontinental flight, you could consider flying to Bologna instead. The airports are comparable. Plus, I agree with previous posts that your enormous luggage will be a major handicap. Just lugging that millstone into a train carriage will be a challenge, never mind storing it.
Enjoy Bologna's great cuisine and picturesque cityscape.