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)

Related articles

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.

Vaporetto Routes
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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