Venice whether there are cars there. Paid and free parking in Venice

we came from outside Cote d'Azur from Nice. I’ll make a reservation right away that we booked hotels in advance from Moscow on the Booking website. But it so happened that we did not always have time in booked hotel and had to spend the night in the first counter hotel.

We also decided in advance that the first city we would visit would be Venice. We did not know anything about the Parking lots in Venice at that time. We were on our way to Venice. We drove up to the city early in the morning, the sun was already rising. The season is September. In Nice, the weather was variable, sometimes rain, sometimes sunshine. But approaching Venice in the morning there was not a single cloud.

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Not reaching 100 kilometers to Venice, we got into a huge traffic jam. They stayed for three hours. It turned out that there was an accident about a hundred meters ahead. A trailer with a boat broke away from the car and blocked the entire highway. Until the crane arrived and put the boat aside, everyone patiently walked around their cars and, having nothing to do, got to know each other or had breakfast. We, too, in order not to waste time in vain, decided to have a bite to eat.

Finally we arrived at Venice . The car was left in a multi-story parking lot as soon as they crossed the bridge. Advice to those who will park the car in this parking lot. Take the trouble to write down your parking number and floor, and even better, take a picture. Parking in Venice is not easy. When we picked up the car, we watched a husband and wife from Ukraine rushing around the floors in a cold sweat, who forgot where they left their car. The cost of parking is 25 euros per day. Moreover, if you left the car for only 6 hours, then you will also be charged 25 euros.

Multi-storey car park in Venice.

There seem to be three parking lots. But, in the season of free places, they say, not a lot. So how do you find parking in Venice? To do this, from the mainland you must cross the Ponte de la Liberta bridge. You will immediately arrive at Piazzale Roma. This is where all the parking lots are located. Then you can either walk or vaporetto . This is such a river tram.

The weather changed again, and a little rain drizzled.

On San Marco, water appeared from the wells and gradually began to flood the entire area. When we returned to the square after lunch, wooden decks were already installed on it, along which tourists moved, and the square itself was a lake with clear water. I noticed that some tourists were walking through a huge puddle in rubber boots. So, specially somewhere in such cases they give out such shoes for walking. Pigeons at the same time huddled under the arches, on the eaves and roofs of the palaces.

The first thing we noticed was the absence of the smell that scared us. Like, Venice smells like sewage. So, we didn’t notice any extraneous smells, except for the smell of hot pizza, and the water in the channels is transparent and you can even see the shabby bricks of buildings at a depth of up to half a meter.

We decided to take a gondola ride. We see one of them, moored to the wall. I think if it is empty, then the gondolier is somewhere nearby, perhaps resting or going out of need. We decided to wait for him and I sat on the side. But right away, from somewhere above, from the window, came an Italian cry addressed to me, by which I guessed that I sat down on the edge of the gondola rather recklessly. Smiling, polite gondoliers rule the canals, and here such a roar. I silently took out a piece of paper for one hundred euros from my pocket and waved it to the owner of the boat screaming from the window. Everything changed exactly the opposite, as a result of which we sailed through the channels. They even offered us an umbrella. As the owner of the gondola later explained to us, his boat costs about 50 thousand euros, and if I had scratched the polish with my booty, he would have drowned me under the nearest bridge. Having nothing to do, I showed him a photo of our Toyota on a digital camera and offered him a change, to which he only smiled and shook his head. The gondola ride cost us 100 euros/hour per gondola and did not depend on the number of passengers. We rode together in splendid isolation for about forty minutes. After water trips they just walked along the narrow streets and stared carelessly at the windows with masks, glass and pasta in tubes.

It's cool, standing on St. Mark's Square among thousands of pigeons, spread your arms to the sides. Immediately, several birds sit on their hands and even on their heads. Immediately the thought arises: if only not to spoil. Pigeon feeding is currently prohibited in Venice, as they allegedly peck small particles from architectural monuments thereby destroying them.

I really liked the ice cream with jam in the cafe on San Marco. It turns out that it is made with the addition of eggs, and not from condensed and powdered milk. And I didn’t like fruit cocktails near the Rialto Bridge from slices of watermelon, pineapple, melon and some other fruit. Generally tasteless and odorless this cocktail. Quite unexpectedly, I liked pizza in a cafe near the same Rialto.

