Venice Airport to Cortina in the evening: bus, car or transfer?
We land at Venice at 19:40 and we're staying in Cortina. Is there still a bus?
Not your flight? Plan your own Venice Marco Polo arrival.
Plan your own →Cortina Express and ATVO run direct coaches from Venice Marco Polo to Cortina, but only during the day. By early evening the last one has gone.
Venice has later rental desks than Treviso, with several open until 23:00 or midnight, so collecting a car is usually still possible. The question is whether you want to drive 160 km of mountain road after dark.
The answer for this example
Saturday in December, landing 19:40, 2 people with ski bags, car not booked yet
VCE Venice Marco Polo to Cortina d'Ampezzo
Collect your car tonight, arrive 23:19
Collect the car tonight and drive
- Extra cost
- No extra cost
- on top of car hire
- You arrive
- 23:19
- estimate
- Unconfirmed
- Risk
- Low
- Desk still open when you reach arrivals
Unconfirmed, check with Sixt before you rely on these figures.
Why this is best
- Still open when you reach arrivals: Sixt, Avis / Budget, Hertz, Locauto / Enterprise / Alamo, Europcar.
- Check the car comes with winter tyres or snow chains.
Why not “Pre-booked transfer to your door”? You'd get there 22 min sooner (22:57), but it costs €424 more. Our pick balances cost, time and risk.
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Your night, step by step
- 20:25Out of arrivals
- 20:30Pick up the car at the desk
- 20:50Drive off
- 23:19Arrive in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Based on 6 facts · 1 unconfirmed
Sixt desk hoursUnconfirmed
08:00–midnight
Source: sixt.ie · checked 8 Nov 2026 · check with Sixt
Avis / Budget desk hoursVerified
08:00–midnight
Source: avis.be · checked 8 Nov 2026
Hertz desk hoursVerified
08:00–midnight
Source: hertz.com · checked 8 Nov 2026
Locauto / Enterprise / Alamo desk hoursVerified
08:00–23:00
Source: supplier email reply from Locauto Venezia Aeroporto, received 8 Nov 2026 · checked 8 Nov 2026
Europcar desk hoursVerified
08:00–23:30
Source: europcar.co.uk · checked 8 Nov 2026
Drive time to Cortina d'AmpezzoVerified
about 135 min in good conditions (162 km), our estimate
Source: no source recorded · check date not recorded
Worth knowing
▲ Winter tyres or snow chains on board are compulsory on most Dolomites roads from 15 November to 15 April.
Other ways to do it
Not possible at this time
- Bus and train: To catch the last connection to Dolomites you need to be out of arrivals by 17:30; you're out at about 20:25. A transfer or a hotel near the airport are the usual fallbacks.
Prices are estimates for comparison. Desk hours and timetables change, so confirm with the operator before you travel. How we work this out
Your flight is different? Plan your own night.
Rental desks at Venice Marco Polo Airport
Published opening hours. Out-of-hours pick-up has to be arranged before you fly.
| Supplier | Desk hours | After hours |
|---|---|---|
| Sixt | Daily 08:00–midnight | Not offered |
| Avis / Budget | Daily 08:00–midnight | Not offered |
| Hertz | Daily 08:00–midnight | Not offered |
| Locauto / Enterprise / Alamo | Daily 08:00–23:00 | On request, about €43 |
| Europcar | Daily 08:00–23:30 | On request, fee applies |
Last checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Sixt, Avis, Hertz, Locauto (supplier email reply from Locauto Venezia Aeroporto, received 8 Nov 2026), Europcar
Leaving the airport
- Terminal
- Opens around 04:00.
- Into the city
- ATVO express coaches and ACTV bus 5 run to Piazzale Roma (about 20 min, €10–12) and Mestre station; ACTV runs until about 01:10 and ATVO has night departures.
- The Dolomites
- Cortina Express and ATVO run direct daytime coaches to Cortina, and in winter the Dolomiti Ski Shuttle serves Arabba, Alleghe and nearby resorts. There are no evening departures into the mountains.