Venice Carnival 2027 as a Day Trip from the UK
Go Mon 1 Feb for £101.35 from Stansted, or Sun 7 Feb for the busiest weekend at £127.35.
Venice Carnival 2027 runs from Saturday 23 January to Shrove Tuesday 9 February, and the cheapest day on our board right now is Mon 1 Feb out of Stansted at £101.35 all in.
When is Venice Carnival 2027?
23 January to 9 February 2027, those are the dates on the carnival's own site. The detailed programme isn't out yet, the parades and the Flight of the Angel and so on, so if there's one event you're set on wait for it before you book.
Can you do Venice Carnival as a day trip?
Yes, it's one of the few carnivals that works in a day. You land early enough to be on the water by mid-morning and the costumes are out around St Mark's all day, none of it needs a ticket.
The cheapest days on the board:
- Mon 1 Feb, out of Stansted at 06:25, home into Luton at 20:25, 6.3 hours in Venice, £101.35 (£57.00 flight, £44.35 on the ground)
- Sun 24 Jan, out of Luton at 07:25, home into Gatwick at 21:55, 6.8 hours, £120.35
- Mon 8 Feb, out of Stansted at 06:25, home into Gatwick at 21:35, 7.6 hours, £122.35
- Sun 7 Feb, out of Stansted at 06:50, home into Luton at 20:30, 6.2 hours, £127.35
Every one of them leaves from one London airport and lands back at another, so sort how you're getting to and from both before you book.
Which day should you pick?
Weekends are when the big costumes come out, and the last one before Shrove Tuesday is the busiest of the lot. Sun 7 Feb is right in it for £127.35.
If crowds put you off, Mon 1 Feb is the cheapest and it's still carnival.
How much does a Venice Carnival mask cost?
A real papier-mâché mask won't cost less than about €10 to €12, that's the figure Ca' Macana gives, one of the old workshops in Dorsoduro, and anything cheaper is a factory one. If you'd rather make your own their decorating classes are €44 to €54 a person for an hour.
Full costumes are a different world, most people on a day trip just buy a mask and go.
What's the £44.35 on the ground?
That's getting in from the airport and back plus food for the day. The water buses inside Venice aren't in it, you can walk everywhere that matters.
Every day we've priced is on the Venice Carnival page, and if Venice doesn't fit the carnival roundup has the others.
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