At the end of the day, we happily returned to our parking lot and set off to travel further, to ROME .

Alexandra

Parking in Venice is one of the most vital places for tourists coming to this city on the water. Two of the main car parks in Venice are located right on Piazzale Roma, one on neighboring island, and another in front of the bridge leading to Venice.

Tourists coming to the city always think - what kind of parking to choose? What to pay attention to? What are the prices for parking in Venice?

Venice is a city located on the water. Car traffic between the islands is practically non-existent. We can leave the car already in Mestre, and from there enter the city by water tram or public transport. The second option is to get to central square- Piazzale Roma, leaving the car in the car parks in the area.

Piazzale Roma is the communication center of Venice. Here are the bus station, public transport stops and water trams. A few hundred meters away is the main Train Station Venezia S. Lucia. Having reached Piazzale Roma by our own car, we can start visiting Venice on foot - you can walk from here to Piazza San Marco within 30 minutes.

Parking your car directly at Piazzale Roma is almost impossible. It is better not to do this, because there is a police station on the square. IN last years Piazzale Roma can no longer even enter tourist buses. Now they are heading to the Tronchetto Parking Lot, which is 1300 meters from the center.

Parking Wenecja Parking Autorimesa Comunale

Large car park in Venice, located in Piazzale Roma, with easy access to the center. Multi-level parking, open all year round, around the clock. It has almost 2200 places for cars and 180 places for motorcycles. Parking is located in 10 halls and on two terraces of the parking roof. The access to the parking lot is very easy. When leaving the bridge that connects Mestre in Venice with the main road, just turn right, straight into the parking lot (the exit is marked). This parking lot is easy to find as it is the most large building in this district. In 1998, the parking lot underwent a major overhaul, as a result of which it was equipped with more than 200 cameras, which makes it possible to guarantee the protection of cars.

Vehicles up to 2.2 m high can enter the parking lot. The fee is charged per day of parking. Hourly calculation is not possible. Price per day for an average passenger car is 26 euros. If your car is wider than 185 cm, then you will have to pay 29 euros. In the off-season, that is, in March, November and several weeks of December, January and February, the price will be slightly lower (by 2-3 euros).

Wenecja Parking S. Andrea

The car park is located in the same building as the Autorimesa Comunale, but you have to enter it through an underground gate from the other side. When reaching Piazzale Roma, according to the direction of traffic, turn right, and then, when the main traffic goes to the left (next to the bus stop), at the corner of Piazzale Roma, turn right again. Then a gentle descent down takes us just below ground level. On the left is the parking office (it's best to ask there for free space and current prices).

This car park is perfect place for people who plan to leave the car in Venice for a very short time. Here you need to pay 6 euros for every two hours. Parking is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round. The parking is covered, and there is a security guard at the exit. The parking lot has about 100 parking spaces in total, two of which are for people with disabilities. handicapped. But in the high season it is difficult to find a free place there.

Parking at Mestre Parking S. Giuliano

This parking lot is very easy to reach from all major highways. Parking is still in Mestre, on the right, in front of the bridge connecting Mestre with Venice. This is by far the cheapest car park, but it is far from Piazzale Roma. It is easiest to get on the public transport bus across the bridge. The parking lot is divided into three compartments: yellow, red and blue. If we plan to stay in Venice for several days, and our vacation budget is limited, then it is better to choose this parking lot.

Cars, motorcycles, buses, trucks, camping vehicles and even boat trailers can be parked in the yellow compartment gate area. The car park is open 24 hours a day and is equipped with a toilet, a dining room and stands for charging and emptying the toilets of camping sites and buses. There is also a car wash here. The landing price is 2 euros for parking up to 3 hours and 5 euros for a full day of parking. Caravan owners pay €10 per day, but the price includes sewage disposal.

251 passenger cars or motorcycles are placed in the gate area of the red compartment. There are also 7 places for cars of people with disabilities. In the gate area of the blue compartment - 186 parking spaces for cars. In the red and blue zones, you cannot park between 2:00 and 6:00. The first three hours of parking in both groups are free. For 4 hours you need to pay 2 euros, for 5 hours - 4.5 euros, and for 6 hours - 6 euros. Parking for up to 6 hours before the car park closes costs 12 euros. When entering the parking lot, you need to get a parking ticket and put it behind the windshield of the car.

