Venice is a city of pedestrians and boats, vehicles in the historical center are unacceptable, and therefore a tourist needs to park a car for the entire duration of the tour. In order not to waste precious time in search of parking, it does not interfere with familiarizing yourself with all the features in advance.
Parking options
All Parking in Venice can be divided into three types according to their location:
- On the island, near the border of the historic center. Here the car is left on the island of Tronchetto specially created for this purpose. Or at the last stop of tourist vehicles arriving in Venice - Piazzale Roma. And also in Marittima, in the cruise terminal, where there are parking spaces behind the port buildings under the open sky.
- In the mainland of Venice. Car parking here is easy to find in the urban areas of Mestre or Marghera, not far from the three-kilometer dam connecting the island with the mainland.
- In an island strip of beaches, resorts and villas that are comfortable for people and cars on Lido di Venice, the island that separates the Venetian lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. But getting there is only possible with an expensive car ferry.
Two common parking options in Venice should be considered:
- the most budgetary - in the mainland;
- more expensive - close to the historical center.
The latter are all located to the right of the della Liberta bridge.
Parking Autorimessa comunale or ASM Venezia in Piazzale Roma
One of the largest specialized complexes of the island is the municipal parking in Venice on Piazzale Roma. This colossal six-level building is equipped with a progressive surveillance system and accommodates 2,152 cars, 180 motorcycles in 10 parking spaces and two terraces. Here transport stops no higher than 220 cm, and the cost of the service depends on the automobile dimensions:
- with a width of up to 185 cm - 26 euros;
- for larger cars - 29 euros.
Rates are only daily, with a minimum 24-hour prepayment.
If you reserve a place in Autorimessa comunale in advance through the website 15 days in advance, then a discount is guaranteed: 5% in low and 10% in high season. And, which is important during the period of tourist activity, it will be possible to avoid a long car line.
A separate lane to the left of the general row of cars leads to the check-in for reserved seats (ingresso abbonati). Parking address in Venice on Piazzale Roma - ul. Santa Croce, 496.
Parking Sant'Andrea in Piazzale Roma
Autorimessa comunale has open parking for 132 cars. The cost of every two hours of rental is 7 euros, and this is perhaps more convenient for tourists who come for one day. You should call here from the side of Rio Tera S. Andrea.
Like the ASM Venezia indoor parking, open parking is available around the clock all year, with no night or seasonal rates.
Private parking in Piazzale Roma
If the Autorimessa comunale complex is full, then on Roman Square there are several more private parking lots and garages, which will cost a little more. However, almost every such parking has a nightly rate, seasonal discounts and arrangements with Venetian hotels, according to which, guests receive a bonus of 10-20%. Therefore, when booking a hotel on the island, you should immediately learn about cooperation with any parking lots.
Parking in Venice: Tronchetto
On the artificially constructed island of Tronchetto, the entire area is occupied by Venice's largest transport terminal. It is located behind Roman Square, the road from the bridge to it turns sharply to the right and returns a little. The island is easy to navigate. There is a huge garage and thousands of open spaces for any tourist transport.
The Tronchetto garage with 3,957 car and 60 motorcycle seats is the cheapest among indoor Venetian parking lots:
- the first two hours will cost you 3 euros;
- the third and fourth hours - 5 euros each;
- starting from five to 24 hours, payment is 21 euros, as well as the following daily.
There is an annually changing system of discounts. For example, if you pay the rental space three days in advance, then the bonus will be 20%. There is a 50% discount for participants in sea cruises with car parking from seven days.
Parking at Marittima
Most of the two main cruise pools in Venice is occupied by the port of Marittima, where tourists leave for transport who go on a sea voyage. Guarded paid parking in Venice, located near the terminal, offers more than 2,000 parking spaces. Rent here is long-term and will cost approximately 95 euros in seven days.
Parking on the mainland of Venice
By deciding to leave the car in the mainland urban area, you can save not only money, but also time. At the height of the season, it is easier to get to Piazzale Roma in a quarter of an hour by public transport than to stand in a traffic jam on the della Liberta bridge.
Parco san giuliano
San Giuliano is the name of a park, a bay, a canal, a street and a number of parking lots located in the coastal zone of the Mestre mainland. To the left of the highway the park is clearly visible. And to get to one of the three parking lots of San Giuliano (yellow, red, blue), you need to turn in front of the overpass leading to the dam and follow the signs "P". These are municipal parking lots, which are supervised by ASM Venezia, and the name of each of them corresponds to the name of one of the park entrances.
The yellow parking lot of Parcheggio Porta Gialla is open around the clock:
- the first three hours of parking are free;
- four hours will cost 2 euros;
- five hours - 4.50 euros;
- six hours - 8 euros.
The subsequent parking time is equivalent to the daily fee: 12 euros. You can pay 60 euros and use the parking month.
The other two Parcheggi (parking lots) - Porta Rossa (red) and Porta Blu (blue) - do not work at night. From two nights until six o’clock in the morning, neither will it be possible to park or pick up the car. Here, 2 euros are charged for the first four hours, then, as in the red parking lot: 4.50 euros cost five hours, 8 euros - six, and 12 euros will cost a whole day.
All three parking lots operate according to the new automated system, in which there are no coupons: payment is made via cash or credit card, and the camera reads the license plate at the entrance and exit of cars, setting the parking time.
Other mainland parking
Other, less convenient places include:
- At the train station, Ca'Marcello has a small public car park, which runs from six in the morning until midnight, paying euro per hour for the first four hours, 4 euros per day and free weekends.
- Piazzale Candiani is a private underground garage located near Piazza Ferretto. It works without nightly service, with an hourly rate and 12 euros per day.
In Mestre, there are still a sufficient number of different parking lots, but it may take some time to find them.
Free parking
The so-called intercepting parking in Venice can be found on the urban outskirts of the mainland. Such parking, as a rule, is free, and the car can be parked there for a long time. Many hotels and motels in Mestre provide guests with free parking.
On the web, sharing their travel experiences, tourists sometimes give personal examples of successfully leaving cars unattended on the streets of Mestre, at the Venetian sea terminal or Marco Polo Airport. How great is the risk in such cases - it's hard to judge. But it should be remembered that in Italy there are strict rules regarding parking, and to leave vehicles in the middle of the street is rather reckless.