Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) Information

Where is Venice Marco Polo Airport?  

The city of Venice, in northeastern Italy, is situated on 118 small islands, separated by canals and linked by bridges. Venice is famous for its beauty, setting, vaparetto, architecture and artworks. The city, including its lagoon, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

VCE Venice Marco Polo Airport is an airport located on the Italian mainland 4.3 NM (8.0 km; 4.9 mi) north of Venice, Italy, in Tessera, a frazione of the commune of Venice nearest to Mestre. The airport was named after the Venetian traveller Marco Polo, who is considered the European rediscoverer of China.  With 8,602,652 passengers having passed through the Venice Marco Polo Airportin 2008, it is the third largest Italian airport in terms of air traffic.

 

A modern terminal, opened in 2002 but already close to its full capacity, hosts all scheduled and charter flights, including some long-haul connections by Air Transat to Toronto-Pearson and Montréal-Trudeau, Delta Air Lines to New York-JFK and Atlanta-Hartsfield, Emirates Airline to Dubai International, and US Airways to Philadelphia international.

 

The Venice Marco Polo Airport is connected to the nearby railway station of Venice-Mestre and to the bus terminal of Venice-Piazzale Roma by scheduled bus services, and to Piazza San Marco by water taxi.

Additional Venice Marco Polo Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official VCE Venice Marco Polo Airport Website