Parking Tronchetto Venezia

The Tronchetto car park is the cheapest car park in the center of Venice. Parking is located on Isola Nuova. First you need to drive over the bridge from Mestre to Venice, and then immediately turn right and right again. The parking lot is well marked. You should look for a scoreboard with the inscription Tronchetto. This multi-level car park is covered and has 4,000 spaces. In practice, this means that you do not need to worry about the place and book parking. There are places here even at the height of the season.

More than 120 video cameras have been installed in the parking lot. The parking lot is guarded around the clock. Typical parking space 14 sq. m. and 280 cm wide. Parking staff are available 24/7. From the parking lot at Piazzale Roma you can walk (1300 meters walk) or drive on a special cable car. The first and second hour of parking costs 3 euros per hour. Third and fourth hour - 5 euros per hour. All day in the parking lot costs 21 euros (24 hours).

In 2010, a modern cable car was put into operation, connecting the Tronchetto parking lot with Piazzale Roma. A cable car ride called People Mover lasts 3 minutes ( walking tour lasts 20 minutes). Carriages leave on average every 7 minutes. The line stops at one stop along the way (Marittima).

Venice is not only the dream of every traveler, but also the most expensive city in Italy. A room in the holiday season costs an average of 15-25 thousand rubles for two adults per day. There were 4 of us - 2 adults and 2 children, the cost of air tickets came out no cheaper than 160 thousand rubles round-trip. Plus food, visiting, and exhibitions, buying souvenirs - a week in Venice will cost 300-400 thousand rubles.

thousands Russian tourists who dream of visiting choose to travel by car. Accommodation in campsites allows you to save a lot, despite the high cost of European gasoline.

The average cost of gasoline on the route Moscow - Venice (EUR):

Route Moscow — Venice

The most convenient way to travel when traveling: Moscow – Brest— border crossing with Poland — Warsaw - Vienna - Venice. Distance of this route 2560 km one way.

Roads in Russia and Belarus are two-lane, you can always pass with trucks. On the territory of Poland there are permanent repairs of tracks, but if a GPS navigator is purchased, it will pave the best way to bypass difficult sections. Arriving in the Czech Republic, you can wash the car, then the route passes along excellent European roads, the car remains clean even in the rain. In Italy, autobahns are paid, but there are also narrower ordinary roads.

Gasoline consumption

The route from Moscow to Venice and back is 5,000–6,000 km (depending on the route chosen). Travelers drive part of the road on Russian gasoline, last time before crossing the border they refuel in Belarus - in Brest. With a consumption of 8 liters per 100 km, the cost of diesel fuel or gasoline is 35–45 thousand rubles per trip.

Camping in Venice

A day at the campsite costs 2,500–4,000 rubles for 2 adults, including car parking and a place for a tent or motorhome. Every European tent city equipped with bathrooms, showers, washing machines. On the territory of the camping there are shops, cafes, sports grounds for a convenient and comfortable stay.

What you need to take with you

You need to plan your trip in advance. Think over the route, book campsites, get a Schengen visa, upload to car GPS navigators and mobile devices up-to-date maps, make a list of all required documents, equipment and things that you will need on the road. List example:

, passport, international driver's license;
a car without tinted windows and studded tires;
spare wheel, 2-3 canisters, rope, jack, lantern;
bright yellow vests for all passengers, including children, warning triangle;
car seat or booster;
policy " Green map» (OSAGO operating in Europe);
insurance for all tourists against accidents and illnesses, valid throughout the Schengen area;
printout of all camping and hotel reservations;
tent, folding chairs, awning, sleeping bags;
car GPS-navigator with up-to-date maps of Europe;
money for accommodation, gasoline, food - in cash and on cards;
cooler bag;
first aid kit.

Rialto Bridge in Venice

Grand Canal in Venice

Ca d'Oro Palace in Venice

Important!

In Europe, you can not buy albucid (eye drops for conjunctivitis) without a prescription, there is no familiar brilliant green. Given that pharmacies and doctors do not work on Sundays, it is worth staffing travel first aid kit antipyretics, elementary pills for poisoning, pain, to hold out until the start of a new week.

