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Take the Line 1 vaporetto up the Grand
Canal. The 58-minute ride is free if you have a 24-hour to 7-day
ACTV transit pass.
Plan your trip to Venice, Italy
By Durant and Cheryl Imboden
Venice for
Visitors has offered unbiased advice to more
than 30 million travelers since 1997. PC Magazine has called our site "The
premier visitors' site for Venice, Italy."
Jumpstart your Venice travel plans for 2023
or 2024 by browsing the topics below, or scroll quickly through our
Main Travel Guide Index.

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Learn about
Venice and
its 118 islands in the Venetian Lagoon. Our advice for first-time
visitors includes
how to arrive by plane, train,
car, or ship and what do do in a
medical
emergency.
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Don't miss Venice Q&A,
Top 11 Tourist Mistakes
(and how to avoid them), acqua alta flooding, tips on
walking in Venice,
a sampling of Venice
tourism statistics, a warning
about Euronet ATMs, and examples of tourist fines
for "forbidden behavior."
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If you plan to stay outside central Venice, see our
article on
entry fees for
daytrippers.
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We also have guides to Mestre
and the Lido di Venezia and advice on
luggage storage and
baggage porters.
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Finally, our Accessible Venice article has advice and resources for mobility-impaired
visitors.


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We
provide up-to-date information on the
vaporetto (water bus)
network, including vaporetto fares,
water bus routes,
buying tickets,
ACTV maps and timetables, and
1- to 7-day transportation passes.
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You'll also find guides to
airport buses,
Alilaguna airport boats,
water taxis,
gondola rides,
ACTV water bus stops,
Venezia Santa Lucia railroad
station, parking,
bicyling, and the
Piazzale Roma
transportation hub where land taxis
and most buses from the mainland
arrive.
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Land bus and tram fares for
Mestre, Marghera, the Lido di Venezia, and Chioggia are another topic.




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