How to get to St Mark's Square by waterbus, bus and on foot

St Mark's Square is Venice's main square, with St Mark's Basilica, the Campanile and the Doge's Palace. It is one of the lowest parts of the city and among the first to flood at high water.

Plan your route to St Mark's Square

Choose your starting point and time: the planner uses every ACTV and Alilaguna service and accounts for the tide.

Suggested routes

Options computed by the VOD planner on the official timetable for Monday 9 November at 10:00, without delays or service changes. For another time or starting point use the map.

From Venezia Santa Lucia station

  • 19 minline 2

    departs 10:09 · arrives 10:28 · 518 m on foot · estimated cost €9.50

All on foot: 29 min (2.2 km)

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From Piazzale Roma

  • 23 minline 2

    departs 10:05 · arrives 10:28 · 490 m on foot · estimated cost €9.50

All on foot: 33 min (2.5 km)

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From Marco Polo Airport

  • 55 minACTV bus via Piazzale Romaline 5

    departs 10:09 · arrives 11:04 · 2273 m on foot · estimated cost €10.00

  • 67 minAlilaguna by waterline Alilaguna Rossa

    departs 10:01 · arrives 11:08 · 2010 m on foot · estimated cost €18.00

  • 60 minDolomiti Bus Linea 72 Cortina Expressline Dolomiti Bus 72

    departs 17:00 · arrives 18:00 · 2273 m on foot

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At high water some lines may be diverted and some streets flooded: check the tide before you leave. Venice tide today

Lines stopping here

Waterbus lines that ACTV's timetable stops at: S. Marco Giardinetti, S. Marco Vallaresso, S. Marco-San Zaccaria.

  • 1terminals: P.le Roma - Lido S.M.E.
  • 2terminals: S. Marco-San Zaccaria - S. Marco Giardinetti
  • 4.1terminals: F.te Nove - Murano Venier
  • 4.2terminals: P.le Roma - Murano Museo
  • 5.1terminals: Lido S.M.E. - F.te Nove
  • 5.2terminals: F.te Nove - Lido S.M.E.
  • 7terminals: S. Marco-San Zaccaria - S. Marco-San Zaccaria
  • 10terminals: Lido S.M.E. - Zattere
  • 14terminals: S. Marco-San Zaccaria - Burano
  • 15terminals: S. Marco-San Zaccaria - Punta Sabbioni
  • 20terminals: S. Servolo - S. Marco-San Zaccaria
  • Nterminals: Rialto - S. Marco-San Zaccaria

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