Tips For Getting From Venice Airport to Venice With Heavy Luggage

One of the most aggravating aspects of travelling is undoubtedly the issue of luggage. Not only because most airlines institute strict and often bothersome restrictions with regards to weights and sizes, but also because lugging a heavy suitcase around is not the most pleasant of activities at the best of times.

Accessing the "Water City"

In a city like Venice, this problem is further magnified by the fact that there is no ‘conventional’ way to access the city centre when travelling in from Venice airport to Venice. As is common knowledge, no motorised traffic is allowed on the scenic part of the ‘water city’, meaning travellers coming in with heavy luggage risk having to carry it around with them all the way to their hotel.

Fortunately, a modicum of research and resourcefulness will almost certainly do away with this possibility. A number of companies offering transfers from Venice airport to Venice (most, in fact) account for the fact that most holidaymakers will be carrying heavy luggage; they offer the necessary services to ensure that visitors are not inconvenienced by their choice of packing.

Nor is this type of service exclusive to traditional, land-bound means of transfer. The ever-popular ‘water taxis’, which take customers from Venice airport to Venice through the lagoon and some of the city’s canals, are just as prepared to deal with heavy suitcases as the more conventional taxis or shuttle buses – with the added perk of being somewhat more flexible. Because boats, unlike motorised vehicles, can circulate in the town centre, these water taxis are able to drop visitors off as close to their designated hotel as possible, eliminating the need for a long trek across cobblestoned streets, which, while very typical, are not at all conducive to hauling a large case.

However, it is not only the companies offering transfers from Venice airport to Venice that accommodate for tourists with large suitcases. The public transportation system also makes allowances for this type of situation, and many of the water buses circulating the canals have stops near or next to major hotels. This makes them an arguably better option than land-bound private taxis or buses since, while much slower going, they have a larger range of mobility around the city centre, comparable to that of ‘water taxis’, and can drop tourists off closer to their hotel of choice.

Travellers arriving in Venice from Marco Polo airport and carrying large suitcases should, therefore, not spend any time worrying; most of the means of transportation offered by the city account for their situation, and should help ensure they have a smooth trip to their accommodation.

Lukas Johannes is a driver for Shuttle Direct. If you’re looking for a transfer from Venice airport to Venice, Shuttle Direct provide pre-booked shuttles to major destinations all over Europe. Wherever you travel, Shuttle Direct can make sure that you don’t miss your car on your holiday abroad.

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