Venice Vaporetto Fares, 2009
Feb 4, 2009 ACTV, vaporetto, & city transit, Instructions for Use
Here’s a brief summary of the public transit fares for navigation (i.e., the vaporetto) posted by the ACTV. Most fares have increased by €2 for 2009. The Youth fare for the three-day pass did not increase.
ATTENZIONE: The fares for Travel Cards (along with a variety of other services) are discounted substantially if you book at least 15 days in advance using VeniceConnected.com, which went online February 1st.
Single Ticket
€6,50 – Single water bus fare may be purchased in advance or on board. This ticket is good for one 60-minute journey on the Venice network (does not include Alilaguna airport transport or the Fusina or Clodia lines). It can be purchased at any ticket booth or on board. Do let the attendent know you need one as you board, to avoid the possibility of a hefty fine.
Unlimited-Use Travel Passes includes one item of luggage per passenger. These passes are valid for a specified number of hours from the time it’s stamped. Good for land, lagoon, and Lido public transport as well.
- €16 – 12 hours
- €18 – 24 hours
- €23- 36 hours
- €28 – 48 hours
- €33 – 72 hours
- €50 – 1 week
- €18 – Three-day Youth card, issued only upon presentation of the Rolling Venice Card (€4, ages 14 – 29), for purchase from any HelloVenezia vendor. See Venicecard.com for complete info.
Conference Card, Student, and organized groups – special requests.
Discounts for groups of various types. Reserved in advance through the offices of HelloVenezia, +39 041 2424. Valid from 1 to 8 days.
CartaVenezia
If you are a frequent visitor to Venice, you might consider the CartaVenezia, or long-term pass. It’s a significant investment if you’re not a resident of Venice or the Veneto (€40), but you can save money in the long term. See the ACTV site for complete information (scroll down to CartaVenezia).
For complete info on transportation and events, see this post, or contact HelloVenezia at +39 041 2424 from 8a to 8p daily (English spoken).
Tags: fares, transportation, vaporetto, venice
Venice is now Connected, ur-rah!
Feb 1, 2009 ACTV, vaporetto, & city transit, Instructions for Use, Worth Noting
If this works, it could be a very good thing.
Active as of today, VeniceConnected.com guarantees you lower prices for a variety of venues and services (along with avoiding having to stand in line to buy them) if you book through their site. You must make your purchase at least 15 days in advance, but low, medium, and high visitation periods are colorfully indicated on the calendar you’ll use in the booking process, so you can determine when your savings will be greatest.
At the moment, you can reserve parking, purchase public transport passes (from 12 hours to 7 days, good for ACTV vaporetto & land buses), Alilaguna airport transfers, museum passes, paid toilet services by the day or the week. Wi-fi access (city-wide availability due mid-year!) and Casinò entrance are included with any other purchases.
I’ve created a VeniceConnected article with more info, usage instructions, and some screen shots. If you use the site, do come back and post your experience with it.
Incrociamo le dita…
Tags: museums, transportation, vaporetto, venice, veniceconnected
Keeping an eye on the Grand Canal
Sep 16, 2008 About Venice
Check out ARGOS , the new system for keeping watch over the Grand Canal. It’s pretty self-explanatory, and quite fun. Just like any congestion map, colors on maps to indicate the amount of traffic and the speed, and the closed-circuit cameras provide expansive views up and down the length of the Canal…and a lot clearer than the available web cams. The new Ponte della Costituzione is specatacular viewed from above, in fact.
Whether or not we can get them to issue tickets to the boats over the speed limit, that’s another thing entirely…
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Tags: grand canal, transportation, venice
