ABOVE: Cheryl has a bad hair day in the back of a water taxi on the Venetian Lagoon.
In the video below, you'll see snippets from a 25-minute ride in a water taxi from the center of Venice to Marco Polo Airport.
The video begins with several still photos of the water taxi being loaded with luggage in the Ca' Foscari canal and heading toward the Grand Canal.
In the Grand Canal, you'll see a traghetto, tourists in a gondola, video clips of other boat traffic, and the water taxi cruising under the Rialto Bridge.
As the boat passes the vaporetto stop at the Pescheria, or Fish Market, it turns right and travels through a narrow side canal to the Fondamente Nova and the Venetian Lagoon.
Once the boat is on the open water, the taxi acqueo becomes a speedboat as it heads for the airport (passing water buses and an Alilaguna airport boat along the way).
The video concludes with the three of us (Durant, Cheryl, and our dog Maggie of Maggieinvenice.com) arriving at the airport and heading for the check-in desk in the departures terminal.
Note: Lighting conditions were a challenge when this video was taken on a sunny spring day, but if you don't mind a bit of glare, the video is worth watching to see what it's like to ride a water taxi between Venice's historic center and Venice Marco Polo Airport:
What is the best way to get from the Marittima Cruise Terminal to the Tronchetto Parking Garage?
Posted by: Steve Steck | 10/21/2010 at 04:01 PM
The People Mover:
http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/venice-people-mover.htm
Posted by: Durant Imboden | 10/21/2010 at 05:04 PM
Hello,
I'm a little confused about a private water taxi from Marco Polo airport to a hotel near Rialto bridge. Is is (approximately) 100 euros per boat or per person? For 5 persons, this seems reasonable if it is per boat.
thanks, Tracy
Posted by: Tracy R. | 09/19/2011 at 05:59 AM
It's per boat. Just remember that the water taxi may or may be able to get close to your hotel, depending on your hotel's location. (Not all canals are open to water taxis.)
Posted by: Durant Imboden | 09/19/2011 at 09:29 AM
See our directions between the airport terminal and the Alilaguna pier:
http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/alilaguna-and-water-taxis.htm
The nominal walking time between the two is seven minutes.
In theory, you should be able to make your flight with that boat, but Marco Polo's check-in lobby can be a zoo, and there are no guarantees if lines are long. We usually try to get to the airport before the check-in desk for our flight opens (usually three hours before departure time).
Posted by: Durant Imboden | 12/27/2011 at 04:05 PM