Airport Transfers from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Ferrara
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Venice Marco Polo to Ferrara: Route and Drive Time
Ferrara is 118 km south-west of Marco Polo. The car goes round Mestre on the A57, follows the A4 to Padua, and then turns south on the A13, the motorway between Padua and Bologna, as far as the Ferrara exits. The drive usually takes 1 hour 25 minutes to 1 hour 55 minutes.
Almost the whole route is motorway. The Mestre bypass and the Padua junction are where traffic builds; the A13 across the flat country south of Padua usually moves steadily. In Ferrara, the walls enclose a large old town, and an address inside them is reached more slowly than a hotel or venue outside.
Journey times vary with traffic and weather. Give the hotel or venue together with the flight, so the route into the city is clear.
Meeting Your Chauffeur at Venice Marco Polo
Marco Polo is a single-terminal airport, with all arrivals on level 0. For Ferrara, far from the lagoon, the water docks play no part: the drive south starts on the road.
For arrivals, the chauffeur tracks your flight and plans the pickup around the real landing time. Your booking confirmation tells you where to meet, and the exact spot follows the airport's own pickup rules. On a drive of almost two hours, it means a late landing shifts the arrival in Ferrara, not the whole booking.
The new station planned beneath the terminal, due around the end of 2026, will link the airport to Venice, Padua, Vicenza and Verona, not to Ferrara. A train from the airport would still mean a change in Padua with the luggage.
Arriving at Your Address in Ferrara
Four separate limited-traffic zones, A to D, cover Ferrara's old centre, and electronic gates guard each one. Hotels near the Castello Estense and the cathedral are inside them, so for those addresses, send the full address with the booking and we will tell you the nearest point a car can reach. Ferrara station, on the Padua–Bologna line, is outside the old centre.
Trade visitors usually head for Ferrara Fiere Congressi, where RemTech and Restauro take place. Give the hall or entrance with the booking, particularly on a set-up day with equipment.
Give the exact address when you book, and your confirmation shows where the car will pull up. The same goes for the pickup on your way back to the airport.
From Ferrara Back to Venice Marco Polo
Leaving Ferrara, the useful thing to know is how long the road takes, not when to leave: 1 hour 25 minutes to 1 hour 55 minutes from the centre to Marco Polo, longer in heavy traffic. The pickup time you choose is confirmed with the reservation.
Marco Polo has one terminal, so the drop-off needs only your flight. The route goes back through Padua, 75 km from Ferrara, which suits a last meeting there on the way to the airport as a separate booking.
If the trip continues in Venice rather than ending at the airport, Piazzale Roma is 112 km from Ferrara, and the car can take you straight there.
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