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How to get to Venice International University

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Vaporetto n° 20

Venice International University is on the Island of San Servolo, 10 minutes by boat from Piazza San Marco

The n°20 vaporetto (public transport) connects the island with the city center. It departs from San Zaccaria, the waterfront adjacent to Piazza San Marco. The landing dock for the n°20 vaporetto is “San Zaccaria Monumento” in front of the Londra Palace Hotel.

Vaporetto n° 20 Timetable

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From Piazzale Roma and from the train station to San Servolo

There are several choices from Piazzale Roma to San Servolo. Take either the n°1, n°2, n°4.1 or n°5.1, and get off at the San Zaccaria boat stop. At San Zaccaria change to line n°20 which leaves from "San Zaccaria Monumento" boat stop.

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From the Lido to San Servolo

From the Lido take boat n°1, n°2, n°5.2 or n°14 or to the San Zaccaria boat stop and change to boat n°20 for San Servolo. At San Zaccaria change to line n°20 which leaves from "San Zaccaria Monumento" boat stop opposite the Londra Palace Hotel.

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From Marco Polo International Airport to San Servolo, direct, via city center or via Piazzale Roma

There are several services that run from the airport to Venice:

Collective water taxi (direct) - Albatravel
A shared water-taxi service from Venice Marco Polo Airport to specific stops in the city centre, including San Servolo.
Reservation required, 3 days in advance recommended. Use booking code to receive VIU rates: ALBAVE2012.
Cost: € 32,00 per person, minimum charge two passengers; 38€ per person after 8.30 pm- flight time (limited availability), minimum charge two passengers.
Service also available for departures from Marco Polo airport, leaving Venice between 7am and 6pm. Pick-up is 2h30' before flight.
The service is run by Albatravel: Tel. +39 041 0996275, email. platinum@albatravel.it
There is an Albatravel desk in the arrivals hall.

Collective water taxi (direct) - Bucintoro
A shared water-taxi service from/to Venice Marco Polo Airport to/from specific stops in the city centre, including San Servolo. Reservation required:
Day trip 7.00/21.00: € 32,00 p.p. minimum charge two guests
Night trip 21.00/06.00: € 38,00 p.p. minimum charge two guests
The service is run by Bucintoro Viaggi: Ph.+39-041-5210632 ext. 1; e-mail: incoming@bucintoroviaggi.com

Water (direct) and land Taxis (via Piazzale Roma)
You can take a private water taxi directly to your final destination (which is an expensive choice, from the airport to San Servolo it costs about €110.00). Alternatively you can take a land taxi to Piazzale Roma, and then follow directions from Piazzale Roma.

Alilaguna waterbus service (via city center)
This company offers a service that goes from the airport to Murano, the Lido, the Arsenale with a final stop at San Marco.
Tickets cost €15.00 and can be purchased in the arrival hall of the airport, directly on board or online (€13.00). Boats leave hourly.
For timetables and further information visit Alilaguna.
Then follow directions from city center.

ATVO buses (via Piazzale Roma)
These blue and yellow shuttle buses run from the airport to Piazzale Roma and they leave from in front of the entrance of the departure hall. Tickets cost €6.00 (low cost tickets can be purchased online). Automatic ticket machines can be found in the baggage hall, in the arrivals hall and outside the airport. The service runs from 9.00 to 24.00 and takes about 20 minutes to reach Venice. For timetables and further information visit ATVO.
Then follow directions from Piazzale Roma.

ACTV Public bus n°5 (via Piazzale Roma)
Bus line n°5 runs every half hour. The last stop is "Piazzale Roma". Tickets cost €6.00 and can be purchased at the ACTV stand in the arrival hall. The service takes about 25 minutes to reach "Piazzale Roma".
For timetables and further information visit ACTV.
Then follow directions from Piazzale Roma.

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From Treviso International Airport to City Center

ATVO buses (via Piazzale Roma). Automatic ticket machines can be found in the baggage hall, in the arrivals hall or buy your ticket on board. The service runs from 9.00 to 24.00 and takes about 40 minutes to reach Venice. For timetables and further information visit ATVO. €7 one way, €13 return.
Then follow directions from Piazzale Roma.

