Cheap flights from London to Venice from £16

London to Venice flights run non-stop from Gatwick, Heathrow, London Stansted and London Luton.

Flights from London land at Venice Marco Polo Airport, on the edge of the lagoon north of the city, about 13km from the historic centre.

Recent bookings from London to Venice on eDreams put the lowest fare at £16; the fare you see will depend on the dates you choose.

Each London airport with flights to Venice is reached by public transport from the city centre:

• Heathrow: in the west, the Heathrow Express from Paddington Station (about 15-20 minutes) or the Piccadilly Line from the city centre (about 40 minutes)
• Gatwick: in the south, the Gatwick Express from London Victoria or Thameslink trains from London Bridge and St Pancras
• Stansted: a direct train service from Liverpool Street
• Luton: the train from St Pancras International to Luton Airport Parkway (about 35 minutes), then the Luton DART shuttle train to the terminal (about 4 minutes)

London City Airport is already in the centre, in the Docklands.

Traffic-free Venice is a city of opulent Gothic buildings, waterfront palaces and vibrant squares, rich in Renaissance and Baroque art:

• St Mark's Square: where most visits begin, with St Mark's Basilica
• Doge's Palace: the seat of the old Venetian Republic, beside the square
• Rialto Bridge: the crossing over the Grand Canal into the San Polo district and its market
• Accademia: the great collection of Venetian painting, from Bellini to Titian and Tintoretto
• Peggy Guggenheim Collection: modern art in a palazzo on the Grand Canal
• Murano and Burano: islands of glassblowing and brightly painted houses, by water bus

The most romantic way to see the highlights is to glide past them on a gondola, or simply lose yourself in the tiny alleyways and footbridges. Shops in San Polo sell Venetian masks, and at night you can follow Hemingway's footsteps to Harry's Bar.

Each season has its event: Carnival before Lent, the Festa del Redentore fireworks in July, the Venice Film Festival on the Lido from late August, and the Regata Storica on the Grand Canal in September.

Venice Marco Polo Airport is about 13km from the city, close to the A4 and A27 motorways, and is connected to Venice by bus or by water:

• ATVO Express bus: to Piazzale Roma, the bus terminal of Venice, where you can catch a local boat or water taxi
• ACTV city bus 5: the cheaper public bus from the airport to Piazzale Roma, with stops in Mestre
• Alilaguna: the public boat lines (Blue, Orange and Red) from the airport to the city centre
• water taxis: private motor boat transfers from the airport dock to your hotel's door

Inside Venice there are no cars: from Piazzale Roma you continue on foot or by vaporetto, the public water bus along the Grand Canal. Treviso Airport is connected to Piazzale Roma bus station by an ATVO coach service.