How to reach the Congress Centre
By Plane
From the Marco Polo airport you can reach the Congress Centre in several ways:
By taxi: The 15-minute trip to Piazzale Roma will costs you about 30 euros (radiotaxi Mestre tel. +39-041-936222). From Piazzale Roma or railway station (Santa Lucia), you have to take an ACTV water bus (Route 52), direction Bacini (about 30 minutes)
www.actv.it.
From "Bacini" Boat Stop to WTT venue: walk keeping your right for 150mt as shown on the map (click here)
By private water taxi: Water taxis are private taxi-powerboats for passenger transport. They are smaller than water buses (maximum number of passengers is 12) and are perhaps the fastest way to reach the centre (about 30 minutes) but undoubtedly the most expensive too: one trip can up to 55-60 euros.
By shuttle bus: the direct ATVO shuttle service from the airport reaches Piazzale Roma in 20 minutes, with departures every half an hour. The 3-euro fare includes the transport of luggage. For information on the ATVO buses timetable, see the ATVO web site at the following Internet address: www.atvo.it. From Piazzale Roma or railway station (Santa Lucia), take an ACTV water bus, direction Bacini (about 30 minutes) :www.actv.it.
From "Bacini" Boat Stop to WTT venue: walk keeping your right for 150mt as shown on the map (click here)
By bus: the service is operated by the municipal transit service (ACTV, line n. 5) therefore several stops are made on the way to Piazzale Roma (the automotive gateway to Venice). From Piazzale Roma or railway station (Santa Lucia), you must take an ACTV water bus (Route 52), direction Bacini (about 30 minutes): www.actv.it.
From "Bacini" Boat Stop to WTT venue: walk keeping your right for 150mt as shown on the map (click here)
By Car
You can reach Venice easily by motorway (A4 from Trieste and Turin, A27 from Belluno, and A13 from Bologna) and road links (highways SS.309 Romea from the Adriatic coast, SS.14 from Trieste, SS.13 from Treviso, and SS.11 from Padua). Once you've reached the lagoon take the Ponte della Libertà, the bridge that literally links Venice to the mainland. Follow the signs to Venice and you will find yourself in Piazzale Roma (which is as far as you can go by car) and park your car in one of the following parking garages: AutorimessaComunale, Garage S.Marco, S.Andrea. There is also a large parking lot on the Tronchetto island (turn right at the end of the bridge).
However, another possible solution is to leave your car in Mestre (either in the parking lots by the entrance to the Ponte dellaLibertà or the ones by the Mestre railway station) and continue from there by bus or train to Venice.
Useful Links
www.viamichelin.co.uk
www.tuttocitta.it
Once you arrive in Piazzale Roma or railway station, you have to take an ACTV water bus (Route 52), direction Bacini (about 30 minutes) www.actv.it.
From "Bacini" Boat Stop to WTT venue: walk keeping your right for 150mt as shown on the map (click here)
By Train
The best way to reach Venice is by train because you arrive closer to the city centre.
Santa Lucia is Venice's only railway station, located near Piazzale Roma, the bus terminal. From Piazzale Roma or railway station (Santa Lucia), you have to take an ACTV water bus (Route 52), direction Bacini (about 30 minutes): www.actv.it.
From "Bacini" Boat Stop to WTT venue: walk keeping your right for 150mt as shown on the map (click here)
The railway station Santa Lucia is connected to the rest of Italy with Eurostar trains, Intercities and Interregional and local trains.
Inside the station there are trolleys for your luggage which can be taken up to the waterbus stop by using the side exit of the station, thus avoiding the steps outside the main exit.
You can leave your luggage at the left luggage office (near platform 14), open daily from 6am to midnight. If you need help transporting your luggage in Venice, you can phone the Cooperativa Trasbagagli (phone +390415203070). For detailed information on train timetables and ticket prices you can check the Italian Railways website: www.ferroviedellostato.it
By Boat Lines
The public boat service, run by the ACTV, stops at all the main points of interest in the city and outlying islands, including Bacini stop.
From the Railway Station or from Piazzale Roma, with Public Transport Service
ACTV Line 52 - exit at "Bacini"
From "Bacini" Boat Stop to WTT venue: walk keeping your right for 150mt as shown on the map (click here)
*INBOUND (from "Piazzale Roma" or "Ferrovia" -> "Bacini")
Line 52 every 20 minutes.
Running time: 29 minutes from Piazzale Roma and 25 minutes from the Railway to Bacini.
NOTE - REQUEST STOP: please ask ACTV personnel to stop when needed.
Running time:
- from "P.le Roma", 6.26 am to 8.06 pm, every 06-26-46 minutes
- from "Ferrovia", 6.30 am to 8.10 pm, every 10-30-50 minutes
*OUTBOUND (from "Bacini" -> "P.le Roma" or "Ferrovia")
Line 51 con every 20 minutes.
30 minutes running time to Piazzale Roma, 25 minutes to the Ferrovia railway stop.
NOTE - REQUEST STOP: book by pushing the stop button on the platform.
Running times: every 19-39-59 minutes (6.39 am – 8.39 pm)
The ACTV public boat transport lines connect the entire city and islands.
www.actv.it