Arrival, information and communication
Planes to Venice land either at Treviso airport (30 km from the city), or at the city's Marco Polo airport, at the edge of the lagoon. From the former, buses run to the train station in Treviso, from where you can get to Venice quickly by train. Marco Polo is connected to the city center by coaches and very expensive water taxis, but the cheapest option is the hourly ACTV bus #5 (the ticket costs only 600L). All traffic ends at the Granda Piazzale Roma at the mouth of the Grand Canal. From there to St.. Brand, stopping on the way at the Santa Lucia train station (next stop on the Grand Canal), two vaporetto lines fly (water tram). Coming to Venice by car, you have to park it either in the multi-storey car park in Piazzale Roma, or on the neighboring large artificial island of Tronchetto, which was created for this very purpose. Because the queues to both parking lots can be huge, In summer, it is best to leave the car in the municipal parking lot in Mestre, and then cross the causeway by bus.
EPT's main information office (daily in the summer. 8.30-19.00, in winter 8.30-14.00) is located under the arcades of St.. Brand (at the end opposite the basilica). Smaller offices are open at the railway station (codz. 8.00-20.00) and at Piazzale Roma (only in summer). A free map is distributed at these offices only as a general guide. The English-Italian magazine Un Ospite di Venezia, which is published weekly in summer and monthly in winter, is also useful., which provides the current vaporetto timetable and information about exhibitions and cultural events (in the main office and in the better hotels it is free).
Public transport
Venetians move around their city using the interpenetrating canals and streets, but contrary to the expectations of many tourists, the city is explored primarily on foot. The water trams only run on two canals in the city: Canal Grandę i Rio Nuovo — Rio Ca'Foscari (which connects the Canal Grande with Piazzale Roma). Moreover, they circulate around the city center, connecting points on its outskirts with other islands. In most cases, the fastest way to get around the city is on foot. The distances between the most important monuments are very small (the entire city can be reached in an hour) and as soon as you have a general orientation, you can go ahead and delve into the city.
Water trams
Water trams can sometimes be the fastest way to get around, and even when it is not, the canal ride is often more enjoyable. The lack of clear numbering on many of these ships can be confusing at first, but later it turns out, that the tram routes are basically straight.
There are two types of water trams: steamers, which are used for slower cruises on the Grand Canal and other routes, oraz motorboats, which are slightly smaller and faster. Tickets can be purchased at most stops and in stores with the ACTV label. You pay the same amount for each ride (2000L on the lines # 2 i #4 and 1500L on the rest). In places more distant from the center, you can sometimes have problems with buying a ticket (especially after working hours), so better buy ten at once (a block), especially, that you pay more when you pay for a ride on board, and the penalty for not having a valid ticket is 15 000L (you pay on the spot). Biglietto Turistico gives you unlimited use of communication through 24 time., but because it costs 8000L, you'd have to spend a lot of time on the trams, that the purchase of such a ticket would pay off.
SELECTED LINE OF WATER TRAMS
#1: the so-called. acceleralo, the slowest of the trams, runs from Piazzale Roma through all (except for one) stops on the Grand Canal, along the coast of San Marco to Santa Elena and on the Lido.
#2: known as diretto, the fastest way to travel between San Marco and the train station or Piazzale Roma; from Rialto it goes via Rio Nuovo and Rio Foscari to the end of the Grand Canal, and then via San Marco to the Lido. Stops on the Grand Canal only 6 times (#1 — 14 times).
#4: called turistico; the summer high-speed tram across the Grand Canal and on the Lido.
# 5: called circolare, runs two routes. Right jedzie od Fondamcnte Nuove, kolo Arsenale do San Zaccaria, keys between La Giudecca and Zattere, commutes to Piazzale Roma and the station, then it goes along the Canale di Cannaregio, z powrotem do Fondamente Nuove, and finally to the cemetery and Murano. Sinistra is going the same route, only in the opposite direction, so getting into the # 5 you need to know, which version of the route is. Sometimes, instead of going to San Giorgio Maggiore and La Giudecca, # 5 head straight into the Grand Canal. Facing, zwana strikethrough, version of this line runs more frequently in winter (on the tram there should be the inscription "Diretto - Piazzale Roma").
#8: runs between Riva degli Schiavoni, St. George, Giudecca i Zattere.
#12: connects the northern islands with the Fondamente Nuove.
If, on the other hand, you plan to use the tram more than several times, worth buying Carta Venezia. You also pay 8000L for it, but it entitles you to ride trams and all ACTV buses for 500L (600L na direct) for a period of three years, so you can also use it for your next visit to Venice. Such cards are made at the ACTV office on Corte delPAlbero, near the Sant'Angelo stop on the Grand Canal (you need a passport and a small photo).
Timetables are posted at each stop, and timetables of the most important lines are published in every edition of Un Ospite di Venezia. Downtown lines also run at night, though after 1.00 their frequency is very low.
Ferries
Because there are only three bridges on the Grand Canal, station, Rialto I Accademia, ferries (gondola rides) to the other side of the canal can save some time, and they only cost 300L and are the only way to get a cheap gondola ride (however, one must not sit down in the traghetto). In summer, most of the traghetti on the Grand Canal runs daily. from early morning until approx. 19.00-21.00.
In addition, they sail as some mporetti and motoscafi traghetti across the Grand Canal and to the closer islands, for example, If you want to go from San Zaccaria to San Giorgio Maggiore, you just need to pay the 1000L traghetto fee. Whenever you want to take one stop to the other side of the canal or bay, worth checking out, is it possible to use the traghetto tariff (prices are displayed at the ticket offices).
Gondola
Gondolas are less of a means of transport today, and more of a tourist attraction. Renting one of them costs money 50 000L per hour. (do 5 passengers), i 25 000L for each subsequent one 25 minutes. In hours. between 20.00 a 8.00 in the morning the ride costs already 60 000L. Although the tariff is set by local authorities, some gondoliers are known to impose higher fees. So if you want to go on a gondola ride, it is necessary to set a price before getting on the boat.