The Venice public-transit system is a fleet of motorized bus-boats called vaporetti. For most travelers, only two vaporetti lines matter: Line #1 and line #2. These lines go up and down the Grand Canal, between the “mouth of the fish” at one end and San Marcoat the other.

Once you are in the city, we recommend to download the app CheBateo (translated from the venetian "Which boat" here ) it is an incredible utility to organize your transfer in the city.

Tickets options

Standard single tickets for tourist are €9.50 each, valid for 70 minutes and you can hop on and off at stops during that time. We recommend buying Transportation Passes for unlimited use of vaporetti (€16/12 hours, €18/24 hours, €23/36 hours, €28/48 hours, €33/72 hours, €50/7-day pass). It makes sense to get a pass if you’ll be taking four rides or more and it’s fun to be able to hop on and off spontaneously, and also to avoid long ticket lines.

Buying and Validating Tickets and Passes

You can buy vaporetto tickets or passes at ticket booths at main stops, from a conductor on board or tourist information office (for no extra fee). Passes must be validated before the first use.

Vaporetto Tips

For fun, take a Grand Canal cruise. Avoid the tourist rush hour, when boats can be packed: Morning rush hour (8:00am – 10:00 am) is headed in the direction of St. Mark’s Square, as tourists and local commuters arrive. Afternoon rush hour (about 5:00pm) is when they’re headed in theother direction for the train station.

You can move around easily with taxi boats as well, but the prices are quite high (> 100 EUR).