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Getting around Venice: practical guides built on open data

Tide, waterbuses, walking and boat routes: short guides using the same official data as the map (City of Venice, ACTV, Alilaguna, OpenStreetMap), each linking to the map ready to use.

Venice tide today Live level at Punta della Salute, forecast, high-water thresholds and sirens.Live ACTV waterbuses GPS positions, delays, waterbus lines and tickets.Getting there St Mark's, Rialto, the station, the airport, Murano, Burano, the Lido and more, with routes computed from the timetable.FAQ High water, MOSE, tickets, the airport, data and privacy.Glossary Tide datum, sestieri, waterbus stops, GTFS, open-data licences.

Getting around Venice in short

The historic centre is explored on foot: there are no cars or bicycles, and streets and bridges connect every district. Many walks are faster than the waterbus.

Public transport on the water is run by ACTV (vaporetti and motoscafi) and, for the airport, also by Alilaguna. The ordinary ACTV ticket lasts 75 minutes and costs €9.50.

Cars and buses reach Piazzale Roma and Tronchetto, linked by the People Mover; trains arrive at Santa Lucia.

At high water some areas flood and the City sets up raised walkways on the main routes: the map computes the driest route.

Getting to the main places

St Mark's Square 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.Rialto Bridge The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges over the Grand Canal, between the San Marco and San Polo districts, next to the Rialto Market.Venezia Santa Lucia station Venezia Santa Lucia is the railway terminus in the historic centre, in the Cannaregio district, on the Grand Canal. The waterbus stop in front of the station is called “Ferrovia”.Piazzale Roma Piazzale Roma is the bus and car terminal of the historic centre, linked to the mainland by the Ponte della Libertà. Waterbuses, the People Mover to Tronchetto and buses to Mestre and the airport leave from here.Marco Polo Airport Marco Polo Airport (VCE) is at Tessera, on the mainland. The historic centre can be reached by water with Alilaguna, by bus to Piazzale Roma or by water taxi.Tronchetto Tronchetto is the artificial car-park island at the entrance to Venice, linked to Piazzale Roma by the People Mover and to the Lido by the line 17 car ferry.Venice Lido The Lido is the long, narrow island between the lagoon and the Adriatic Sea, home of the Venice Film Festival. Its main stop is Lido S.M.E. (Santa Maria Elisabetta).Murano Murano is the glass-making island north of the historic centre, beyond San Michele cemetery island.Burano Burano is the island of colourful houses and lace in the northern lagoon, joined to Mazzorbo by a bridge.Torcello Torcello is the northern lagoon island with the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, a few minutes by waterbus from Burano.Accademia Gallery The Gallerie dell'Accademia, in the Dorsoduro district next to the Accademia Bridge, hold the main collection of Venetian painting.Biennale Gardens (Giardini) The Giardini, in the Castello district, host the national pavilions of the Venice Art and Architecture Biennale.
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