If you're planning your car hire from Venice Marco Polo Airport, give us a visit to get on your way quickly and easily. Hiring a car might not be your first thought when planning a visit to Venice – the carless city which floats on the Venetian lagoon – but if you plan to visit any of the other towns and cities of the Veneto it will be very useful indeed.
Venice itself has only one car access point in Piazza le Roma, where you can enter and exit, but whatever way you travel to La Serenissima from Venice Marco Polo Airport, you are guaranteed the trip of a lifetime.
Organising car hire from Venice Marco Polo airport is especially useful if you intend to stay on mainland Venice, rather than on the island itself, where you may be able to get a better deal on your accommodation. The best way to get around on the island itself is by vaparetto – the Venetian water bus – or by foot. When you first arrive, a trip down the Grand Canal by gondola is a great way to get your bearings.
Saint Mark's Square and the Rialto Bridge are must-see locations, but you can soak up the atmosphere by wandering through the six sestieres of Venice.Getting lost in Castello, Dorsoduro or Cannaregio is the best way to get the true ambience of Venice and to fall in love with this city.
Rent a car from Venice Marco Polo Airport to visit the attractive hub of Padua, just over half an hour away on the A4. Here you will find the world-famous University of Padua, almost 8 years old and known for its amazing medical dissection theatre. With a car, you can also access the Dolomite mountains and the many ski resorts of the area in under 2 hours.
