From The Airport and other Venice, Italy Transportation Tips

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Ship/Boat
Getting TO/AROUND: I was very nervous about arriving in Venice, and figuring out the vaporettos. It is not as bad as it sounds. After collecting your luggage, find the Alilaguna ticket booth located in the airport. The price (currently) is 10 euros. After purchasing tickets, the clerk will direct you to the free shuttle bus. The bus will bring you to the floating dock to wait for the next boat. They run pretty regularly (every 20-30 minutes). Check out the web site to see their list of stops. If your hotel is not one of them, you will need to transfer from San Marco to one of the lines that handle the Grand Canal.

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Website: www.alilaguna.it

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Ship/Boat
Getting TO/AROUND: Once you have arrived at San Marco (or the train station) you can take one of the boats that travel up and down the Grand Canal. We purchased a 3 day tourist ticket for 22 euros (ticket booth located right next to the San Marco floating dock). Since they charge for luggage; and you will need to leave the same way you came, we found the price very reasonable. We made several trips and definitely feel that we got our moneys worth. You should know in advance which vaporetto stop your hotel is closest to. The docks are all clearly marked with the stops, and the boats are also marked with a corresponding number. Make sure you get on the boat going in the direction you want to go.

The boats are often very crowded with commuters, strollers, wheelchairs, luggage etc. Be prepared to be a little aggressive to get on.

They don't ask to see your ticket very often; but you better have it when they do, or you will be fined.

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: After enjoying our days in Venice, we took the train to Florence. The train schedule has several departures per day, for the 3 hour journey. We booked our tickets in advance with Select Italy. We may have paid a little more for them, but it was one less line to get in, and one less thing to worry about. When we arrived at the train station we just had to validate our tickets in the yellow box, and watch the boards for our train number. Our tickets were marked with the car and seat number. Very convenient!

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