Logistical Information - 2008 European Summer School

Piazzale Roma is the bus terminal and parking area in Venice. Parking facilities are available at Piazzale Roma. You may take a water taxi or use the public water bus service in order to arrive at your destination within the city centre.

Please note that timetables and prices may change: you are kindly requested to check this site again before your departure.

Private Water Taxi From Piazzale Roma - Venice: Taxis are available 24 hours from Piazzale Roma. You will find the water taxi rank on the waterfront between the “vaporetto” (water-bus) stops and Piazzale Roma. The taxi company in Piazzale Roma is Cooperativa Veneziana and the cost of a taxi from Piazzale Roma to the city’s centre is approximately € 90/130. For further information and to book a taxi please call +39.041.716922.
Public Water Transport in from Piazzale Roma - Venice: The “vaporettos”, or public water buses, run 24 hours a day, less frequently after midnight. A number of lines travel on different routes, throughout the city. You will need to buy a ticket before boarding. Tickets cost € 6,50 for a one way journey and allow travel on all services (except for route 3, Alilaguna, Clodia and Fusina) for 60 minutes from validation of ticket; stop-overs are allowed only if travelling in the same direction. This do not include the return journey. The transport of one luggage item of up to 150 cm2 is included in the price. If you board without a ticket you must request one from the sailor or the attendant. Alternatively short term season tickets can be bought from the water bus-stop landing area. They allow unlimited travel and all the services can be used – both on water (exceptfor route 3, Alilaguna, Clodia, Fusina) and on land – that provide urban services within the municipality of Venice (land service on the Lido and in Mestre):
12-hour ticket: € 14,00
24-hour ticket: € 16,00
36-hour ticket: € 21,00
48-day ticket: € 26,00
36-day ticket: € 31,00
Remember to validate your ticket before departure.
The boat lines leaving from Piazzale Roma are:
Number 1 - a route running from PIAZZALE ROMA to VENICE LIDO. This boat is the slower route and it stops at every stop along the Grand Canal (Ferrovia, Riva De Biasio, S. Marcuola, S. Stae, Ca’ D’oro, RIALTO, S. Silvestro, S. Angelo, S. Tomà, Ca’ Rezzonico, ACCADEMIA, Giglio, Salute, S.MARCO (Vallaresso), S. ZACCARIA, Arsenale, Giardini, S. Elena, LIDO).
Number 2 - a circular route going throughout Venice, leaving in two directions from PIAZZALE ROMA. Anti-clockwise to PIAZZA SAN MARCO stopping at TRONCHETTO, the GIUDECCA ISLAND, ZATTERE, SAN GIORGIO and stopping at Piazza San Marco (S. ZACCARIA). Clockwise going through the Grand Canal stopping at FERROVIA, RIALTO, ACCADEMIA, Piazza San Marco (VALLARESSO) and and finally arriving at LIDO.
Number 41 - a circular route going around the Island of Venice, not going through the Grand Canal, stopping at THE GIUDECCA ISLAND, S.ZACCARIA, GIARDINI, F.TA NOVE, MURANO, F.TA NOVE, FERROVIA and back around to PIAZZALE ROMA.
Number 42 - a circular route going around the Island of Venice, not going through the Grand Canal but going around the north of the island, stopping at FERROVIA, F.TA NOVE, MURANO, F.TA NOVE, GIARDINI, S.ZACCARIA, THE GIUDECCA ISLAND and back round to PIAZZALE ROMA.
Number 51 - a circular route not going through the Grand Canal, stopping at ZATTERE, S.ZACCARIA, GIARDINI, LIDO, F.TA NOVE, TRE ARCHI, FERROVIA and back around to PIAZZALE ROMA.
Number 52 - a circular route not going through the Grand Canal, stopping at FERROVIA, TRE ARCHI, F.TA NOVE, LIDO, GIARDINI, Piazza San Marco (S. ZACCARIA), ZATTERE and back around to PIAZZALE ROMA.
Number 61 and Number 62 - a route travelling between Piazzale Roma and the LIDO, stopping at ZATTERE, Piazza S. Marco (S. ZACCARIA) and GIARDINI.
There are many landing areas at Piazzale Roma, so be sure to ask before you board the “vaporetto” that it is going in the right direction. For further information on the vaporetto services within the city centre please check the ACTV website.
Car Parks: Piazzale Roma: all garages are open 24 hours a day, all year round; - L'Autorimessa Comunale A.S.M. S.p.a. is the Venice's biggest car park with 2,300 parking spaces, an automatic entry system which reads number plates and two hundred 24hours close circuit cameras that monitor all levels. There is a € 24,00 fixed rate charge for parking up to 24 hours.
- Sant' Andrea car park, located just behind Piazzale Roma, has only 132 park spaces and charges € 4,50 for every two hours. It’s the ideal solution for those who neeed to park for a short period.
- Garage San Marco S.p.A, also located in Piazzale Roma, charges € 20,00 for 12 hours and € 26,00 for 24 hours.

Tronchetto - open 24 hours a day, all year round
After crossing the “Ponte della Libertà” bridge, before arriving in Piazzale Roma, follow the signs to the Tronchetto island car park. Tronchetto island car park has about 3,500 parking spaces and charges a fixed rate of € 18.00 for up to 24 hours. You can easily reach Venice from Tronchetto by taking the ACTV boat, number 2, which brings you to the heart of the city or by taking the ACTV bus, line 6/, that brings you to Piazzale Roma.

Alternatives on the mainland
- S. Giuliano car park is on the mainland, just before the bridge leading to Venice. There are 800 spaces and it is open for 24 hours. Charges are € 4,00 for all day.
- The “Garage Stazione” car park, located in Mestre just in front of the railway station, has about 500 parking spaces and costs charges are from € 5,00 for up to 6 hours.

Please note: do not be fooled by illegal touts offering to arrange parking and hotels, they are professionally dressed and very convincing. Do not leave valuables in the car. There is a luggage deposit office, open daily 8 am-8 pm, next to the Pullman Bar on the ground floor of the municipal garage at Piazzale Roma.

This activity is part of the ESS RESECON project, that has received funding from the European Community's Sixth Framework Programme, Marie Curie Actions - Human Resources and Mobility.
Sole responsibility lies within the author and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained herein.

Logistical Information - 2008 Summer School