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Venice's 'access fee' for day tourists

The city of Venice has expanded on last year's congestion-pricing admission scheme, with a €5 to €10 entry tax for daytrippers from outside the city on peak days. Even if you're staying in Venice overnight, you'll need to obtain a free QR code to show city inspectors.

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By Durant Imboden

Updated August 4, 2025

Venice Access Fees for Daytrippers
Who pays:	Non-resident day visitors over 14 who visit the city center from outside the municipality of Venice. (If you are staying within the municipality, you'll need to register and obtain a free QR code.)
Dates:	54 days between April 18 and July 27, 2025. (See dates.)
Fees:	€5 if booked 4 or more days before arrival, €10 if booked within 3 days of arrival.

Altrhough the program failed to reduce peak-season crowds in its first year, it has been retained and expanded for 2025. Here's a summary of the new rules:

• If you're over the age of 14 and you visit Venice's historic center on designated days during 2025's peak tourist season, you'll register your visit and pay an access fee unless you're staying within the municipality of Venice (including Mestre, Marghera, and the Lido) or qualify for an exemption: for example, because you're visiting relatives or attending a sporting event.

• The access fee and registration requirements apply only to the historic center, or centro storico. This means the six sestieri or districts of central Venice and the island of Giudecca. (Click here and scroll down past the calendar for maps.)

• The access fee is applicable on 54 days between April 18 and July 27, 2025.

• The fee is €5 if you register at least 4 days before arrival, or €10 if you register later than that.

• Even if you're exempt from the fee, you'll need to register in advance and obtain a QR code to show tax inspectors. (See "Practical Information" below.)

• If you haven't already registered, you can do so (and pay the access fee, if required) at these locations: Piazzale Roma, the Venezia Santa Lucia Railroad Station, and the Cornoldi tourist-boat piers on the Riva degli Schiavoni (just east of the "A" pier at the San Zaccaria vaporetto station).

Why the access fee? According to Venice's municipal powers-that-be, the tax is intended to reduce crowding during peak periods (e.g., during holiday weeks and on summer weekends). The 2024 tax scheme was a bust, by all accounts, but the authorities still appear to believe that tourists will schedule their vacations around a modest day tax.

We'd argue that the daytripper-tax scheme is merely a boondoggle to create a few jobs and create the false impression that the city is trying to solve the problem of overtourism. What Venice really needs is more trash bins, public toilets, benches, and other amenities that benefit both tourists and residents.

Practical information:

• The "access fee" or daytripper tax applies only to visits between 8:30 and 4:00 p.m. on the designated days, so you'll be exempt if you're just coming into the city center for dinner or evening entertainment.

• The fee applies only on visits to the centro storico or historic center of Venice (what most people mean by "Venice"). The Lido di Venezia, Murano, Burano, and other islands outside the centro storico are exempt.

• You won't need to pay the fee if you're just passing through the railroad station, the Piazzale Roma, and areas around the cruise terminals.

• Even if you're staying at a hotel or private accommodation within the municipality of Venice, you'll need to register and claim an exemption from the access fee on designated peak days. The good news is that the municipality includes several areas on the Italian mainland, so you won't have to pay the fee if (like many budget-minded visitors) you stay in Mestre or Marghera.

• If your request for an exemption is approved, you'll receive a QR code that must be shown during spot checks by inspectors. Fines for non-compliance are steep.

• Should you neglect to book your visit (and, if necessary, pay the fee) before arriving in Venice, you can register and pay at one of the locations mentioned above.

Access fee dates for 2025:

• April 18 - May 4 (All days in this period)

• May 9, 10, 11 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

• May 16, 17, 18 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

• May 23, 24, 25 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

• May 30, 31, June 1, 2 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

• June 6, 7, 8 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

• June 13, 14, 15 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

• June 20, 21, 22 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

• June 27, 28, 29 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

• July 4, 5, 6 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

• July 11, 12, 13 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

• July 18, 19, 20 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

• July 25, 26, 27 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

You can see the dates in a calendar format here.

For more details (including frequently asked questions), or to register and pay the tax, see the official Venice Access Fee Web site. You can also see video FAQs here.

If you have questions that aren't answered here or on the official Web site, please contact Venezia Unica's Service Center for help.

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About the author:

Durant Imboden has written about Venice, Italy since 1996. He covered Venice and European travel at About.com for 4-1/2 years before launching Europe for Visitors (including Venice for Visitors) with Cheryl Imboden in 2001.

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