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Venice Vaporetto Routes
ABOVE: An ACTV motonave passes a cruise ship in St. Mark's Basin. (See our Vaporetto Water Buses article for more information on boat types.)
Venice's waterbus routes change from time to time. This means that published map and guidebook descriptions of boat lines, which are operated by the transit agency ACTV, are frequently out of date. We suggest printing the accompanying route tables and taking the page with you to Venice. Please note that routes are subject to change and seasonal variation. When in doubt, check the timetables at the vaporetto stops. Things to know: 1. At smaller stops, boats will come from both directions. Pay attention so you'll board the right waterbus! 2. Occasionally, a boat will ignore certain stops or will terminate its run before the end of the line. The placard or electronic signboard on the boat will indicate any such deviations. (Either that, or the conductor will shoo you off.) 3. Some lines are defined as "summer only," but "summer" usually means April through October on the Venice tourist calendar.
5. If you board at a stop that doesn't have a ticket office, approach the conductor immediately after boarding and ask for a biglietto. Otherwise, you could be fined heavily for traveling without a ticket.
8. If you're staying in Venice for an extended period or plan to visit several times within a three-year period, consider buying an Imob (CartaVenezia) card, which will let you buy vaporetto tickets at cheap residents' rates.
10. Most ACTV boats are now wheelchair-accessible. Vaporetti on the most popular routes (1 and 2) are flat-decked boats where wheelchairs, strollers, and baby carriages can roll on or off easily, with a hand from the boat conductor if necessary. In recent years, motoscafi (which have cabins inside the hull) have been redesigned with wheelchair areas on the entry decks. For more information on specific boat lines, see our Actv waterbus route table on page 2. Also see our articles on Venice Vaporetto and Bus Fares, Buying Vaporetto Tickets, and ACTV Ticket Machines.
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ACTV has a 
6. Be sure to validate your
ticket before boarding the
boat. If your ticket has a magnetic stripe, hold it up to the electronic reader
(see inset photo) and wait for a "beep." If you've given an old-style
paper ticket, insert it in the yellow stamping machine and listen for a "thunk."
7. You can save money on public transportation by
purchasing a 12- to 72-hour Actv 
9. For convenience, "vaporetto" is often used as a
generic synonym for "water bus," but technically there are three types of boat:
the "vaporetto," a flat-decked boat used on routes such as No. 1 (Grand
Canal) and No. 2; the "motoscafo" (used for routes that go into the
Lagoon; see photo at top of page); and the "motonave" (a large
double-decked vessel that looks like a ship and is used for commuter service to
the Lido, Punta Sabioni, and Treporti).
