Guides

What things cost on Venice's water, and how to pay less.

• Gondola prices in Venice (2026): what you'll actually pay

  Official gondola rates in Venice for 2026, day and evening, why the price is per boat, and how to pay €18 instead of €90.

• How to share a gondola in Venice with strangers

  Three ways to split a Venice gondola with other travellers: at the stand, through GondolaShare, or with an online shared ticket. Costs, etiquette and safety.

• The traghetto: Venice's €2 gondola ride

  The traghetto is a real gondola that ferries you across the Grand Canal for about €2. Where to catch it, when it runs and how to ride like a local.

• Venice airport water taxi: prices and how to split one

  What a water taxi from Marco Polo airport to Venice costs in 2026, private vs shared, the Alilaguna alternative, and how to split a private boat.

• Venice access fee 2026: price, dates, who pays

  Venice day-tripper access fee (contributo di accesso): 2026 dates, €5 or €10 price, who is exempt, how to get your QR code and what the fines are.

• Vaporetto tickets in Venice (2026): prices & passes

  ACTV vaporetto prices in Venice for 2026: €9.50 single ticket, 1, 2, 3 and 7-day passes, the key lines and when a pass is worth it.

• Venice airport to city: bus, boat or water taxi?

  How to get from Marco Polo and Treviso airports to Venice in 2026: bus, Alilaguna boat, shared or private water taxi, with times and prices.

• Best time for a gondola ride in Venice

  When to take a gondola in Venice: sunset vs early morning, season, night price, routes and what to expect from the 30-minute ride.

• Gondola serenade in Venice: price & how it works

  What a gondola serenade in Venice costs, how shared and private ones work, and how to split the price with a group.

• Murano & Burano day trip from Venice: how to go

  How to get to Murano, Burano and Torcello by vaporetto from Venice: lines, times, costs and how to plan a half-day or full-day trip.