Rules of the road on European roads

Rules traffic The Schengen zone is similar to the Russian one, but there are nuances.

If you have to make an emergency stop on the highway outside special place rest, all passengers in yellow vests must leave the car, otherwise - a fine. Therefore, vests must be transported not in the trunk, but in the car. Fines for speeding are severe, violations are recorded by numerous cameras. If a driver leaves Europe without paying, next time he may not get a Schengen visa.

Along the route, travelers will find picturesque Austrian landscapes and Italian hospitality. There are no campsites on the peninsula where Venice is located, it is better to choose the nearest one on the mainland and get to the beauties of the Queen of the Adriatic on many frequent boats. So tourists can admire the beauty of numerous canals, feed the pigeons in St. Mark's Square and at the same time save the family budget.

Have a nice trip!

Hello friends. Today is our story for those who travel around Italy by car. There are plenty of car parks in Venice. But they have their own specifics, because. part is located on the mainland of the city, and part on the island. I will tell you where to leave the car in Venice, how much it costs, I will open the pros and cons of different parking lots, and give their coordinates.

This is just the central historical part of Venice, where all tourists strive. There are 2 large parking lots. Both are located on Roman Square. It's very close to.

You can get to them from the mainland along the Via della Liberta dam, further along the Ponte bridge della Liberta. Right after the bridge.

Autorimessa comunale

This is a municipal parking lot on the street. Santa Croce 496. A huge building of 10 floors.

The capacity of the garage is 2,152 cars and 180 motorcycles.
Yes, it's very comfortable spot for car parking. 3 minutes walk - and in front of you is the station. Then sit on desired route and you are in the center of Venice.

There are cons:

This is one of the most expensive parking in Venice and the region.
No hourly pay. There is only a daily fee. And here you need to be careful:

If you paid for parking for a day, left the car, and then decided to take it, go somewhere and come back, and on the same day, then you will have to pay the full cost of parking for the day again.

If your car is more than 185 cm wide (including side mirrors) - the price is 26 euros
If more than 185 cm - 29 euros.

But, it is possible to get a 10% discount and go to the selected place without a queue if you book a place in advance online.

You can also get a discount if your hotel is in partnership with parking. Check the parking website to see if your hotel is on the list.

Who cares about the safety of the car: employees are asked to leave the car keys. This is not a whim. As I already wrote, there are a lot of parking spaces, but often cars are parked in 2 rows and sometimes employees need to shuffle so that the car can leave.

But, if you leave the car on the top floor (on the roof), then the keys will not be asked.

Official parking site: www.avm.avmspa.it

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Garage San Marco

There is a smaller garage next to the municipal car park. It's called Garage San-Marco. Located on Piazzale Roma 467/F. Multi-storey building, you can also leave your car on the roof.

Operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
900 parking spaces, there are places for motorcycles.
A 5-minute walk from Santa Lucia Station and the main vaporetto routes.
You don't have to hand over your car keys.
There are discounts if you book in advance online and if your hotel is in partnership with a garage.

Price. Days cost 30 euros. Booking in advance 28 euros.
Overnight parking (from 17:00 to 4 am) – 15 euros
Motorcycle: 15 euros per day
Bike: day 10 euro

Official site: www.garagesanmarco.it

Parcheggio Sant'Andrea

The small St. Andrea parking lot is located between the Autorimessa comunale and Garage San-Marco garages. Entrance from Rio Terà S. Andrea.

Convenient for those who need to leave the car for a few hours. For 2 hours you will pay 7 euros.

Works 24 hours. 100 parking spaces. You don't need to leave the keys in the car.

Official site: www.avm.avmspa.it

Venezia Tronchetto Parking

Located on the island of Tronchetto. This is a covered multi-level car park. Almost 4,000 parking spaces for cars and 60 spaces for motorcycles, 33 spaces for people with disabilities. Vehicles up to 2.10 m high can park.

Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The most cheap parking on the island of Venice.
Hourly payment:

Up to 2 hours - 3 euros
From 2 to 4 hours - 5 euros
From 5 to 24 hours - 21 euros
Every subsequent 24 hours - 21 euros

If you spent in the parking lot full hour, you will still be charged for the whole hour.

