Venice to Cortina d'Ampezzo: bus, train or car

The options compared

The direct bus

The cheapest choice: tickets from €12, from the Marco Polo terminal to Cortina bus station. ATVO and Cortina Express run around four services a day, with extras on winter Saturdays. A service with few stops takes about 2 hours; one with more stops, up to 3. The same companies also run from Treviso airport and Mestre station.

The drawback is that the bus keeps to a seasonal timetable, not to your flight. If your plane is an hour late, the next bus might not leave for several hours. And from the bus station to the hotel you're on your own.

The train

There's been no railway to Cortina since 1964. The train goes as far as Calalzo-Pieve di Cadore, followed by 30–40 minutes on a bus: 3.5–4 hours and €15–20 in total. With suitcases and ski bags that's two changes, for practically no saving over the direct bus.

A taxi from the rank

A taxi outside the terminal will drive you into the mountains on the meter, along the same road, in about 2 hours. You only learn the total at the end, and a mountain run on the meter usually comes out dearer than a price agreed in advance.

A car with driver

€255 for a saloon for up to 3 people, €325 for a minivan for up to 8. The price is quoted when you book and then doesn't change, whether it snows or the A27 is jammed. It includes motorway tolls, luggage and 60 minutes of waiting at the airport. Ski carriage is included: tell us how many ski bags you have and we'll choose a car to fit them.

In winter the car sets off on winter tyres, with chains whenever the pass requires them. The route follows the A27 motorway and then climbs the Piave valley.

The driver waits in arrivals with a sign. The day before, we send you the driver's name and the car's number plate. We follow the flight by its number, so if it's delayed the pick-up moves at no extra cost.

Let's do the sums for a group. Four people with skis in a minivan pay around €81 each, while the bus costs from €12 a head. The difference buys you not having to wait for a service or drag your kit from the bus station. On your own with light luggage, the bus is better value.

Where the car stops in Cortina

The main street, Corso Italia, lies inside a strict ZTL, a zone you can't enter without a permit. Hotels on it arrange a temporary pass so a car can pull up at the entrance and unload. So tell us your hotel when you book, and we'll pass on the car's number plate in advance. The special restrictions in place for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics have been lifted.

The 2026/27 season

• Skiing. Cortina is part of Dolomiti Superski, with the Tofane, Faloria and Cinque Torri areas adding up to around 120 km of pistes. The Superski season opens on 28 November 2026.
• World Cup. The women's races on the Olympia delle Tofane: downhills on 15 and 16 January, super-G on 17 January 2027. The town is crowded on those days.
• The lift from the centre. The new Apollonio–Socrepes cable car still wasn't running in spring 2026, so don't build your first day around it.
• Peak demand. Christmas, New Year and the second half of February. Cars for those dates are booked up weeks ahead.

If you're not flying into Venice

From Bologna, Bergamo, Florence and Milan you can also go straight to Cortina, without changing in Venice.

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