Buses in Venice

The bus system of Venice—or, more accurately, the single, useful bus for tourists that connects the airport, parking lots, and Mestre with Venice, Italy

ACTV - Venice public bus system
tel. +39-041-2424 or 041-272-2111
www.actv.it

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A land bus in Venice
An Actv land bus in Venice.I had been visiting Venice for 20 years before I ever actually got on a bus here. Unless something goes terribly wrong with your vacation plans, there is only one bus you should even have a remote chance of using.

Bus fares & tickets
You must buy bus tickets (€1.20) ahead of time from a newsstand (not all sell them, but those near bus stops—and in airports and train stations—usually do) or a tobacconist (shops identifiable by a white-on-brown "T" sign). Stamp one end of the ticket in the box on the bus to activate it avoid a fine. Some buses will sell you a ticket on board at a premium: €1.80.

Bus no. 5 goes from Venice's Marco Polo airport and stops a few times (including, handily, at the S. Giuliano parking lots in Mestre) before crossing the bridge to Piazzale Roma, the only part of downtown, insular Venice you can get to by land vehicle. From there, your only options for getting around the historic center are by foot, by vaporetto (public ferry—like a water bus system), or by water taxi (if you're made of euros).

However, unless you happen to be staying very close to Piazzale Roma (unlikely), you'll then have to take a vaporetto to get to your hotel, adding another €6.50 to the €1.20 bus ticket and making it far more tempting to pay a bit more (€13) for an Alilaguna ferry direct from the airport into the historic center Venice. Full story

OK, I lied a little bit. There are a handful of other buses you might take, but only if you happen to decide to park in the S. Giuliano lot (way cheaper than the garages on Piazzale Roma). Bus no. 5 is not the only line that ends its journey by stopping at "Parco S. Giuliano" then continuing across the bridge into Venice proper. You can also grab bus no. 12, 12/, 19, or 24 from S. Giuliano to Piazzale Roma. Full story

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