The town of Lignano enjoys a strategic location, with the lagoon on one side and the sea on the other, set in a verdant pine wood and on the doorstep of splendid art cities like Venice, Trieste and Udine.
Lignano Sabbiadoro is easy to travel to as it is linked to the main motorways and served by airports and railways.
Shuttle bus services run from the nearby train stations and from the major international airports.
On this page you can find all the directions for travelling to Lignano easily and by any means of transport.
Travelling to Lignano by car
Take the A4 Venezia – Trieste motorway or the A23 Tarvisio - Venezia and exit at the Latisana tollbooth. Continue along the SS 354 road towards Lignano for about 18 km.
The A4 and A23 motorways are linked to the main Italian and European motorway intersections.
Travelling to Lignano by bus
A regular bus service links Lignano Sabbiadoro with major cities in Italy and abroad.
The local transport company TPL FVG runs a town (in summer) and out-of-town service. The out-of-town routes connect Lignano Sabbiadoro with the main inland towns and with Udine.
The ATVO bus service also operates in the area with connections to the nearby Veneto region and airports.
Travelling to Lignano by train
The Milano-Trieste railway line passes about 20 km from Lignano Sabbiadoro. Latisana-Lignano-Bibione is the nearest train station for the seaside resorts
The nearest train stations to Lignano Sabbiadoro:
Latisana-Lignano-Bibione station: 23 km
Udine station: 60 km – Bus connection to Lignano
Portogruaro-Caorle station: 35 km
There is a regular daily bus service from each station to the nearby seaside towns, including Lignano Sabbiadoro.
For more information about routes and ticket reservations visit the Trenitalia website
Summer 2021's news: if you arrive by train to Latisana station, the connection to Lignano is included thanks to the service "Lignano Link".
You can buy the combined ticket train + bus on the website www.trenitalia.it: just select Laignano as departure/arrival train station.
Coinciding with regionals and FrecciaRossa trains, it will be possibile to use the service until 13th september 2021, throught 46 daily trips.
Travelling to Lignano by air
Lignano is about one hour’s drive from the international airports of Venice Marco Polo, Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari and Treviso Canova.
These airports are all connected to the beach by a regular train and bus service.
Trieste Airport - Ronchi dei Legionari
Situated 65 km from Lignano Sabbiadoro, Trieste-Ronchi dei Legionari airport was recently upgraded with a new railway connection to the Milano-Venezia-Trieste line.
The airport offers 11 flight routes with destinations in Italy, Great Britain, Germany and Spain offered by eight airlines.
Venice Airport - Marco Polo
Situated 95 km from Lignano Sabbiadoro, Venice Marco Polo airport is one of Italy’s leading airports offering flights to major European and international destinations.
From the airport, you can travel to Lignano Sabbiadoro by:
- taxi and private transfers,
- bus
- IN SUMMER (from 16 June to end of August) with a direct Express bus
- IN WINTER with ATVO bus number 8 to Latisana and from Latisana to Lignano Sabbiadoro checking the routes and times of TPL FVG buses (line 455
- combining bus and train
Treviso Airport - Antonio Canova
Situated 100 km from Lignano Sabbiadoro, Treviso’s Antonio Canova airport is an important low-cost airline hub with flights connecting northeast Italy to the rest of Europe.
From the airport, you can travel to Lignano Sabbiadoro by:
- taxi and private transfers;
- bus:
- IN SUMMER (from 16 June to end of August) with a direct connection to Marco Polo airport in Venice and then a direct Express bus to Lignano Sabbiadoro
- IN WINTER with the ATVO bus from the airport to Venezia Mestre train station, taking another bus to Latisana and then the TPL FVG Latisana-Lignano route from there
- combining bus and train
Travel to Lignano by bicycle
You can travel to Lignano by bicycle along the SS and SR roads, but there are also trains and boats that accept bicycles, thus making them particularly suitable for cyclists.
Certain trains identified by the special symbol allow passengers to take their bikes, as do all regional trains (excluding long distance ones), even without the symbol but depending on the space available in the corridors and without inconveniencing other passengers.
For groups of over 10 bicycles, you need to make a booking to the Centro Compartimentale Comitive or the station of departure at least seven days before your date of travel.
Special boat connections with Lignano Sabbiadoro are available to cyclists during the summer, specifically:
- X RIVER, connection for cyclists and pedestrians between Lignano Sabbiadoro and Bibione along the Tagliamento river (daily from May to October, weather permitting)
- Servizio marittimo TPL FVG Marano Lagunare-Lignano Sabbiadoro (maximum 10 bicycles per journey, from early June to early September)
Travelling to Lignano by taxi and transfer
Local taxi and transfer companies offer transport to and from the main airports, train stations and tourist attractions.
- Travel one Tour Operator - Car rental and shuttle service to the main airports
- Taxi nr. 11 Adriatico – Iomelli - Shuttle 9 seats - mob. +39 338 2021541 - www.taxiadriatico.it - e-mail info@taxiadriatico.it
- Taxi di Busetto Marina - tel. +39 0431 422510 - mob. 368 290577 - e-mail maryhof@live.it
- Taxi di Neri Gianfranco e Francesca - 2 minibus for disabled - tel. +39 0431 70782 - mob. +39 368 930827
- Servizio Taxi 24 ore su 24 - mob. +39 335 7506998 - e-mail info@gtaxi.it
- Taxi Driver Angelo - Monovolume 6 seats-mob. +39 335 216451 - +39 347 0011428
- Euro Taxi 24 ore su 24 - Sig. Andrea - mob. +39 345 3185315 - +39 328 7023158
- Summer Taxi di Enzo Peru 24 ore su 24 - 7 seats car - mob. +39 345 2626464 - e-mail taxi@taxilignano.com - www.taxilignano.com
- Taxi Tafa AL - mob. +39 328 7549556
- Taxi Tafa Ar - mob. +39 328 7023158
- Taxi Service Lignano di Gianni Stiso 24 ore su 24 - mob. +39 335 6586182 - e-mail info@taxiservicelignano.it - www.taxiservicelignano.it
- Taxi di P. Lestani - mob. +39 377 1910971
- Taxi di M. Kajmeni - mob. +39 389 8333391 - +39 340 3865847 - www.taxilignano.net
- Taxi di D. Ukallas - mob. +39 334 1683250