Airports and the coach
The tourism office lists Marco Polo in Venice at 162 kilometres, Canova in Treviso at 130, Catullo in Verona at 260, and Innsbruck at 170. Daily buses run with Cortina Express, Flixbus and ATVO to Venice airport and to Venice–Mestre station. In high season the same page adds Treviso, Rovigo, Ferrara and Bologna. The terminal in Cortina is at the ice stadium.
ATVO Route 29 runs all year between Venice (Piazzale Roma), Mestre station, Marco Polo, Treviso South and Cortina. You reserve a seat. The operator adds winter and summer frequency. We are not reprinting a clock time from an autumn 2026 PDF, because that sheet expires. Buy the current one on atvo.it.
Trains stop short of town
The nearest stations on the tourism page are Calalzo di Cadore, 35 kilometres, with a Dolomiti Bus connection, and Dobbiaco, 31 kilometres, with SAD. Wikipedia notes that the airfield built for the 1956 Games is closed, which is why 'fly to Cortina' is not a plan.
By car, the town sits on the Alemagna SS51 north–south and the Dolomites road SR48. The tourism page puts the A27 Belluno exit 72 kilometres south and the A22 Bressanone exit 87 kilometres north. A car is useful in summer and a parking problem in the centre in every season.
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Questions
Is there a train to Cortina?
Not into town. Calalzo or Dobbiaco, then a bus.
How long is the coach from Venice airport?
The tourism pages and ATVO describe the link. Journey time moves with the season and the day of the week. Check the reserved timetable rather than a blog average.
Keep going
Sources
- Consorzio Cortina — practical info. Retrieved 15 November 2026. Distances to airports and railheads, coach operators, bus terminal at the ice stadium.
- ATVO Route 29, Venice–Cortina. Retrieved 15 November 2026. Year-round coach, seat reservation required. Check the current PDF before you travel.
- Wikipedia — Cortina d'Ampezzo. Retrieved 15 November 2026. Town-centre elevation 1,224 m. Population figure dated 30 November 2025 (5,396). The 1956 airport is described as closed.
- Alps by Design — where to stay in Cortina. The page carries a 1 October 2026 note that 2026/27 lift dates were still unpublished. Hotel distances below are quoted from that guide, which attributes several of them to the hotels.