Venice private transfers: cruises, Mestre, Dolomites, Verona

Where to get into the car

Cars can reach Venice at only two points: Piazzale Roma and Tronchetto. At Piazzale Roma a few loading bays are set aside for chauffeur cars. Cars can't wait there for long, so be at the meeting point at the agreed time.

Getting to the square with your luggage:

• By boat from your hotel's landing. A water taxi to Piazzale Roma costs about €105; the vaporetto is €9.50 per person.
• On foot from Santa Lucia station. Around 10 minutes over the Constitution Bridge.
• People Mover. A small automated train, €1.50 a ride, links Tronchetto, the Marittima cruise area and Piazzale Roma.

The driver loads the suitcases and you head straight for the mainland. If you're arriving in Venice instead, the driver walks you from the car to the water-taxi pontoon and hands over your bags.

Mestre and Marghera

If you're staying across the Ponte della Libertà, the car comes right up to the hotel. Rides on the mainland, including between a Mestre hotel and the cruise terminal, start at €65.

Cruises: which berth is yours?

Since 2021, ships over 25,000 tonnes have been barred from the St Mark's Basin and the Giudecca Canal. As a result, cruise ships now berth in several places:

• Marghera: most of the large ships.
• Fusina: cruise berths since August 2024. Line 16 boats run to the Zattere waterfront.
• Chioggia: a separate cruise berth in the south of the lagoon.
• Marittima: smaller ships, as before.

A ride to the berth starts at €65, depending on where the ship is moored. Send us its name and we'll tell you where the car will be waiting.

Day trips and onward journeys

Venice makes a handy starting point for northern Italy.

• Verona: 120 km, about 1 h 20 min, €205. You can see Juliet's balcony in any season and be back by evening.
• Lake Garda: Sirmione is 150 km and 1 h 40 min away, €255.
• Prosecco country: the cellars of Valdobbiadene, at their best in autumn.
• The Dolomites: Cortina d'Ampezzo, €255. In winter the car runs on winter tyres, and chains go on when the pass calls for them. Ski carriage is included.
• Padua: 40 km, about 40 minutes, €70.

Treviso airport, used by the low-cost airlines, is 40 km and about 40 minutes from Piazzale Roma, at €85 in a saloon.

A driver for the evening or the day

During the Biennale weeks and on film festival evenings, it's convenient to book a car by the hour: €60 an hour, 3 hours minimum. The driver waits between addresses and fits around your schedule.

Fares from Venice

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The total doesn't change after you book and already covers motorway tolls and luggage. Child seats are free. If you book both ways, the return leg costs 10% less.

Flying into Marco Polo? The airport page explains how you're met in arrivals and the drive to the square.

The day-tripper access fee

In 2027 the fee applies on 72 days between 26 March and 15 August, from 8:30 to 16:30, at up to €10 per person. Anyone staying overnight in the city is exempt. Before a day visit, check the official calendar.