• The Gondola Traghetto

    The most ancient method of transportation

    The traghetto across the Grand Canal is probably the quickest and cheapest way of experiencing a gondola if only for a couple of minutes, as the permanence of board is very short. Since the Grand Canal  cuts the city in two but it’s crossed only by three

  • The Venice water-taxi

    It is not the cheapest, but it is definitely the most convenient and exciting way to reach the city centre from the Venice terminals or just to get around the city....

  • The Alilaguna water-shuttle

    A waterbus across the lagoon

    Alilaguna offers a direct public transportation service from the Marco Polo Airport  to the historical city centre of Venice......

Venice is unique, and this is its greatest treasure! Owing to its particular nature however it is a city with its own precise 'rules': if you want to enjoy your time here you should be aware of these. In this section you can find all the information you need regarding public and private transport (vaporetto, water taxi, gondola) to get around without problems. You can also find opening times for all the important attractions (e.g. Doge's Palace, St. Mark's, Palazzo Grassi, the Accademica etc). Also included are phone numbers for transport services, local airports (Venice, Treviso, Verona), and main train stations in and around the province, as well as contact info for embassies and consuls: in short, all you need to make your stay as trouble-free as possible.


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