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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.

Also see: Hotels near San Basilio

San Basilio

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 and yachts, including river vessels.

The pier has a terminal building for oceangoing cruise ships. If you're boarding a river vessel, 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 taxi. Water bus lines 2 and 61/62 serve the S. Basilio ACTV stop. See my vaporetto routes article for more information.

In theory, you could walk to the San Basilio cruise terminal from the Piazzale Roma, but you'd need a good map and a fair amount of time.

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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