Cheap Flights from Dublin to Venice

Venice is at its easiest in late spring and mid-autumn, when daylight lasts long, the air stays mild and walking the back streets is a pleasure; high summer turns hot, hazy and packed, while winter brings cold, fog and the chance of high water in the lowest lanes. Fares track that pattern. October is the cheapest month in the calendar here, the shoulder weeks around it stay gentle on the wallet, and the summer holidays plus Christmas and Carnival push prices up. Midweek departures usually undercut weekend ones, and the earlier you fix a summer date, the less the peak tends to bite.

The difference you actually feel is what the fare includes. Ryanair, Vueling, Transavia France, Norwegian and HiSky run low-cost: the seat is the product, and bags, seat choice and extras are priced on top. Aer Lingus, Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are full-service, with cabin service and a more generous baggage allowance built into the ticket, and KLM Cityhopper, the regional arm, works the connecting leg through Amsterdam as Air France does through Paris and Vueling does through Barcelona. Some carriers fly from Ireland to Venice nonstop, the rest add a change of plane, and trading time against fare is the first decision to make.

Getting into town is the first choice you make after landing, and it depends on which of Venice's two airports your ticket names. Marco Polo sits close to the lagoon, so a bus or a boat brings you to the edge of the old city in one short leg, with the public boats as the scenic way in. Treviso lies farther inland, the coach is the usual option, and the transfer feels like a proper journey rather than a hop. Watch which airport the booking shows, buy your transfer ticket before you queue, and keep bags tight on the boats, which fill up fast with rolling cases.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F, L · 230 V

Language

Italian

Emergency number

112, 113, 115

Driving side

right

Calling code

+39

Internet domain

.it

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Venice

250 k (2023)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Rome)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check what documents Italy requires at entry and travel on a passport or identity card that stays valid for your whole stay.
• Confirm which Venice airport your booking names, because Treviso and Marco Polo mean different transfers into the city.
• Read the baggage terms on low-cost fares such as Ryanair or Vueling, where a checked bag is an add-on rather than a given.
• See whether a connecting itinerary sits on one ticket or two, and allow generous time if the legs are sold separately.
• Weigh October against the summer weeks on the price calendar before you fix a date, since the same seat changes with the season.