Vaporetto Sights and Sounds

ABOVE: An older, open-bow No. 1 vaporetto approaches Venice's Santa Lucia railroad station.

Sights

Click the thumbnails to see the full-size photos with descriptions and sightseeing tips.

Vaporetto on Grand Canal	Vaporetto cabin	Vaporetti in convoy

Sounds

Click the thumbnail photo or text link below to open a page where you can hear a sound recording of a vaporetto arriving at a station.

Vaporetto Sound Recording (1 minute)

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Venice Local Transportation
This article has up-to-date information on vaporetti, water taxis, gondolas, and traghetti. It includes prices for waterbus tickets and tourist discount passes, and it has a link to an official map of vaporetto routes.

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Venice's waterbus system is more Byzantine than St. Mark's Cathedral. This article and route table will make the vaporetti less confusing. Also see our Vaporetto and Bus Fares article.

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