Directions

Public transportations

Tickets cost from Lido to Saint Mark's Square and vice versa: (please note that the cost of a single ticket is just the same no matter which boat station you choose to get off. It means that you pay the same money getting off the next boat station or the very last station). Boats run regularly from 06.00 am to 11.00 pm almost every 10 minutes. Number 1 runs all night long from 11.00 pm to 06.00 am every 20 minutes

Boat line 51 - ticket cost 3.00 Euro -fastest boat line, stops at the main boat stations. Depart/arrive every 20 minutes---> Railway Station........Piazzale Roma.......Saint Mark Square......Lido......Murano Island........Railway Station. Shortest way from Railway Station to Lido boat station.

Boat line 52 - ticket cost 3.00 Euro -fastest boat line, stops at the main boat stations. Depart/arrive every 20 minutes---> Railway Station....Murano Island.....Lido.....Saint Mark Square.....Piazzale Roma.....Railway Station. Shortest way from Lido boat station to Railway Station.

Boat line 6 - ticket cost 3.00 Euro -direct boat line from Lido to Saint Mark's Square and vice versa. D/A every 30 minutes. ---> Lido boat station....... San Zaccaria boat station (Saint Mark Square)......Lido Boat station.

Boat line 1 - ticket cost 2.80 Euro -slowest boat line normally used by locals, stops at all the boat stations. Advantage: sails along the Grand Canal. D/A every 10 minutes. ---> Lido boat station........ (All the boat station).......Railway station....and vice versa. Runs all nights long (24/24 hours)

Boat line 82 - ticket cost 3.00 Euro -fastest then n.1 typically used by visitors. Advantage: sails along the Grand Canal. D/A 20 minutes---> Lido boat station........ (main boat station through Grand Canal).......Railway station.....and vice versa.

PLEASE NOTE YOU CAN BUY: a daily or three days ticket utilizable for all the public boat services. If you decide to buy one of them do it immediately on arrival so you can save the money for the first public boat transfer to reach the hotel

Daily ticket 9.00 Euro
Three days tickets 18.00 Euro
Special family tickets are available
Buying a both-way ticket for a normal ticket you can save 1.00 Euro (5.00 Euro instead of 6.00 Euro)
All the tickets can be bought in any tickets office placed at the entrance of any boat station.

Reach the Hotel Giardinetto from Venice Railway station 'SANTA LUCIA'

Once you are at the railway station in Venice Santa Lucia, you should catch the boat number 51 (the one that goes to the right, and get off in the boat station called Lido).

BE AWARE as in the rail-way station you can meet some people who'll try to stop you proposing tours, alternative accommodations and other deals. DONT BOTHER THEM as they try to cheat you making you spend a lot of money then getting commission on what you spend.

Once your get off from the boat in Lido station you'll be on the main square 'Piazzale Santa.Maria Elisabetta' where the Hotel Giardinetto is located.

Reach the Hotel Giardinetto from Venice Airport 'MARCO POLO'- TESSERA

Cacth the boat called 'Alilaguna', managed by the boat company named 'San Marco boat' cost of the ticket is 9.00 Euro per person. You should get off at the boat station called LIDO (it is 10 minutes far from Saint Mark's Square). Once your get off from the boat in Lido station you'll be on the main square 'Piazzale Santa.Maria Elisabetta' where the Hotel Giardinetto is located.

'ALILAGUNA' Shuttle service schedule from airport to Venice

You should get off at the boat station called 'LIDO' (2nd stop, 50 minutes from Airport)
Airport - Murano - Lido - Saint Mark'Square.

06.15 07.15 08.10 09.05 10.05 11.05 12.05 13.05 14.05 15.05 16.05 17.05 18.05 19.05 20.05 21.05 22.05 23.05 00.05
This service is done by the boat company 'SAN MARCO' -cost of the ticket 9.00 Euro per person 1 way -you can buy the tickets at the box of 'San Marco' company located on the arrivals section. When you pass the custom sorting out to the right at the end to the left (it's the last box). - PAY ATTENTION: as the 'San Marco' company manage as well the taxi boat service be sure NOT TO CACTH a boat taxi as it would cost you approx. 70.00 Euro. Do that only if you are in a hurry. - Don't catch as well the BUS services or a car taxi. It would take a long time to reach Venice (remember Venice is formed of a lots of islands and the best way to reach places is by boat).
Reach the Hotel Giardinetto from Treviso Airport

For the flight coming from LONDON there is a bus shuttle service managed by 'ATVO' which will take you from Treviso Airport to Venice Piazzale Rome.

From Piazzale Roma you should cacth the boat number 51 (the one that goes to the left).
You should get off at the boat station called LIDO (it is 10 minutes far from Saint Mark's Square).

Once you get off from the boat in Lido you will be on the main square 'Piazzale Santa.Maria Elisabetta' where the Hotel Giardinetto is located.

Reach the Hotel Giardinetto by CAR (ferry boat services from Tronchetto)

Once you get out from the highway you should follow the indications to VENICE (there are signs everywhere). To reach Venice you should cross a very long bridge (which connect Venice to the mainland and is the only way by car). Once you are on the bridge (long about 3 km.) you should stay to the right. At the traffic-light (there is only one) at almost the end of the bridge you should turn to the right following the indications to the 'ferry-boat' to LIDO. Once turned to the right you should turn to the right again crossing a small bridge and entering in a very large parking area called 'TRONCHETTO'. DONT PARK THE CAR THERE. You have to cross it till the end where there is the ferry-boat station on which you get on board with your car.

- The ferry-boat service cost approx. 10.00 Euro/15.00 Euro it depends from the car length. Anyway, please consider the fact that parking the car in TRONCHETTO or Piazzale ROMA, parking is located in the entrance area in Venice (30 minutes by boat to San Mark's Square), it would cost you approx. 30.00 Euro per day and then you should carry with you all the bags till the hotel. The Lido-place in VENICE offers you the chance to reach by catching the ferry boat, directly and comfortable the hotel by car staying at only 10 minutes by boat from Saint Mark's Square.

BE AWARE. As before entering in the parking area you may meet some people who will try to stop you offering to park the car somewhere. Don't bother them as parking rates are very expensive. Tell them that you are not interested and that you are going to catch the ferry-boat.

Ferry-boat service schedule from TRONCHETTO to LIDO:

From 1st June to 15th October

00.25/01.55/03.25/04.50/05.50/06.40/07.30/08.20/09.10/10.00/10.50/11.40/12.30/13.20/ 14.10/15.00/15.50/16.40/17.30/18.20/19.10/19.55/20.40/21.25/22.10/22.55/23.40
From 16th October to 31st May

00.25/05.50/06.40/07.30/08.20/09.10/10.00/10.50/11.40/12.30/13.20/ 14.10/15.00/15.50/16.40/17.30/18.20/19.10/19.55/20.40/21.25/22.10/22.55/23.40

Near by the hotel there is a public parking area which is free.

Once you are landed on LIDO by the ferry-boat drive towards the right along the laguna-side. After 1.5 kilometres you will be on the main Lido's square 'Piazzale Santa. Maria Elisabetta' where the Hotel Giardinetto is located?