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Venice Marco Polo Airport

Venezia (VE), Italy
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Gateway to Venice, serving millions above the lagoon.

Opened
1960
Location
Venice, Italy
Venice Marco Polo Airport is the primary international airport serving Venice and the surrounding Veneto region of northeastern Italy. Located on the mainland shore of the Venetian Lagoon near the town of Tessera, approximately 8 kilometres north of Venice, it handles a significant volume of leisure and business traffic drawn by Venice's status as a major global tourist destination. The airport is named after the famous Venetian explorer Marco Polo and is operated by SAVE S.p.A. It serves as an important hub for connections throughout Europe and offers intercontinental routes, particularly during peak tourist seasons. Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air, ITA Airways, and Lufthansa are among the carriers with notable presence. Marco Polo Airport is one of Italy's busiest airports, typically handling around 11–12 million passengers per year in pre-pandemic figures. Its unique setting adjacent to the lagoon means travellers can access Venice not only by road but also by water taxi and ferry, making the arrival experience distinctly Venetian.
Terminals
The airport operates a single main passenger terminal building divided into domestic and international departure areas.
Getting to & from
Passengers can reach Venice via ATVO or ACTV bus to Piazzale Roma, by water taxi or Alilaguna ferry boat across the lagoon, or by private road transfer.
Airlines here
Major carriers serving Marco Polo include ITA Airways, Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air, Lufthansa, and several other European and intercontinental airlines.
Notable facts
  • ›Named after Venetian explorer Marco Polo, born in Venice around 1254.
  • ›One of the few major airports in the world with direct water transport access to the city centre.
  • ›Operated by SAVE S.p.A., a publicly listed Italian airport management company.
  • ›Ranked among Italy's top five busiest airports by passenger traffic.
  • ›A planned people-mover tram link between the airport and Venezia Mestre railway station has been under long-term development discussion.
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Airlines serving this airport

Germanwings
4U
Air Moldova
9U
Airlinair
A5
American Airlines
AA
Air Berlin
AB
Air France
AF
Air One
AP
Airbus Industrie
AP
Alitalia
AZ
ITA Airways
AZ
British Airways
BA
Air Baltic
BT
airBaltic
BT
Blue Panorama Airlines
BV
Cathay Pacific
CX
Delta Air Lines
DL
Norwegian Air Shuttle
DY
Aer Lingus
EI
Emirates
EK
Air Dolomiti
EN
Transavia Holland
HV
Iberia Airlines
IB
Meridiana
IG
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KL
Lufthansa Cargo
LH
Lufthansa
LH
Jet2.com
LS
Swiss International Air Lines
LX
El Al Israel Airlines
LY
Austrian Airlines
OS
Croatia Airlines
OU
Qatar Airways
QR
Scandinavian Airlines System
SK
Brussels Airlines
SN
Aeroflot Russian Airlines
SU
Turkish Airlines
TK
President Airlines
TO
Transavia France
TO
TAP Portugal
TP
Air Transat
TS
Tunisair
TU
easyJet
U2
United Feeder Service
U2
Transaero Airlines
UN
US Airways
US
Carpatair
V3
Air Senegal International
V7
VOLOTEA Airways
V7
Formosa Airlines
VY
Vueling Airlines
VY
Air Bourbon
ZB
Monarch Airlines
ZB

Routes

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Stay, Eat & Explore: Venice

The floating city

  • •St. Mark's Basilica & Square — Golden mosaics over Europe's drawing room.
  • •Doge's Palace & Bridge of Sighs — The Republic's Gothic seat of power.
  • •Grand Canal by vaporetto — Line 1 is the world's most beautiful bus ride.
  • •Rialto Bridge & Market — Cicchetti and spritz by the fish market.
  • •Murano & Burano — Glass furnaces and rainbow fishermen's houses.

Getting around: Walk plus vaporetto water buses; Alilaguna boats and the people-mover link Marco Polo airport. Beware acqua alta in late autumn.

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City & Place Guide

Floating Renaissance city of canals, art, and timeless wonder.

Venice is a unique city built across 118 small islands in a lagoon in northeastern Italy, connected by over 400 bridges and navigated primarily by boat. Its extraordinary architecture, world-class museums, and labyrinthine alleyways make it one of the most visited cities in the world.

Despite heavy tourism, Venice retains an authentic character in its quieter sestieri (neighborhoods) like Cannaregio and Castello, where locals still shop at markets and gather in small campi. The city is also a gateway to the colorful island of Burano and the glassblowing heritage of Murano.

Venice hosts globally renowned events including the Venice Biennale (art and architecture) and the Venice Film Festival each September, drawing artists and cinephiles from around the world.

  • •Piazza San Marco — iconic square anchored by the stunning Byzantine Basilica di San Marco
  • •Doge's Palace — Gothic masterpiece housing grand halls, artwork, and the famous Bridge of Sighs
  • •Grand Canal — the city's main waterway best experienced by vaporetto or gondola
  • •Rialto Bridge and Market — historic bridge with views and a lively fresh-produce market below
  • •Gallerie dell'Accademia — premier museum of Venetian paintings from the 14th–18th centuries
  • •Murano Island — short boat ride away, famous for centuries-old artisan glassblowing traditions

Getting around: Venice has no cars; movement within the city is on foot or by water. Vaporetti (water buses) operated by ACTV are the main public transit, connecting the islands and running along the Grand Canal. Water taxis offer faster, more expensive point-to-point service. Gondolas are iconic but primarily tourist experiences. From Venice Santa Lucia station, trains connect to Padua, Verona, Milan, and beyond in minutes to hours.

Best time: Late spring (April–June) and early autumn (September–October) offer mild weather and thinner crowds compared to the peak summer rush.

Local food: Try cicchetti (Venetian tapas) with a glass of Spritz Aperol at a bacaro, along with risotto al nero di seppia (squid ink risotto), sarde in saor (sweet-and-sour sardines), and fresh seafood from the Rialto market.

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Venice Marco Polo Airport
Encyclopaedia

Venice Marco Polo Airport is the international airport of Venice, Italy. It is located on the mainland near the village of Tessera, a frazione of the comune of Venice located about 7.5 kilometres northeast of Venice city centre. Due to the importance of Venice as a leisure destination, it features flights to many European metropolitan areas as well as some partly seasonal long-haul routes to the United States, Canada, South Korea and the Middle East. The airport handled 11,184,608 passengers in 2018, making it the fourth-busiest airport in Italy. The airport is named after Marco Polo and serves as a base for Volotea, Ryanair, Wizz Air and easyJet.

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