Access to Venice Lido

The Venice Lido, where the 39th Congress will take place, is located about 10 km away from Marco Polo Airport, and about 5 km from Santa Lucia Train Station in Venice. From the train station, fast boats to Lido (35 min trip) leave every 10 min. From San Marco Square Lido is reached by regular boats (once every 5 min during the day, and once every 20 min at night time). Trip lasts about 12 min.

Reaching Venice

By train:
Venice can be reached by Eurostar trains, Intercity trains, Interregionali and Local trains from all over Europe.  The Santa Lucia Railway station is central to the city:  in front of the the railway station you will find the stops of the diverse boat lines (vaporettos) run by the ACTV. They take you all over the city and to outreaching islands such as the Lido.  Private taxi boats - faster but much more expensive - are another possibility. They can be found in front of the train station as well.
Further info:
Trenitalia: www.trenitalia.it ;
Actv www.actv.it

By air:
Most airlines land at Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE); a few others use the Venice and St  Angelo Airport, Treviso (TSF).  Both airports are connected by frequent buses to Venice Piazzale Roma where you will find many boat lines (vaporettos).  There is also a direct vaporetto line (Alilaguna) to Lido. The trip takes about 45 min.

By ship:
If you consider arriving by ship (there are regular ferries or hydrofoils connected to Slovenia, Croatia, Greece and East Mediterranean) you may check the schedules at
http://www.vtp.it/Default.jsp?language=1
From the port you can easily reach various sectors of Venice, using the public ACTV vaporettos (www.actv.it) or the private boats of Alilaguna (www.alilaguna.it)

By car:
You will have to leave your car in one of the public parkings (Piazzale Roma, Tronchetto or Mestre on the mainland) and then you will continue by train, on foot or by vaporetto.

Venice is easily reached via the following main roads: A4 from Trieste and from Turin, A27 from Belluno, A13 from Bologna, and the state roads SS 309 Roma from the Adriatic Coast, SS 14 from Trieste, SS 13 from Treviso, SS 11 from Padua.

Once you arrive near Venice you can either:
–  leave your car in Mestre - parking it in the small car parks before you reach the Ponte della Libertà or in those opposite to the railway station of Mestre and reach Venice by bus (Line 2) or by train (ten minutes ride).
– use the large Tronchetto parking (30€ per day) island. From there you can reach Venice by vaporetto line 82.lagoon. If you wish to take your car to the Lido, the Actv Ferry Boat leaves directly from the Tronchetto every 50 min (check schedule www.actv.it). The trip to Lido lasts about 35 min.
–  get on to the Ponte della Libertà linking the mainland to Venice:  you will arrive at Piazzale Roma where you must leave your car (the parking areas at Piazzle Roma: the Autorimessa Comunale, the Garage San Marco and the small open air car park Sant'Andrea) and continue on foot or by vaporetto.