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Venice Travel Guide

General planning:

Introducing Venice
(for first-time visitors)

Planning Your Trip

Where to Stay in Venice

Hotel Recommendations
by Area

Our No. 1 Warning!

Top 11 Tourist Mistakes

Venice for Cruisers

Transportation:

Arriving in Venice

Marco Polo Airport
Airport Boat (Alilaguna)
Airport Buses

Venice Railroad Station

Water Buses
Water Taxis
Parking
All Local Transportation

Enjoying Venice:

Sights & Sightseeing
Top 11 Free Sights
Tours and Day Trips

Gondolas
Murano/Glass

Walking in Venice
(without getting lost)

On the mainland:

Mestre
Treviso

San Giorgio Maggiore photo by Matthew Dixon

Aerial Venice
Explore Venice from the air, with explanatory text.

More resources:

Venice Videos
Fisheye Venice
Venice Links
Weather
Map

From Viator:

Viator

Transportation and Parking

Quick index

If you wish, see the detailed index with descriptions.

General information:
Arriving in Venice
Venice Public Transportation
Walking in Venice: Finding Your Way With Signs and Maps
Piazzale Roma
Venice Connected (formerly Venice Card)
Air travel, airport transportation:
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)
Airport Luggage Carts
Venice Airport Buses
Alilaguna Airport Boat
Water Taxis
Directions to Alilaguna & Water Taxi Piers at Venice Airport
Land Taxis
Venice People Mover
Treviso Airport Bus (Ryanair, Germanwings, Transavia, Wizzair, Air Arabia)
Venice Airport Hotels
Early-Morning Flights from Venice Airport (ground transportation)
Local transportation:
Vaporetto Water Buses - Basic Information
Vaporetto Routes
Vaporetto and Bus Fares
Buying Vaporetto Tickets
ACTV Ticket Machines
Venice Tourist Travel Cards
imob.venezia stored-value card (CartaVenezia) 
Vaporetto Sights & Sounds
Gondolas and Gondola Rides
Traghetti (Grand Canal gondola ferries)
Venice Gondola Serenade Tour
Venice Islands Tour (DIY by public transport)
Venice to Chioggia
Rail travel:
Venice Santa Lucia Railroad Station
Venice Railroad Station Hotels
Mestre to Venice by Train
Venezia Mestre Railroad Station
Trenitalia Regional Ticket Machines
Trenitalia "Fast Ticket" Machines (Rome for Visitors)
Parking, car ferries:
Parking in Venice
Tronchetto Parking Garage
San Giuliano Parking (Mestre)
Venice-Lido Car Ferry
Cruising:
Venice for Cruisers - Index

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Hotel Advice:

Location can be important in a car-free city with 400+ bridges, especially when you're walking with luggage. Before you book, see:

  • Aerial Venice Hotels
    Read our tips on choosing the right sestiere or district. Then view individual hotels and their surroundings in large satellite photos and aerial close-ups.

MSC cruise ship in Venice

Venice for Cruisers:

Venice canal reflections

From our Venice Travel Blog:

A water taxi ride to Venice Airport
A warning about water taxis
Venice Railroad Station: a vaporetto view
Long lines at Venice Airport
Free boat trips to Murano
Need to pee? Prepare to pay
Crime in Venice
The perils of overpacking
Venetian daily life

Maggie in Venice

From Maggie in Venice:

A dog's life in Venice
A Beagle boards a water bus
Maggie in Venice video clips


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