Although it is one of the most visited cities in the world, Venice does not have a highly developed and accessible public transport service. So, how to get around in Venice? Due to its characteristics and obvious limitations, the best way to get around in Venice (if you don't want to use your little feet too much) is to do it through its channels, uploaded in the Vaporetti. But of course, first you have to know how to get to the center of Venice.

To answer all these questions we have written this Venice transport guide, with information from how to get to the city both from nearby airports and from its stations, how to move, where to park If you arrive by car and many more tips!

How to get to Venice from ...?

The cheapest way is to take the bus ATVO Airport Shuttle that you will find right in front of the exit port (exit D, second lane, stop n.3). Will leave you in Piazzale Roma in about 20-30 minutes depending on traffic. From here you can walk, to Rialto for example is 20 minutes. The ticket costs 8€ (€ 15 round trip), see schedules.

Aerobus + ship option. By 14€ You have a ticket that allows you to use the Aerobus 5 and the Vaporetto service in Venice.

Where can you buy the ticket? On the website itself, on EasyJet flights or at the airport in the ATVO automatic machines arranged in the baggage claim, in the arrivals hall or in front of the bus stop. To return, in Venice you can buy the ticket at the box office of ATVO (next to the Carabinieri) or at its automatic machine, at the “Il Chiosco di Pluff” kiosk, at the tobacconist “Botazzo” or the travel agency “Novo Tour ”, all of them in Piazzale Roma; or at the agency “365” inside the Santa Lucia station.

Cheap option: You can walk to the first stop outside the airport, which is Tessera Center, 1km away, and take it there (line 5), see schedule. The price in this case is 1,50€, you can buy the ticket at the Annia Park hotel, next to the road.

There are direct buses to Piazzale Roma with the same ATVO company. The trip takes about 1 hour and the ticket costs about € 12 one way (€ 22 round trip). See schedule. You have a slower but cheaper option: first take the urban bus number 6 to the train station (20 minutes, € 1.30, the ticket must be taken at a tobacconist or points of sale at the airport) and from there take a train to Venezia Santa Lucia (40 minutes, € 3.45).

Yes you travel in a group An interesting proposal is to hire a transfer service. From Marco Polo airport to Piazzale Roma for 4 people, it costs € 55 (less than € 14 per person). There are more transfer options (directly to the hotel, between airports, etc.)

LThe station of Venice is called “Santa Lucia” and is connected to the main Italian destinations frequently. If you stay inMestre (the closest city to Venice) every 5-10 minutes trains leave for Venice from platform # 1. The ticket costs just over € 1 and the trip only takes about 10 minutes. In addition the views of the arrival in Venice are very beautiful!

With the boom of low cost bus companies we are in luck! There are buses that arrive and depart from Venezia Tronchetto to very varied destinations:

• Megabus: connects Venice with Florence, Milan, Naples, Rome and Turin. Look at their website to check new destinations and offers
• Flixbus: connects Venice with Italian destinations such as Milan, Turin, Genoa, Bari, Pescara ... and other Europeans such as Munich, Ljubljana, Vienna, etc. Check out their website.

For get to Tronchetto you can do it on foot, although we advise you to take the People Move from Piazzale Roma, it costs € 1.50 and there are two stops.

If you get to Mestre you can get to Piazzale Roma with the buses number 2, 4, 7, 12 and 24.

→ | CRUISE |From the cruise port to downtown

There are three ways to get to the center of Venice from the cruise port:

- Vaporetto: the fastest but most expensive. The vaporetto station is in the same cruise terminal, to go to San Marco take Line 2 and takes about 20 minutes. To return the same. The price is € 8 one way or € 15 round trip. There is also a daily ticket with which you can take unlimited vaporetti in one day for € 20 (interesting if you want to do the excursion to Murano, Burano or Torcello for free, although recommended only in the case that you already know Venice and have a lot of time available ).

- Walking: the slowest but cheapest way. You can walk to Piazzale Roma (the transport epicenter of Venice), crossing a bridge along the highway (there is a sidewalk and it is not dangerous). From there you can go to Rialto (about 40 minutes) and to Plaza San Marco (another 30 minutes) through alleyways. Do not worry about losing yourself, there are directions to Rialto and San Marco to go and to Ferrovia and P.Roma to return, in almost every corner.

- People Move: It is an elevated tram that leads to Piazzale Roma and will allow you to save the first leg by walking. The price is € 1.50 each way and the station is in the same cruise terminal, at the end of the whole.

Perhaps an interesting way to visit Venice by cruise is to walk first to San Marco Square (if you want to skip the first section with the People Mover), and from there back with a vaporetto.

The million dollar question: Where to park in Venice? If you want to get to Venice with your own car you can choose parking in two areas:

• Piazzale Roma: there is a public car park (Autorimessa Comunale), with a single price for 24 hours of € 26 (€ 23.40 if booking is made from the web). If you are leaving the car for a few hours inside this parking lot, there is the Parcheggio S. Andrea, which charges € 7 every two hours. If you do not find a place in this you can go to the neighboring Garage San Marco, which charges € 30 24 hours a day. From Piazzale Roma to the center you can go on foot or by vaporetto.

• Tronchetto: Tronchetto parking has better rates and interesting promotions (if you arrive by cruise, if you leave the car 3 days, give discounts on attractions ... etc). The price is € 3 / hour in the first two hours, € 5 / hour in the next two and € 21 if you have more than 5 hours and up to 24 hours.

One option is to leave the car in a Mestre parking and arrive in Venice by train / bus.

How to get around Venice?

Basically there are two ways: walk or navigate!

The historic center is not large and moving on foot, apart from being the cheapest way, is very interesting: there is nothing like getting lost in the streets of Venice! Just be prepared to sweat the fat drop: it is full of stairs and bridges everywhere (your booty will thank you!). Although it is best to get lost, there are signs in each corner that indicate the main points of interest.

→ | VAPORETTO| Navigating the channels

It is a kind of collective boat that we are not very fans of: the 1-hour ticket costs € 7! But it is also true that navigating the Canal Grande is a must ... and once in a lifetime you have to do it, especially if the alternative is the gondola: that is expensive!

If you plan to take the vaporetto more than once, you may have to consider buying a voucher: the 24-hour one costs € 20, the 48-hour one costs € 30 (time counts from the first validation, not per calendar day). You can buy the tickets here and forget about the queues to take them out at the ticket offices (which, as you can imagine, are usually long). Look at the map with the vaporetti lines.

→ | GONDOLA| I do it

It is perhaps one of the symbols of Venice, although many of us are satisfied with taking a photo from a distance since it is very expensive! How much does it cost to go by gondola?A 40-minute gondola ride can cost 80 € quietly: arg! If it is already decided, before accepting the price try to negotiate it. But if it makes you very excited there are a couple of tricks ... or share gondola with other people and save money or ...

→ | TRAGHETTO| Shabby

It is a kind of largest gondola that the tourist, the they use the "veneziani" to cross the canal from one side to the other. The mini-trip costs 2€! It's not as romantic as the gondola since you have to stand next to more people, but it's a good way to live the experience saving!

Up to here our Venice transport guide, we hope we have resolved your doubts how to get to Venice from the airport Y how to get around Venice. Now to enjoy this amazing city!

Video: Venice Vaporetto - the Waterbus - the easiest way to get around, Venice. (April 2024).