You will have to get to the historical part of Venice on the People Mover Monorail mini train. It has 3 stops. Tronchetto Marittima - Piazzale Roma.
Travel time is several minutes. The ticket price is 1.5 euros. Tickets are sold at ticket machines.

Official site: www.couponinterparking.com

Parking 280

Before reaching the island of Tronchetto, you will meet another multi-level parking. Apparently, it belongs to the port. On her capital letters written Parking 280.

There are many free places.

Payment is hourly. I can't say exact prices. For about 7 hours, pay 18 euros.

From the mainland you drive along the causeway, before the bridge della Liberta turn right towards the island of Tronchetto and drive 200 meters. Before the barrier, turn around and go to reverse side 100 meters. On the right there will be an exit to the parking lot.

Again, you will have to get to the island part of Venice on the People Mover monorail. This time you will need the Marittima stop. The stop is 100 meters away.

On the mainland

There are many options for where to leave the car, and prices for a parking space compared to insular part seem funny at times. But do not forget that in such options there is a big fat minus, especially if you have a lot of things - up to historical center still have to get there. And this is additional money and time. Therefore, think and calculate in advance what is more convenient and profitable.

Parking Porto Marghera

It is located on the right in front of the dam that leads to the island. This is a large parking lot, divided into several sectors. You will always find free places.

It is easy to find - a congress leads to it from the road. So the entrance to the parking lot is also hard to miss.

Daily payment - 5 euros.

Address: Via dei Petroli 3

From the parking lot, Venice can be reached by buses number 2, 4L, 6, 7. Bus tickets can be bought from the valet or from the ticket machine there. Ticket price 1.5 euros.

From the parking lot to the bus stop 200 meters. You need to walk back on the same road that you entered the parking lot.

Official site: www.emmeti.it

Parcheggi San Ciuliano

Located next to San Giulianno Park.

The car park is divided into 3 parts: Porta Rossa, Porta Blu and Porta Gialla.

Parking rates

motorhome - 5 euros per day
car: up to 3 hours - 2 euros, all day - 5 euros.

Porta Rossa and Porta Blu:

up to 3 hours - free of charge
4 hours - 2 euros
5 hours - 4.50 euros
6 hours - 8 euros
over 6 hours - 12 euros
reservation for 1 month – 60 euros

Parking Ca" Marcello

Located near the railway station of Mestre. 104 parking spaces and there are plenty of people who want to get on it. The place is convenient and inexpensive.

Open every day (except holidays) from 6 am to 12 am.
On weekdays it works from 8 am to 8 pm and is paid:
during the first 4 hours 1 euro per hour
more than 4 hours already pay as per day - 4 euros.

Hotel parking

If you book a hotel not in Venice, but in the city of Mestre, then:

firstly, the hotel will cost you less than in Venice
secondly, hotel parking can be inexpensive, or it can even be free.

Minus: you have to get to Venice by public transport, and this is again money. So count again all the options that are convenient for you.

Also try to search for accommodation with free parking through the service Airbnb. We have written how to use this service. If you do not find a free room in the hotel, then look for accommodation through this booking site.

Free parking

On Via delle Industrie, in the car park of the Expo Centre. It is better not to leave overnight. However, the parking lot is not public.

Parking lot Parcheggio Scambiatori in Mestre.

First of all, they are convenient for those who come to Venice for long term. They are located outside the city. They will have to be reached by public transport.

List and map of all park and rides: www.avm.avmspa.it

I hope our information helped you deal with parking lots and now you know where to put your iron horse.

Comfortable travel. See you.

Sincerely,

IN Lately I am often asked the question of where to leave the car in Venice. Agree, the situation is standard: you arrive in Italy for a week and every day is scheduled by the minute. To visit Venice only a day and you are by car. What to do? Where to park? And how not to overpay, we'll talk about it today!

In fact, I can personally distinguish three options for parking a car in Venice:

Leave the car in the parking lot on the island part of the city next to the Venezia Santa Lucia railway station;
Leave the car on the mainland near Porto Marghera or Venezia Mestre railway station and from there take the train to the historic part of the city;
Book a hotel in Venice Metre or nearby cities and from there also travel by train or bus.

