Public transports in Venice and other Venice, Italy Transportation Tips

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Ship/Boat
Getting TO/AROUND: Venice is easy to get around, there are no cars or trains in the historic city center. Most sights are easily accessible on foot, though.
Far distances can be covered with the very popular vaporetto (little vapor). The name dates from when the boats were run by steam.
There are three types of boat:
the "vaporetto," a flat-decked boat used on routes inside the city;
the "motoscafo" used for routes into the Lagoon. It is smaller and able to pass under low bridges and in narrow canals;
the "motonave" is large double-decked ship used for commuter service to the Lido.

Line No.1 zigzags between 20 stations on its way from the Piazzale Roma to the Lido;
the No.2 express line, formerly numbered 82, runs from San Zaccaria (above the Piazza San Marco) through the Giudecca Canal to the Piazzale Roma, and the railway station.
No.3 line for Venice residents and for those in possession of a CartaVenezia or Tessera di Abbonamento only. Depart every 20 minutes from Piazzale Roma, covers the same stops as Line 1, and end at San Marco.

If you have any questions about the vaporetto, lines, tickets, and ACTV during your visit, you can call HelloVenezia at +39 041 2424.
http://www.hellovenezia.com/jsp/en/transports/index.jsp

At the front of every stops there is a counter, where you can purchase your ticket.
A single ticket is quite expensive: it costs € 6.50. Be sure to validate your ticket before boarding the boat. Simply insert it in the yellow ticket machine which stamps your ticket automatically.
It is more better if you might want to buy a 24-hour ticket ("biglietto ventiquattro ore") for € 12.00 right away. It gives you access to Venice for a whole day. If you board at a stop that doesn't have a ticket office, after boarding immediately ask for a biglietto. Otherwise, you could be fined heavily for traveling without a ticket.

Another but more expensive option is the Venice Card, which is available in 3 or 7 days version (€70.00 and €90.00 )includes benefits such as admission to city-owned museums and free use of public toilets.

Warning: Private water taxis are expensive. You need a mortgage to afford them, if you make it a habit. The fare from Marco Polo Airport to a hotel in central location may reach €100; a trip within the historic center costs €30 at least. Water taxis run under the collective name of "motoscafi" (not ACTV motoscafo!!)

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Phone: +39 041 2424
Website: http://www.actv.it/english/azienda.php?pagina=storia

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Ship/Boat
Getting TO/AROUND: .
A traghetto is a gondola ferry, a traditional and efficient way to cross the Grand Canal.
Seven traghetto points between San Marco and the railway station allow you to cross the Grand Canal for less than the price of an espresso, without having to squeeze over the bridges or to take a vaporetto.
Campo del Traghetto - Calle Lanza (near the Salute Church);
San Samuele - Ca' Rezzónico;
Sant' Angelo - San Tomà;
Riva del Carbòn - Fondamente del Vin;
Santa Sofia (near Ca' D'Oro) - Pescaria (fish market);
San Marcuola - Fóndaco dei Turchi (at the Natural History Museum);
Fondamente S. Lucia (in front of the Railway Station) - Fondamenta San Simeón Piccolo;

Taking the traghetto will give you a taste for a gondola ride at a fraction of the cost and you will get to do it with true Venetians; the only con or added bonus, depending on your point of view, is that you must do it standing up.
People typically stay standing on the short traghetto trips. Out in the lagoon the trip is longer and the water is choppier, so people are sitting down for the trip.
The traghetto is a far less romantic experience — you are usually crammed in — but at least you can say you've done the gondola thing. It's traditional to stand during the crossing, but you're welcome to use a seat if there is any. Hand €0,50 to the oarsman as you leave the boat. If you don't have exact change, try to pay with one- or two-euro coins instead of banknotes.

Warning: A real gondola ride is not cheap! You have to pay min. €80 for a 45 minute serenade experience! It is worthwhile, however, in a certain cases; local legend promises eternal love to couples that kiss on a gondola ride at sunset under every bridge, especially the "Ponte dei Sospiri". But the world famous “Singing Gondolier” has more legendary connotations, and serenades on board gondolas are therefore performed by teams of professional musicians.

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'Mode': TO
Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: The airport is located off the SS14 airport road towards Trieste, in Tessero on the shore of the lagoon, only 8 kilometers from the center.
It is one the busiest in Italy with a yearly capacity of seven-million passengers. The attractive new terminal building has been put into operation in 2002. Extremelly elegant with an excellent design. Arrivals are on the ground floor while departures are on the upper floor.
The business class international lounge has good food/drinks, nice comfort, high speed internet access and an open terrace for very pleasant viewing of the aircraft and last lingering views of the beautiful city.

Public transport: Transfer to Venice is easy; although the blue ATVO bus (€ 3,00), a direct connection to Piazzale Roma, runs only every half hour at weekends. The orange bus ACTV No.5 (€1.00) is also a good option, but it has a lot of stops and reaching Piazzale Roma takes almost one hour.
Another option is to take the Alilaguna boats from the airport jetty: they are time-consuming (one hour and a half) and expensive (€ 12,00 one-way) but take you directly to Piazza San Marco, which is a huge advantage.

Notice: Some airlines operate from the small airport of Treviso, which is 30 kilometres from Venice, but the transfer to Piazzale Roma by bus or train is well organized

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Phone: 041 2606111
Website: http://www.veniceairport.it/

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: Venice is divided into six sestieri.
San Marco is the most visited, the train station is in Cannaregio. On the same side of the Grand Canal are San Marco and Castello. Santa Croce is close to the bus stops at Piazzale Roma. San Polo and the Dorsoduro are across the canal from San Marco.
Giudecca and S. Giorgo Maggiore are islands close to the six sestieri.

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