Originally Posted by
tdncz
1. take the train through Florence (get out and walk around a bit, eat, reboard then on to Venice. Should take all day and only gets me to Mestre station. I then have to make it to San Marcos from where the Hilton Venice Stucky runs a shuttle. Any advice on getting from Mestre to San Marcos (probably at night)?
Skip Florence - what are you going to do w/your luggage? (As an alternative - take a day trip to Florence from Rome - its only 90 minutes by train)
Why not book a train that goes all the way to Venice instead of Mestre? Regardless, when you get to Venice, simply take a vaporetto (water bus) to Piazza San Marco.
Originally Posted by
tdncz
2. Fly from Rome to Treviso Airport (on Ryan Air -- two tickets for less than 100 Euro w/ taxes). No via Florence, but only 1 hour flight time. However.... any advice on getting from Treviso (apparently a hole in the wall airport 20 or so miles North or Venice) to San Marco?
I suspect you will regret this decision. #1 - what type of luggage do you have? Ryan Air is notorious for their baggage charges. Also, it takes about an hour on a bus to get from Treviso to Venice. By the time you add in travel time to the Rome airport - you probably won't save any time or money.