Parking in Mestre costs €12 a day in AVM’s Park Costa and Park Candiani (€2 an hour for the first six hours) and €0.80 to €1.20 an hour on blue lines; 13 park-and-ride car parks on the edge of town are free. The tram, bus or train to Venice costs €1.50. On the island side the same day costs €29 at Tronchetto and €35 to €45 at Piazzale Roma. This guide lists the official 2026 tariffs of every AVM car park in Mestre, the free ones, the car parks you can book and how to get from each into Venice.
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Mestre is the mainland half of the city of Venice, at the landward end of the Ponte della Libertà. Cars can cross the bridge only as far as Piazzale Roma and Tronchetto, where a day costs €29 to €45. In Mestre the municipal company AVM charges €12 a day, and its buses and the tram cross the bridge for €1.50. From Mestre station the train does the same in about 10 minutes, also for €1.50.
| Where | Price for 24 hours | Short stay | Getting into Venice |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVM park-and-ride, edge of Mestre | Free, or €1 a day | – | Bus or tram, €1.50 |
| Park Costa or Park Candiani (AVM), central Mestre | €12 | €2 per hour | Bus or tram, €1.50 |
| Parco San Giuliano (AVM) | €12 | First 3 hours free | Bus or tram, €1.50 |
| SABA, in front of Mestre station | From €24 (Parclick) | – | Train, €1.50 |
| Tronchetto (Interparking), island side | €29 | €6 per hour | People Mover, €1.50 |
| Autorimessa Comunale (AVM), Piazzale Roma | €35 | Evening 17:00–05:00: €15 | On foot |
| Garage San Marco, Piazzale Roma | €45 | – | On foot |
All prices are the operators’ own tariffs or booking quotes, checked on 13 October 2026. Two adults who park at Park Costa for the day pay €12 plus four tickets at €1.50: €18 in total, against €29 at Tronchetto before any transport.
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AVM runs the public car parks of Mestre. The two multi-storey ones in the centre have the same tariff: €2 for each hour up to six hours, then a flat €12 until 24 hours after you came in. Neither takes bookings.
| AVM car park | Tariff | Hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Costa, Via A. Costa 15 | €2 per hour; €12 for 6 to 24 hours | 24 hours, every day | 305 spaces, max height 2 m, no motorcycles |
| Park Candiani, Piazzale Candiani | €2 per hour; €12 over 6 hours | 6:45–1:30, every day | Max height 2 m |
| Ca’ Marcello | €0.80 per hour, charged 8:00–13:00 and 15:00–20:00 | 5:00–24:00 | 104 spaces, only 14 for visitors |
| Parco San Giuliano (Porta Rossa, Porta Blu, Porta Gialla) | First 3 hours free; 4 h €2, 5 h €4.50, 6 h €8; over 6 h €12 a day | 6:00–2:00, charged 8:00–20:00 including holidays | 633 spaces in three car parks |
The simplest choice for a day in Venice or a night in Mestre: 305 spaces at Via Andrea Costa 15, open around the clock every day of the year. You pay at the machines before leaving, or by Telepass. The height limit is 2 m.
At Piazzale Candiani in the middle of Mestre, with the same tariff as Park Costa. It is open from 6:45 to 1:30, so it does not suit an overnight stay with a very early start. Until 31 December 2026, visitors to the multiplex cinema, the Teatro Toniolo and the MUVEC museum pay €4 for up to four hours between 14:00 and 01:00.
Three open-air car parks at the gates of the park (Porta Rossa, Porta Blu and Porta Gialla); San Giuliano is a stop on the tram line to Venice. The first three hours are free once a day, but only if you take the free ticket from the meter (green button) and leave it on the dashboard. A full day costs €12. The car parks close from 2:00 to 6:00, when driving in and parking are forbidden at Porta Rossa and Porta Blu, so they are not for overnight stays.