Let's look at each item in order.

1. Parking on the island of Venice

This option is the most convenient, but also the most expensive! You probably know that Venice is a car-free city. Yes, there is nowhere to particularly accelerate.
Therefore, you can drive your car to the island of Venice and leave it there in one of the two paid parking lots.

Garage San Marco in Piazzale Roma

Working hours

around the clock

Car parking cost

30 euros - 24 hours
28 euros - when booking online
15 euros - from 17:00 to 4:00. The exceptions are July 15 and 16, December 31.

32 euros - 24 hours
30 euros - when booking online

Motorcycle parking cost

15 euros - until April 4, 2017 (24 hours)
18 euros - from April 4, 2017

The site has a special section where you can see if there is a discount on parking from the hotel you have booked. It can be in the amount of 10 to 20%. It all depends on the arrangements of the hotel with parking and the period of your trip.

Address

Piazzale Roma 467/F

Before turning onto the Tronchetto bridge (Ponte del Tronchetto) there is, according to local residents very good parking.

Mercato Ittico or dello Scalo Fluviale

Parking cost

15 euro / 12 hours

Venezia Tronchetto Parking

This parking lot is located next to the vaporetto stop and the port.

Working hours

around the clock

Parking cost

1-2 hours - 3 euros / hour, i.e. for two hours you will pay 6 euros
3 – 4 – 5 euros/hour (for 3 hours you will pay 11 euros, for 4 hours 16 euros)
from 5 o'clock to 24 o'clock - 21 euros
every subsequent day - 21 euros

Address

Isola Nuova del Tronchetto, 33/M

2. Leave the car on the mainland near Porto Marghera or Venezia Mestre railway station and from there take the train to the historic part of the city.

Parcheggio Terminal Service Venezia Porto Marghera

The most, in my opinion, economical parking option 7 minutes from the historical part of Venice.

Working hours

around the clock

Parking fee for the whole day

5 euros - car

10 euros - van

12 euros - camper

The parking lot is located next to bus stop. Here you can also buy ticket. Orange buses go to Venice.

The parking website says that even if bad weather or strikes, you will still be taken to and from Venice)

Address

Venezia Porto Marghera

In Venezia Mestre, you can leave your car in paid parking next to the Venezia Mestre train station.

SABA Parcheggi

Working hours

around the clock

Parking cost

Monday through Friday

EUR 2.50 - hour
14 euros - day

Saturday, Sunday, public holidays from November to April (excluding the period of the Carnival in Venice)

EUR 2.50 - hour
14 euros - day

Saturday, Sunday, holidays from May to October, including the period of the Carnival in Venice

3 euros - hour
14 euros - day

Address

Viale Stazione, 10
Venezia Mestre

From Venice Mestre to Venice Center or Venezia Santa Lucia

The cost of travel:

1.25 euros one way.

Tickets can be purchased from vending machines at the station or at the box office. I remind you that the station in the center of Venice is called Venezia Santa Lucia.

Travel time

10–12 minutes

Parcheggio Gregory

Another car park next to Venezia Mestre train station.

Working hours

around the clock

Parking cost

Monday through Friday

2, 50 euros - 1 hour
12 euros - 6 hours
15 euros - 24 hours

Saturday, Sunday, public holidays

EUR 2.50 - 1 hour
12 euros - 4 hours
15 euros - 5 hours
15 euros - 6 hours
16 euros - 24 hours

You can book dates on the parking site, but unfortunately the site is only in Italian for now.

3. Book a hotel in Venice Metre or nearby cities and from there also travel by train or bus.

And the last option, which may be more economical, is to stay in one of the cities close to Venice. It could be Treviso or Lido di Jesolo.

From Treviso, the easiest way to get to Venice is by train.

Travel time 30-35 minutes

The cost of the trip from 3.40 euros one way

Ferries run from Lido di Jesolo and on them you will come to the very heart of Venice - Piazza San Marco!

Ticket bus + ferry there - back will cost 20.50 euros
Ticket bus + ferry there - back for 24 hours - 25.50 (with this ticket you can travel around the islands)

Travel time

1 hour 30 minutes

I hope this information will help you in planning your trip to Venice.
If you have any questions leave them in the comments.