Budget Travel - Venice: Treviso vs Marco Polo

easyjet flies into marco polo, ryanair flies into treviso. and there is quite a big difference in price. how hard is it to get from treviso to the city versus marco polo?

grb

easyjet flies into marco polo, ryanair flies into treviso. and there is quite a big difference in price. how hard is it to get from treviso to the city versus marco polo?

grb

I have never flown into Treviso, but did attend a wedding reception in Treviso this summer. The wedding was at a church in Venice. After the wedding we all walked to the big car park and drove in a caravan to Treviso. The ride took over an hour on a superhighway. I suspect that there are buses from Treviso to Venice. If so, it should not be a difficult journey.

http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/treviso_airport_bus_to_venice.htm

http://www.trevisoairport.it/dove/index.jhtml?sezione=dove&lan=it&view=trasporti

any ideas on where to stay? we are there for two days. i have never been there. i saw some hostels charging around 40pp but there are some hotels that charge if not the same and a bit extra. there are two of us.

any ideas on where to stay? we are there for two days. i have never been there. i saw some hostels charging around 40pp but there are some hotels that charge if not the same and a bit extra. there are two of us.

Look at this thread.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=475616

Here's another option I haven't tried: http://www.hotelcentauro.com

obscure2k posted the following in a thread in the Women's Forum today. I looked at the site and I think doubles are going for 110 with breakfast included.
It is Hotel Ai Mori D'oriente.http://moridoriente.hotelinvenice.com/
The Manager, Mr. Marco Musco is a good friend to Flyertalkers. Suggest contacting hotel directly and identifying yourself as a FT'r.

Look at this thread.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=475616

Here's another option I haven't tried: http://www.hotelcentauro.com

doh! i guess i didnt look hard enough, thanks!

Treviso is a shed in the middle of nowhere with nothing inside, Marco POlo is a posh shed not close to anything really but you can at least to enjoy the eye candy

obscure2k posted the following in a thread in the Women's Forum today. I looked at the site and I think doubles are going for 110 with breakfast included.
110 Euros is a fantastic rate. This is a 4 star hotel with great amenities. Plus it is located in my favorite area of Venice. Also, a fairly easy walk from the Piazzala Roma (bus station/car park) as well as being within walking distance from the train station. BTW, the breakfast is amazing. A nice buffet with lots of fresh juices, fresh fruit, a variety of just-baked breads and croissants, in addition to a good selection of yogurt, cheese, ham, muesili. Plus, they will serve you a freshly-made cappucino on request, at no extra charge. Just love this place! Friendly nice bar with Plasma TV is another plus.

easyjet flies into marco polo, ryanair flies into treviso. and there is quite a big difference in price. how hard is it to get from treviso to the city versus marco polo?

grb

Hi there,
I flew into Treviso on Ryanair from STN. There was a bus laid on that went straight to the main Venice bus station. It cost a few Euros for the ticket.

As pointed out Treviso is just a shed in the middle of nowhere but it was really quite simple as it's obvious where to go for the bus (it's just outside in the car park!)
The downside is that it does take 45 minutes to an hour to get to Venice and if you manage to miss the bus (not easy at Treviso but possible at Venice) there aren't a lot of backup options.

Would I fly to Treviso?
Yes if the price was about £20 or more to fly into VCE. If the price difference was only small I'd fly into VCE so I could try the ferryboat shuttle across to the town.

Have a fun trip!
Jason

thanks exactly what i was wondering about.

Totally agree with the above. Treviso is a dump, pure and simple. The one time I used it, the return flight was delayed by an hour and EVERYTHING (by which I mean the one cafe) at Treviso was closed. Dump, dump, dump. That and the coach journey is enough to ruin your holiday, quite frankly.

Fly to Marco Polo and you get a proper airport and, as mentioned above, you can take the water taxi for about GBP5, I think, which gives you a magical approach to Venice as you cruise in towards St Marks.

I would personally need the flight to be at least £30 pp cheaper before I'd go to Treviso again (and, frankly, if I was taking my other half then the difference would need to be even higher - Treviso and 'the city of romance' do NOT fit together!!).

PS. BA and bmibaby also fly to Venice ex London - they may be cheaper than you think. The budget airlines are not always the cheapest, in my experience, especially if booking late.

Totally agree with the above. Treviso is a dump, pure and simple. The one time I used it, the return flight was delayed by an hour and EVERYTHING (by which I mean the one cafe) at Treviso was closed. Dump, dump, dump. That and the coach journey is enough to ruin your holiday, quite frankly.

Fly to Marco Polo and you get a proper airport and, as mentioned above, you can take the water taxi for about GBP5, I think, which gives you a magical approach to Venice as you cruise in towards St Marks.

