Transport information
1. CONNECTIONS FROM MARCO POLO AIRPORT TO SAN SERVOLO
OPTION 1 (SUGGESTED): BOAT CONNECTION (ALILAGUNA SHUTTLE BOAT SERVICE)
Take an Alilaguna shuttle boat service from Marco Polo Airport to Venice (public transport).
You can buy Alilaguna tickets at Marco Polo Airport (ticket office at the exit of the arrivals area). Walk to the pier (7 minutes) and take the Alilaguna shuttle boat. Travel time from Marco Polo Airport to San Zaccaria takes approximately 45 minutes. You can find more information, timetables and buy Alilaguna tickets here: https://www.alilaguna.it/en
Once you are in San Zaccaria, walk to pier B and take vaporetto line 20 to San Servolo. Please note that Alilaguna shuttle boats and waterbuses (vaporetto) have different tickets.
Alilaguna: Airport ↔ Venice (S. Zaccaria): One way 18 € - or round trip 32 € - or multi-day passes
ACTV (Vaporetto): Venice (S. Zaccaria) ↔ San Servolo: One way 9,5 € - or multi-day passes
OPTION 2: LAND CONNECTION (ACTV or ATVO BUS LINES)
Take the ACTV bus line 5 or ATVO bus line to Piazzale Roma (travel time approximately 20 minutes).
ACTV bus tickets can be bought at the airport (ticket office at the exit of the arrivals area). The cost is 10 euros (or 18 euros for a return ticket).
€18,00 – AEROBUS + BOAT TICKET (valid for 90 minutes, allows the use of navigation service and Aerobus route 5, to and from Marco Polo Airport and Venice).
For ATVO bus tickets and timetables go here: https://www.atvo.it/index.php?lingua=en#
ATVO bus tickets can be bought at the airport. The cost is 10 euros (or 18 euros for a return ticket).
Once you are in Piazzale Roma you can walk or take a water bus to San Zaccaria and then take vaporetto line 20 to San Servolo.
2. CONNECTIONS FROM VENICE CENTRE TO SAN SERVOLO
FROM SAN ZACCARIA TO SAN SERVOLO (LINE 20)
The Island of San Servolo is located in Venice's historic centre, across from Saint Mark's Square, easily accessible in 8 minutes by ACTV public waterbus line 20. Vaporetto Line 20 is the only direct line connecting San Servolo to Venice, it stops at San Zaccaria, pier B (https://avm.avmspa.it/en/content/orari-servizio-di-navigazione-0).
You can buy ACTV tickets (vaporetto, public line) at the ACTV offices or vending machines. There is an office at Marco Polo Airport (at the exit of the arrivals area).
You can also buy tickets through the ACTV app or via Whatsapp: https://avm.avmspa.it/en/content/points-sale-1
If you plan to use the vaporetto often, you might want to consider daily or multi-day tickets: https://actv.avmspa.it/en/content/venice-urban-services-0
STANDARD 75-MINUTE RETE UNICA TICKET 09,50 €
24 h TICKET 25,00 €
48 h TICKET 35,00 €
72 h TICKET 45,00 €
7 days TICKET 65,00 €
€18,00 – AEROBUS + BOAT TICKET (valid for 90 minutes, allows the use of navigation service and Aerobus route 5, to and from Marco Polo Airport and Venice).
FROM LIDO TO SAN SERVOLO (LINE 20)
Vaporetto Line 20 connects San Servolo and Lido only at specific times:
From San Servolo to Lido: 3:50 p.m. and 6:20 p.m.
From Lido to San Servolo: 8:10 a.m. / 4:00 p.m. and 6:35 p.m.
FROM ZATTERE TO SAN SERVOLO (LINE 10 – ON-DEMAND STOP)
From Monday to Friday there is a direct connection from Zattere to San Servolo at 8:14 a.m. and 8:34 a.m.
This is an on-demand stop so make sure to ask the sailor to stop at San Servolo when you get on the vaporetto.