Premium Private Transfer: Canal Grande Extension from Marco Polo Airport to Venice

Make your Venice arrival one to remember! Enjoy top-notch private transportation services from Marco Polo Airport to the heart of Venice. Enhance your arrival in Venice by extending your journey for an additional 30 minutes through the Grande Canal to reach your Venice lodging.

Duration: 40 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Take the stress out of your arrival at Venice Marco Polo Airport by pre-booking a private transfer tailored to your group size (up to 10 people). Skip the long taxi lines upon arrival and enjoy a comfortable ride in a Premium or Luxury boat through the Canal Grande (optional extension).
Your driver will be waiting for you in the arrival lounge, holding a…

What's Included
  • All taxes and VAT included
  • Complimentary meet and greet service
  • Convenient ground transportation from airport to water taxi dock
  • Private one-way airport transfer to Venice city center
  • Parking and airport tolls covered
  • Tips and gratuities at your discretion
What's Not Included
  • Excess luggage charges: Only 1 standard suitcase allowed per passenger, size 46x69x29cms (18x27x11in); an additional fee will be applied in case of oversized and extra luggage.
Additional Information
  • Please remember to insert your flight number, expected arrival time and destination address (or hotel name) at time of booking
  • Each traveler is allowed a maximum of 1 suitcase and 1 carry-on bag. Oversized or excessive luggage (e.g. surfboards, golf clubs or bikes) may have certain restrictions, please inquire with the operator prior to travel to…
Location
Venice Marco Polo Airport
Viale Galileo Galilei
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Matthew_s
Sep 2, 2025
Amazing Experience. 5 Stars! - Fantastic experience and well worth the money. Our driver was waiting for us when we arrived. Got us to the water taxi. Handled the luggage. We rolled up in one of those cool, all wood boats to our hotel. My wife said “it was like we were James Bond.” Great experience. Great drivers. I’d give it 6 stars but they will only let me give them 5.
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Clarabb2890cz
Jul 29, 2024
Fabuloso experiencia! - Amazing experience and got to be the best way to arrive in Venice. We landed early evening, so were able to see the Canal in the daylight and then after sunset
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Narendra_h
Jul 23, 2024
Pick up marcopolo - Marcie the pickup and drop was really cool boat ride was pleasant really enjoyed and were free from tension
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Janboy21
May 26, 2024
Amazing way to arrive in style. - Fast, efficient, classy and what a way to arrive at the hotel. Short two minute transfer by vehicle to the dock and then straight to your boat. Fast transfer from airport to the dock of our hotel across the lagoon and via the side canals was great. Tip; driver of the taxi that takes you the short distance to the dock may wait inside or outside of the arrivals area.
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Lane_l
Oct 11, 2023
Pricey but worth it - Everything went great! I’m so happy we switched to meet and greet service. We arrived at 9:40 pm into Venice and it would’ve been hard to find the water taxi plus I got nervous when I read you are allowed only 1 suitcase and 1 personal item in the shared transport and that service stops at 10 pm. They took care of us. Thanks!
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Michael_o
May 14, 2024
Not a tour at all - It is a water taxi nothing more. The Captain looked at us one time said Rialto Bridge and that was our entire “tour”. If you don’t want to commute with a lot of other people I would recommend the water taxi alone. Same service same speed half the price. The boats are beautiful and floating along the grand canal is great but don’t pay for the “tour”.
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Stacey_s
Jul 11, 2025
Worst first experience in Venice. - Not at all worth the money. Aside from the lovely lady that met us at the airport everything was a rude disaster. The boat drive was late by 15+ minutes and didn’t acknowledge us, speak to us, help us with bags. He ignored us the entire speedy way to the hotel and dropped us 200 yards away.
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O850swlindab
Oct 20, 2024
Didn’t get dropped off at the hotel - The driver was at the designated spot when we arrived. The weather was rainy so we were shuttled to a different location for the water taxi. The water taxi was supposed to take us to the hotel but said they couldn’t for some reason. As a result, we were dropped off at St. Mark’s with no directions to our hotel. Lugging baggage in the rain and dark and not knowing where to go was stressful. Not worth the money we spent.
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K4993dzleslief
Nov 18, 2023
Dropped off in the rain with a crude map, not escorted to our hotel! - We arrived at the airport and was greeted by a very nice young lady who took us to the boat dock. The driver showed us and her a crude map to our hotel. As this was the first day of our trip, we were not sure what to expect. The young lady was speaking to him in Italian and did not sound pleased. She tried to explain the map. The driver dropped us off in the rain at the dock. We wandered through the alleyways for over 20 minutes in the rain, until we contacted the hotel who guided us to their door. We looked at the reservation and learned that we were supposed to be escorted to our hotel, not left at the dock. I have been trying, unsuccessfully to deal with Viator, first through our travel agent and then through our credit card company. When I call about the issue, I am told that Viator will contact me by email. It has been months, I continue to contact them but I have not received these emails. Viator did contact our credit card company, referenced a trip in Florence and denied any compensation. They had the correct booking number and our complaint but did not get the trip correct. Booking number BR100-1007174349 Really poor customer service!
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Donsoto
Aug 9, 2023
DO NOT BOOK ! - DO NOT BOOK THIS AT ALL! THEY SELL YOU DIFFERENT PACKAGES, AND GIVE YOU THE SAME LOW RATE TAXI BOAT, SIMPLY PUT: OVER PROMISED, UNDER DELIVERED ! SAVE YOURESELF THE MONEY AND GO TO WATER TAXI BOOTH! ITS THE SAME RIDE!
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From $346 (Per Boat)
up to 8 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).