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| Travel Guide | Transportation |
ABOVE: An ACTV motoscafo in the Cannaregio Canal.
The fares listed in the table below are for visitors to Venice and its suburbs. Prices for single boat trips are shockingly (some might say "obscenely") high, so consider buying a one- to seven-day Tourist Travel Card, a Venezia Unica pass for long-term visitors and residents if you'll be in the city for a while, or--less desirably--a Venice Connected pass for tourists.
For tips on where and how to obtain tickets, see our articles about Buying Vaporetto Tickets and ACTV Ticket Machines.
Important:
You
must validate tickets before use. Look for the
white electronic card reader near the walkway that
leads to the floating vaporetto platform. Hold your ticket within 6
cm (about 2.5 inches) of the circular panel for three seconds, or until you see a green light and
hear a beep. (Some stations also have green card readers, which aren't
used to validate tickets.)If you're at a vaporetto stop without a ticket counter or machine, buy a ticket from the boat conductor as you board to avoid a fine. On land, purchase bus/tram/People Mover tickets at ticket machines, Hellovenezia/ACTV offices, newsstands, or at the nearest tobacco shop (look for a blue sign with a white "T").Warning: We've had reports of ticket inspectors ignoring the ACTV's published policy and fining tourists who tried to buy tickets upon boarding, so we strongly recommend going out of your way to buy a ticket on land to avoid ripoffs.
A single ordinary waterbus ticket is good for 75 minutes in one direction, which means you can transfer as long as you aren't headed back toward your starting point.
Children under 6 ride free, but kids 6 and over must pay the full adult fare.
On water buses, you're allowed to carry one piece of luggage with a combined length, width, and height of 150 cm (60 inches) or less, plus a smaller backpack, purse, or other personal item. For more luggage, or for a bigger bag, you may need to pay a supplement. Ask the agent in the ticket booth or the boat conductor as you board.
The Venezia Unica city pass (formerly imob.venezia) is worth the steep non-resident fee if you're staying in Venice for a while, since it offers huge discounts on public-transportation fares. This stored-value card used to be available only for residents and students, but tourists can now buy it at HelloVenezia ticket offices.
Money-saving tip:
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Adult standard one-way
fare Biglietto di corsa semplice (Good for 75 minutes after validation on all routes of the Venice transportation network except the Alilaguna, Fusina, and Clodia lines. You can use more than one line to reach your destination, but return trips during the 75 minutes are not allowed.) Children's fares: Under 6 free, full price for children 6 and older. |
€7,50 |
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Limited one-way
non-resident's ferry or "traghetto ordinario" ticket (Valid only for traveling between certain stops: Lido S.M.E.-Sant'Elena-Giardini, San Marco-San-Zaccaria-San Servolo, San Marco-San Zaccaria-San-Giorgio, Zattere-Palanca, Murano Colonna-Cimetero-Fondamente Nove.) |
€5 one-way €10 roundtrip |
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Disabled fare Valid for 75 minutes; limited to passengers in wheelchairs. A companion may travel free. |
€1,50 |
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Roundtrip beach ticket (Lido di Venezia) This return ticket is valid on Line 14. You can take the motonave (a large multi-deck waterbus) to the Lido SME station from either Venice San Zaccaria (above the Piazza San Marco) or Punta Sabbioni. Once you're on the Lido, you can use the ticket to ride local buses. |
€13 |
| One-Day Travel Card Biglietto un giorno |
€20,-- * |
| Two-Day Travel Card Biglietto due giorni |
€30,-- * |
| Three-Day Travel Card Biglietto tre giorni |
€40,-- * |
| Seven-Day Travel Card Biglietto sette giorni |
€60,-- * |
| Three-day Young Person's Travel Card Biglietto tre giorni giovani (Valid 72 hours after swiping; to buy this card, you'll need a Rolling Venice Card for travelers between the ages of 6 and 29, which you can purchase at any ACTV ticket counter or branch of the Venice Tourist Office for €6,--. |
€22,-- |
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Venezia Unica Tourist Pass This pass (formerly the Venice Connected Card) offers an a la carte package of transportation, admissions, and other tourist services with a frustratingly byzantine pricing scheme. |
See Venezia Unica Tourist Pass article |
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Venezia Unica Card for Regular Users This stored-value card costs €100 for non-residents, but it's valid for five years and lets you buy vaporetto tickets at cheap residents' rates. (It also gives you a big discount on Alilaguna airport-boat fares.) |
See Venezia Unica for regular users article |
| * For an additional €6 (one-way) or €12 (roundtrip), you can travel between Venice's Piazzale Roma and Marco Polo Airport on the ACTV's No. 5 Aerobus. (This bus is less comfortable than the ATVO airport coach on the same route.) | |
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Standard bus,
tram, or People Mover ticket Biglietto di corsa semplice (Valid for 75 minutes of urban travel in one direction by any number of bus lines. Bus tickets and carnets are also valid on the People Mover and trams.) |
€1,50 (€3 if purchased on board) |
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Standard 10-ticket bus/tram/People Mover
carnet Carnet |
€14,-- |
| No. 5 "Aerobus" (Marco Polo Airport - Piazzale Roma) | €8,-- one-way €15,-- return |
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Aerobus + Nave Valid for the ACTV No. 5 "Aerobus" between Marco Polo Airport and the Piazzale Roma, with a connecting ride on an ACTV water bus. |
€14,-- |
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Local Chioggia bus ticket Biglietto di corsa semplice (Valid in and around Chioggia, at the southern end of the Venetian Lagoon) |
€1,30 |
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10-ticket bus carnet for
Chioggia Carnet |
€9,-- |
For more fare information--including conference cards, football tickets, and other special fares--please see the English-language pages at the Web site of ACTV, Venice's transit authority.
| Also see: |
| Venice Vaporetto Routes |
| Vaporetto Line 1 (Grand Canal) |
| ACTV Ticket Machines |
| Venice Tourist Travel Cards |
| Venice Transportation Index |
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