Venice Cruise Terminals
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ABOVE: San Basilio has its own ACTV or vaporetto
stop. A wooden bridge leads to the Zattere promenade (foreground) and Venice's
historic center.
San Basilio Pier
San Basilio is a long quay that runs from the main port area to
the Fondamenta Zàttere, the promenade along the southern edge of the historic
center on the Giudecca Canal. It accommodates small to medium-sized ships.
The pier has a terminal building for oceangoing cruise ships. If
you're boarding a river vessel (such as CroisiEurope's Michelangelo,
which is based in Venice), you'll normally just go directly to the ship and
embark without formalities.
From the airport:
San Basilio is a 20-minute cab ride from Venice's
Marco Polo Airport. Other options include
an airport bus to the Piazzale Roma,
followed by a taxi or bus ride (see below), or a water taxi, which takes about
an hour from the airport but offers a scenic ride. (Water taxis are very
expensive, but the cost becomes reasonable if it's split among half a dozen
passengers.)
From the Piazzale Roma or the Piazza
San Marco:
You can reach San Basilio in a few minutes by land taxi. Water
bus line 2 serves the San Basilio ACTV stop. See our
vaporetto routes article for more information.
It's also possible to walk to the San Basilio cruise terminal
from the Piazzale Roma in 30 minutes or less, but you'll need a good map and a
willingness to haul your luggage over a number of bridges.
From Dorsoduro:
Take the vaporetto (see above) or walk along the Zàttere to the
small wooden bridge just past the San Basilio vaporetto platform. Cross the
bridge shown in the photo above, and you're there.
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