On-street spaces marked with blue lines cost €0.80 to €1.20 an hour, depending on the zone. In most zones they are charged from Monday to Saturday, 8:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 20:00, and not on public holidays; the sign at the space is what counts. You pay at the meter or with the AVM Venezia Official App.
| Open-air car park (AVM) | Tariff | Charged |
|---|---|---|
| Umberto I (about 320 spaces, unpaved) | €0.80 per hour | Mon–Sat 8:00–13:00 and 15:00–20:00 |
| Piazzale S. Maria dei Battuti | €0.80 per hour | Mon–Sat 8:00–13:00 and 15:00–20:00 |
| Einaudi | €1.20 per hour | Mon–Sat 8:00–13:00 and 15:00–20:00 |
| Bissolati (about 90 spaces) | €1.20 per hour | Every day |
Charged from 8:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 20:00, a full day at €0.80 an hour comes to €8, and the night and Sundays cost nothing. That makes Umberto I cheaper than the multi-storey car parks if you do not mind an unpaved surface.
AVM lists 13 free park-and-ride car parks on the edges of Mestre, Marghera and Favaro. They cannot be booked.
| Free park-and-ride | Where |
|---|---|
| P1 Marghera B | Via Trieste, Marghera |
| P4 Favaro A | Via Altinia, Favaro Veneto |
| P6 Terraglio A | Via Borgo Pezzana, corner of Via Terraglio, Mestre |
| P7 Miranese A | Via Miranese, under the ring road, Mestre |
| P8 Ceccherini A | Via Bella, Mestre |
| P10 Gazzera | Via della Montagnola, off Via Miranese, Mestre |
| P12 Favaro C | Via Triestina, next to the tram terminus, Favaro Veneto |
| P3, P9, P11, P13, P14, P16 | Chirignago, Favaro and Trivignano |
P12 Favaro C is the one to remember: it is beside the terminus of the tram that runs through the centre of Mestre and San Giuliano to Venice. Two more car parks next to bus stops, P2 S. Maria dei Battuti and P5 Castellana A, cost €1.00 a day, charged from Monday to Saturday between 8:00 and 13:00 and between 15:00 and 20:00.
Park Petroli, in the industrial area of Marghera, is also free, but only while the PK1 shuttle bus to Tronchetto and Venice is running. AVM warns that outside those hours parking is not allowed and the car may be removed, so check the PK1 timetable first.
AVM’s car parks in Mestre cannot be reserved. If you want a guaranteed space, for example at the station or during Carnival, these private car parks are bookable on Parclick. Prices are quotes taken on 13 October 2026 for a car, for stays starting on 6 or 7 November 2026.
| Car park | Where | 1 day | 3 days | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SABA Stazione di Venezia Mestre | Viale Stazione 10, in front of the station | €24 | €72 | €168 |
| Garage Gastaldello | Via Paolo Paruta 48 | €20 | €50 | €90 |
| Delfino Autorimessa | Corso del Popolo 211 | €20 | €60 | €120 |
| MarcoPolo, shuttle to Mestre station | Via Triestina 216 | €35 | €45 | €70 |
| Marive Parking + Ferry | Via San Giuliano 88 | €14 | €28 | €56 |
Covered car park at Viale Stazione 10, open 24 hours, with charging points for electric cars. It is the most convenient place to leave the car and take the train: about 10 minutes to Venezia Santa Lucia for €1.50. Height limit about 2 m. You can change or cancel until 23:59 on the day before arrival. See SABA Mestre station on Parclick.
Covered garage at Via Paolo Paruta 48 where you leave the keys with the staff. It is open from 8:00 to 21:00 from Monday to Saturday and from 8:00 to 18:00 on Sundays, so plan your return within those hours. Height limit 2 m. See Garage Gastaldello on Parclick.
Open-air car park at Via San Giuliano 88, just before the bridge. The parking rate applies only if you buy the operator’s ferry to Fondamente Nove, paid at the info point: €10 return per adult according to the listing. Check-in is from 8:30 to 18:30. The listing advertises the car park from €7 a day; our quote for a Saturday night was €14. See Marive on Parclick.
