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Transportation
Guide to Public Transport in Venice
Venice is one place on earth
where you'll actually want to catch a bus. This mundane activity is
an attraction in its own right as you take to the canals. ACTV
operates all public transport in the city including vaporetti and
road buses on the mainland. Holders of the Venice Card can enjoy
unlimited travel on the ACTV network for the card's duration. Tel:
+39 041-2424 for details.
Water Buses (Vaporetto)
The waterbus is equivalent to its land based brethren. The service
is surprisingly punctual and regular and runs from the early morning
until about midnight, when a "nightbus" plies just one of the major
routes. Destinations are posted on the front of each boat but all of
the vaporetti run to a seemingly arbitrary series of rules that
means stops are sometimes missed out or the boat stops short of its
terminus. Ask if in doubt.
Generally speaking you should buy your ticket before you travel from
a Vaporetto kiosk, machine or at a tobacconists (tabacchi). Tickets
should be validated in the machine at the entrance to the jetty
before you board. Otherwise you have to buy your ticket from the
driver when you board, and stump up a surcharge for the privilege.
The most useful bus for visitors is the No.1, which runs from Piazza
le Roma to Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square) regularly. Short
trips cost EUR3.50.
Alilaguna operates a series of lines around the city including
direct connections to the airport. Holders of the Venice Card
receive disounted travel on the network.
Traghettis
If you merely want to cross the Grand Canal a good option is to use
the traghetti - these basic gondola shaped boats ply their trade
back and forth across the canal at points between the bridges.
Driving
For obvious reasons you don't need a car to a great extent in
Venice. If you are planning to tour the mainland however there are
several car firms that operate out of Venice and its airport.
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If you do drive to Venice the route is along the A4 highway and
across the Ponte della Libertà over the lagoon to the city. Once in
the city you'll have to park up at Piazza le Roma and change to
water-based transport.
Taxis
Water taxis operate in exactly the same manner as land-based taxis.
You can catch them from dedicated piers located around tourist areas
or radio book in advance to be picked up. The Co-operativa San Marco
is the governing body that represents all of Venice's water taxis.
Call them on Tel: +39 041-522-2303 for any information, or
alternatively ask at your hotel.
Registered taxis will have a black number on a yellow background
emblazoned on the boat. Metered taxis do exist but drivers usually
agree a price with their passengers beforehand. Make sure you have
at least some idea of how far you're going if you choose this form
of transport. Venice's canals are famously disorientating and you
can feel you're miles from anywhere only to hop in a taxi and find
St Mark's Square just round the corner. Worse still is to spend five
minutes in a cab on the canals only to end up on the other side of
the square you embarked from - as embarrassing as it is expensive.
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