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Arriving by car

If you bring a car to Venice, you will have to pay for a garage or parking space during your stay.
The last points in Venice where you can leave your car are "Piazzale Roma" and "Tronchetto".

Parking at "Piazzale Roma" in the Municipal Garage costs €24.00-29.00 for 24 hours, in the private Garage San Marco (next door) it costs €30.00 for 24 hours.

To reach the privately run Tronchetto parking area, as you come into Venice, follow the signs and turn right before "Piazzale Roma". Warning: Do not be waylaid by illegal touts - often wearing fake uniforms - who may try to flag you down and offer to arrange parking and hotels. Instead, continue on until you reach the automatic ticket machines. Parking here costs €21.00 for 24 hours.
(Do not leave valuables in the car. There is a luggage deposit office, open daily 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., next to the Pullman Bar on the ground floor of the Municipal Garage at "Piazzale Roma"). You can reach Piazzale Roma from Tronchetto by the new People Mover.

Another solution is to park your car in front of the train station in Mestre (http://www.parkingstazione.it) Parking here costs much less (around € 5.00 - € 9.00 per day), and there are frequent trains and buses (see ACTV web site for Bus n° 2) between Mestre and Venice Piazzale Roma.
Then follow the directions from Piazzale Roma and from the train station to San Servolo.

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Arriving by train

Venice has rail connections with every major city in Italy and the rest of Europe.
The main train station, Venezia Santa Lucia, is on the Grand Canal in the northwest of the city. Some through trains do not terminate at Santa Lucia, stopping only at the Venezia-Mestre Station on the mainland.
All trains traveling to and from Santa Lucia stop at Mestre, so to get from Venezia-Mestre to Santa Lucia, or vice versa (a 10- minute trip), take the first available train, remembering there is a supplement for traveling on intercity trains (frecce bianche, frecce rosse), and that if you do not pay it before boarding, you are liable for a fine. Tickets must be validated in the yellow appliances on the platforms before boarding the train.
You can also check the European train schedule in case you are arriving by train from Europe or the Italian train schedule if you are getting to Venice from another Italian city.

Then follow the directions from Piazzale Roma and from the train station to San Servolo.

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By taxi from airport, Piazzale Roma, train station or city center.

The island of San Servolo can be reached also by private taxi. Please bear in mind that taxis in Venice are very expensive.

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Tickets for public boats

Tickets from S. Zaccaria to San Servolo cost € 5.00 one way.
A one way ticket valid for 75 minutes on the entire vaporetto network costs €7.50.
A good option is to buy a 24hr, 48hr or weekly ticket based on the length of your stay. Students and professors staying for a semester should get a monthly pass.

Prices
24 hr - €20.00
48 hr - €30.00
72-hr - €40.00
7 days - €60.00
Monthly - €25.00 for students or €37.00 for adults (Imob required).

If you book your tickets online in advance you may benefit from reductions: //venice>connected

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Imob travel card for students

At the Piazzale Roma ticket office you can purchase your "imob" monthly pass from 06.30 to 20.00. You will have to fill out a form, provide a photocopy of the photo page of your passport and show a copy of a letter that you will receive from VIU in advance by email. Request your "imob" monthly pass or "abbonamento per studenti" which includes all the vaporetto (water bus) lines, except the Alilaguna aiport service.

Cost:
Imob card: € 10 + Monthly pass (all vaporetto lines and Lido bus lines; Alilaguna to the airport not included): € 23

Imob card: € 10 + Monthly pass (all vaporetto lines, Lido bus lines and all the mainland bus lines, including the n°5 to the airport; Alilaguna to the airport not included): € 25

You have to charge a minimum of 2 monthly tickets to your imob card in order to get the student rates. So, on arrival you will pay 56 euro or 60 euro depending on which type of monthly pass you choose.

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How to get to Venice International University

Vaporetto n° 20

From Piazzale Roma and from the train station to San Servolo

From the Lido to San Servolo

From Marco Polo International Airport to San Servolo, direct, via city center or via Piazzale Roma

From Treviso International Airport to City Center

Arriving by car

Arriving by train

By taxi from airport, Piazzale Roma, train station or city center.

Tickets for public boats

Imob travel card for students

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