Popular Airport | Venice Marco Polo Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 244 Km |
You can reach Pisa International Airport from the city center very easily and quickly. You can use the shuttle services or take bus to get to the airport located one kilometer away from Pisa. If you do not prefer public transport you can take a taxi. Some accommodation centers also offer airport shuttle service to their guests. It is also possible to reach the airport with this vehicle if you have rented a car during your travels.
You can reach the airport by taking buses from the city center departing every 10 minutes. You can get your ticket from the buffet or from the machines at the bus stop. One way ticket price is 1.20 Euro.
You can easily find a taxi in the city center of Pisa or you can ask your hotel to call a taxi for you. There is also a taxi stop right in front of the main train station. Taxi transfer from the city center to Pisa International Airport costs between € 6.50 and € 10.00.
Pisa city center hosts offices of numerous car rental companies. From here you can easily rent a vehicle according to your budget. Your hotel can help you with this. Please note that you must have an international driver's license to be able to rent a car. If your driver's license is not valis, it is also possible to rent your car with driver.
Some hotels like Pisa Airport Accomodation, Antica Dimora Pisa, B & B Piccolo and Pisa Apartment offer free airport shuttle service. Some of the hotels in the city center can offer this service at a fee. You can request a vehicle according to the departure time of your plane by reserving in advance with your hotel. Although hotel shuttles are an extremely convenient alternative to transportation, they can cost a bit more.
There are private shuttle services between Pisa International Airport and the city center. You can ask your hotel for help with the departure times of these shuttles.
Pisa International Airport has all the basic services like pharmacy, exchange office, and ATMs. There are also small and large eating and drinking areas that appeal to different tastes. You can buy souvenirs, accessories, clothes or books from the shops at the airport. There is a lounge for comfort-conscious passengers. It is also possible to shop at duty free stores.
Artistic events such as exhibitions are held in some periods in the airport. One of the most enjoyable features for the passengers is that the airport is just 1 kilometer from the city center of Pisa and it offers a lot of alternative transportation.
Venice has two airports, "Marco Polo" and "Treviso", but a significant number of international flights, including flights from Istanbul, are landing at Marco Polo Airport.
From the airport to the city center you have many options such as train, bus, taxi, vaporetto, car rental and water taxi.
There are two options for transportation from the airport to the city: "ACTV" buses operated by municipality or privately operated "ATVO" buses.
ACTV buses operate from 4 am to midnight every day of the week, between Rome Square and the airport. The journey lasts 25 minutes. Tickets can be picked up from the vending machines at the airport terminals. ATVO buses also work on the same line as ACTV. The bus departing from the airport operated between 7.50 am and 11.50 pm. The duration of the journey is almost the same as ACTV. If you will be staying somewhere outside Venice city center, like Mestre, you can use other routes of ATVO and ACTV.
It is very enjoyable to get to the Venetian islands from the airport with the small sea buses, which are called "Vaporetto", run by the company "Alilunga" because you will start living the Venetian atmosphere as soon as you enter the city. There are 3 separate lines - red, orange and blue; which one to choose depends on your destination. Therefore, it is advised for you to consult your hotel about which line to choose and which stop to get off before you arrival. The journey with these would not be very short. It depends on your destination, but it lasts more than 1 hour. You can get tickets from your arrival terminal. You can reach the pier of boats after a 10-minute walk from the terminal exit.
While the most convenient way to get to the city center of Venice is by bus and vaporetto, you still have the option to take a train. You only need to take a taxi or bus to get to the main railway stations from the airport. With the buses from the airport you can go to the Mestre station in 20-25 minutes and to Santa Lucia station in 35 minutes. Then you can reach the different points of the city by train. It is not a practical and preferred method as you need to change two vehicles with this way.
There is a taxi company named "Radio Taxi" at the airport. You can make reservations in advance or take a taxi to the city center or other area upon your arrival. Taxi fare would be around 40 euros to Rome Square, and 35 euros to the center of Mestre from the airport.
You can rent a car from the lower floor of the arrival terminals. Here you can find a total of eight company offices such as Avis, Europcar, Autovia, Autoeuropa, Maggiore, Sixt, Lacauto and Hertz. If you will only be visiting Venice city center, renting a car is not a recommended option, because you cannot take your car to the city center, where you can travel with boats or by foot. If you rent a car from the airport, you need to park it in the parking lot at the Rome Square.
The water taxi, which is the most elegant and most expensive way of going to the center of Venice from the airport via the canal, is another alternative. When you book in advance, it can be a bit cheaper, but the average prices vary between 80 and 125 euros depending on where you are going.