Delfino Autorimessa is about 10 minutes on foot from the station and closes in the middle of the day at weekends (7:00–12:00 and 18:00–21:30). The MarcoPolo car park is out on Via Triestina, near the airport, and runs a free shuttle of about 15 minutes to Mestre station; it makes sense for a week, not for a day. Parclick adds a service fee of €2.56 to €4.99 per booking.
| How | Ticket | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tram or bus to Piazzale Roma | 75-minute ticket | €1.50 | Also valid on the People Mover; not valid on boats |
| Tram or bus, ten rides | Carnet of 10 | €14 | €1.40 a ride |
| Bus, ticket bought on board | 75-minute ticket | €3 | Cash only, exact amount; not sold on trams |
| Train, Venezia Mestre to Venezia Santa Lucia | Regional single | €1.50 | 10 to 11 minutes |
| Bus, tram and vaporetto | 75-minute ticket | €9.50 | Needed as soon as you board a boat |
| Bus, tram and vaporetto | 1-day ticket | €25 | ACTV network only; airport journeys excluded |
The tram runs from Favaro through the centre of Mestre and San Giuliano to Piazzale Roma. The train leaves from Venezia Mestre station and arrives at Santa Lucia, on the Grand Canal. If you plan to use the vaporetto more than twice in a day, the €25 day ticket is cheaper than single boat tickets at €9.50.
The streets around Piazza Ferretto, the pedestrian heart of Mestre, form a limited traffic zone (ZTL) reserved for residents and authorised vehicles. Motoring guides describe it as active 24 hours a day and controlled at its entry points. We could not open the city’s own page on the day of this check, so we quote neither a fine nor a street list: do not drive past a “zona traffico limitato” sign, and if your hotel is inside the zone ask it how guests are allowed in before you arrive. None of the car parks in this guide requires entering it. Our guide to ZTL zones in Italy explains how the system works.
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Compare Mestre car parks on Parclick →Pre-filled with the AVM day tariff in Mestre (€12 at Park Costa or Park Candiani). Enter 24 for the SABA station car park, or 29 for Tronchetto and 35 for the Autorimessa Comunale on the island side. Transport into Venice is extra.
AVM’s Park Costa and Park Candiani cost €2 an hour for up to six hours and €12 for a day. Blue-line spaces cost €0.80 to €1.20 an hour. The SABA car park in front of the station was quoted at €24 a day on Parclick. Thirteen park-and-ride car parks are free.
Yes. A day costs €12 in Mestre against €29 at Tronchetto, €35 at the Autorimessa Comunale and €45 at Garage San Marco. The tram, bus or train into Venice adds €1.50 per person each way.
In AVM’s 13 free park-and-ride car parks, for example P12 Favaro C on Via Triestina beside the tram terminus or P1 Marghera B on Via Trieste. At Parco San Giuliano the first three hours are free once a day with the ticket from the meter.
Only for the first three hours, once a day, and you must take the free ticket from the meter. After that it costs €2 for four hours, €4.50 for five, €8 for six and €12 for the day. It is charged from 8:00 to 20:00 every day and closes from 2:00 to 6:00.
By tram or bus to Piazzale Roma with a €1.50 ticket valid for 75 minutes, or by train from Venezia Mestre to Venezia Santa Lucia, which takes about 10 minutes and also costs €1.50.
Not in the AVM car parks. Private car parks such as SABA at the station, Garage Gastaldello and Delfino Autorimessa can be booked on Parclick; quotes for early November 2026 were €20 to €24 for one day.
Yes at Park Costa, which is open 24 hours (€12 per 24 hours), and at the SABA station car park. Park Candiani closes at 1:30 and the San Giuliano car parks are closed from 2:00 to 6:00.
No, and you cannot use one there. A car is useful for the Dolomites, Lake Garda, the Prosecco hills or the beaches. The rental desks are at Venice Marco Polo Airport; collect the car on the day you leave Venice.
See also: Parking in Italy (all cities)