I would personally need the flight to be at least £30 pp cheaper before I'd go to Treviso again (and, frankly, if I was taking my other half then the difference would need to be even higher - Treviso and 'the city of romance' do NOT fit together!!).

PS. BA and bmibaby also fly to Venice ex London - they may be cheaper than you think. The budget airlines are not always the cheapest, in my experience, especially if booking late.

cheap but not cheap enough. i dont mind the travel to and from. its a true budget trip. thanks everyone, we booked stn-treviso and a 1 1/2star hotel in venice. any good places to eat cheap?

I've been in bus stations that were nicer than TSF airport but hopefully you won't be there when the tiny public washroom stops working like when I was there 3 days ago! The Treviso airport does have a very tiny but very cool gift shop after passing through security.

When you arrive at Treviso, you will need to purchase a bus ticket for the 1 hour 10 minute ride to the Venice Bus Station. If you are planning to depart from TSF after visiting Venice, be sure to ask for a return ticket as it will save you a few Euros on your total cost. Also, the bus schedule is printed on a little folded pamphlet sitting in a stand next to the cashier window. Be sure to grab one for reference on your return from Venice. The schedule is in sync with the Ryanair flight schedule so you might miss your flight if you miss the bus timed for your flight departure. Walk towards the parking lot and the bus will be right in front of you. Seriously, the parking lot is about the same size as a 7-11 parking lot and you won't have any trouble finding the bus.

Once you arrive at the Venice Bus Station, you'll need to walk counter-clockwise around the huge parking lot (pass the cheap souvenier stands) and head over to the Vaporetto Station which I think is Italian for "water bus". Tickets are kind of pricey for the Vaporetto so consider the 24 hour or 72 hour unlimited use pass.

Ah, this brings back fond memories of going on a 'bucket' seat on a charter flight, in the days before LCCs, when the airport was known as 'Venetian Riviera'. IIRC, it was £20 (including taxes!) return on a particularly shabby charter outfit from LGW. We were trying to get to Slovenia and Croatia on the cheap (this was in 1994). Naturally, apart from the charter coaches (who, miserably, wouldn't accept any 'tip' to take us) there was no formal transport laid on, and there was no way we could afford a cab.

However, it's actually rather easy to get to/from the airport by public transport. So if you miss the FR bus, all is not lost! Bus number 6 runs between the airport and the railway station every 30 minutes, and takes 15-20 minutes. Trains from Treviso to Venezia SL run every 30 minutes, taking about 30 minutes.

Actually, if you can't stomach the bus journey, cab to Treviso station plus train from there isn't too shabby an alternative.

On a funny note I remember the first time I flew to Treviso and the plane was parked so close to the shed they made a line of guys and the bags were being passed along as I came down the steps and I was outside in something like 4 minutes from getting off the plane.

Also at venice once they parked the plane ( the old building not the new one they have now ) and they made everyone get on the big long bus and it pulled forward about 100 metres and everyone then got off, the whole process taking about 10 minutes.

Also at venice once they parked the plane ( the old building not the new one they have now ) and they made everyone get on the big long bus and it pulled forward about 100 metres and everyone then got off, the whole process taking about 10 minutes.

Ah, an old favourite from LUX too, IIRC.

I flew to Treviso with Ryanair on my last visit to Venice and flew back from Marco Polo with Easyjet.

The airport is a shed, but it means you can be out in the Airport forecourt within 6 minutes of the plane doors opening. Shouldn't take longer than 20 minutes if you have checked in baggage.

There's a small office at the front of the airport which sells bus tickets (€6 or €8 each, can't remember) - the bus goes very quickly after the flight arrives (mine left within 25 minutes) and takes you to Mestre station within 45 minutes, Santa Lucia Station about 10 minutes later.

Marco Polo is more of a 'proper' airport - but you'll spend more time navigating your way round the building, waiting for bags, the bus to Venice won't necessarily be waiting for you.

So - WHEN ALL GOES WELL:
Treviso - from plane landing to getting out at Santa Lucia Station = 1 hour 25 minutes
Marc Polo - 1 hour.

But... Treviso is not a good place to be if things go badly.

If the ticket you're getting is very cheap, then Treviso is going to take 20-30 minutes longer than Marco Polo. Go for it.

If those 30 minutes are valuable to you - or if you don't like the flight times - go for the other option. Anyway, I like Easyjet better and trust them much more, so I pick them when I can. BMI have only afternoon flights and these do not suit me at all - much as I'd like to add more miles into my FFP.

I'm sure VCE is better still - but it's never been economically viable for me.