- Sleeper trains
- Stops
- Mestre (mainland Venice)
Venezia Mestre by sleeper train
Mainland Venice: not postcard Venice, but a cheaper base about 10 minutes by train from Santa Lucia.
Reasons to get off here
- Trains to Venezia Santa Lucia take about 10 minutes, several an hour
- M9 Museo del '900, a multimedia museum of 20th-century Italy
- Forte Marghera, a 19th-century fort with free entry to the grounds
- Small old centre around Piazza Ferretto for dinner
- M9 museum: about 20 minutes' walk
- Regional trains to Venezia Santa Lucia, about 10 minutes
- Tram T1 and buses to Piazzale Roma
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightjet Vienna–Venice · NJ 40466 | Vienna → Salzburg → Villach → Venice | 08:23 | 08:25 | Daily |
| Nightjet Vienna–Venice · NJ 40236 | Venice → Villach → Salzburg → Vienna | 21:15 | 21:17 | Daily |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
Treviso
A walled canal town with a fish-market island, quieter than Venice and only half an hour away.
Stop-off guide →Next stop · Nightjet Vienna–VeniceVenezia Santa Lucia
One of Europe's great arrivals: you leave the station and step straight onto the Grand Canal, with Venice all around you.
Stop-off guide →Venezia Mestre, answered
Nightjet Vienna–Venice.
Times in both directions are below.
NJ 40466 (Vienna–Salzburg–Villach–Venice): arrives 08:23, leaves 08:25; NJ 40236 (Venice–Villach–Salzburg–Vienna): arrives 21:15, leaves 21:17.
Times are local and can change for engineering works.
Mainland Venice: not postcard Venice, but a cheaper base about 10 minutes by train from Santa Lucia.
We would allow: one night.
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.