FONDAZIONE GIORGIO CINI: HOW TO GET THERE









VENICE: HOW TO GET THERE

From Airport:
Marco Polo Airport is on the mainland just 22 kilometers north of Venice

Via Water:

- Water Shuttle leaves (17,000 liras p.p.) roughly every hour - the journey is about 1 hour long

- Private water taxi to your hotel: 140,000 liras (max 6 persons) - the journey is about 30/40 minutes long.

Go to the Water Shuttle Timetable
Go to the General Map (56k)

Via Road

- Blue Coach (that meets most flights) from outside airport to Piazzale Roma. Cost: 5,000 liras including luggage. It takes 20 minutes.

- Yellow bus number 5 from outside airport to Piazzale Roma. Leaves every half hour at 10&40 minutes past the hour. The journey is 25 minutes long.

- Taxi: from outside airport. Cost: 40,000 liras. The journey is 20 minutes long. Ask price before taking it.

Go to the Blue Coach Timetable

>Alitalia flight code is 605. Alitalia is the official Carrier.
Delegates coming from abroad can contact their nearest Alitalia Office to receive information on the flights to Venice.
Giving the Code Number 605 and proper Application Form, a discounted fare will be granted. Delegates coming from the USA who have confirmed their participation in the Congress at least 3 months before the date of the event, will receive a "triple value discount coupon" at their address. The coupon can be used by any authorized travel agent in the USA.

By Train:
Venezia Santa Lucia is the correct stop for Central Venice. Outside the station, on the left, there is the n.82 steamer ("vaporetto") stop. It is the most convenient connection between San Marco Square and San Giorgio Island (see below). The n.1 steamer stop is on the right and goes to San Marco Square, stopping all along the Grand Canal. Tickets cost 4,500 liras per person.

Go to the ACTV (steamer Lines) Map (154k)

By Car:
The right motorway exit is Mestre / Venezia. Follow the signs to Venezia. The are 2 multi-store car parks (Tronchetto), but both of them are rather expensive (minimum cost is 25,000 liras for 12 hours). A cheaper car park is available in Mestre, opposite the railway station (Cost: 7,000 liras for 24 hours). From Mestre, take the train to Venezia - Santa Lucia (ten minutes).

Further Travel arrangements:
Congress organization offers assistance to everyone wishing to make further travel arrangements before or after the Congress.

Public transport (steamer):
The steamer n. 82 is the most convenient connection between San Marco Square and San Giorgio Island. From San Marco Square take the steamer for San Zaccaria (it is the second-last stop). From San Giorgio Island the right direction for San Marco Square is Lido.
Steamer n. 82 passes every ten - twenty minutes. For San Marco the steamer service is available from 7.22am to 6.22pm. For San Giorgio the steamer service is available from 8.06am to 7.06pm. The journey is about one hour long.
Attention: there are two n. 82 steamers (red and green). The green one always goes from San Marco square to San Giorgio Island (every twenty minute).
The red one sometimes skips the San Giorgio Island stop. Please ask the sailor if the boat goes to San Giorgio before taking the red n.82 steamer.
For more detailed information and timetables, contact ACTV Service (at any steamer stop).

Night service is available from San Marco Square to San Giorgio and vice versa (steamer "N").

Shuttle:
Shuttle service will be available for congress participants on June 24/25/26/27 at the Congress participants' service (special pass is required). The shuttle goes from San Marco, Riva degli Schiavoni - Pontile Caserma Castoldi (near Metropol Hotel) to San Giorgio Island and vice versa, and to Palazzo Grassi.
Shuttle's Timetable:

• June 24

  from 2.30pm to 7pm: 1 boat (up to 120 people)
  San Marco Square / Fondazione Giorgio Cini / San Marco Square

  from 5.30pm to 7.30pm: 3 boats (up to 120 people)
  Fondazione Giorgio Cini / Palazzo Grassi

• June 25 - 26 - 27

  from 7.30am to 10.30am: 2 boats (up to 120 people each)
  San Marco Square / Fondazione Giorgio Cini / San Marco Square

  from 12.30am to 3.30pm: 1 boat (up to 120 people)
  San Marco Square / Fondazione Giorgio Cini / San Marco Square

  from 5.30pm to 8.30pm: 2 boats (up to 120 people each)
  San Marco Square / Fondazione Giorgio Cini / San Marco Square

Gondolas:
Gondolas are available everywhere. Average rates: