Last update:
June 4th, 2008
 
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Logistical Information - 2008 Summer School
Arriving into Venice & to the venue:
Arriving by train to Venice Santa Lucia Train Station
There are two railway stations in Venice: Venezia - Mestre and Venezia - Santa Lucia. Venezia Mestre is the stop on the mainland before arriving to Venice city centre. If your train only travels to this destination you will need to change here in order to continue your journey to Venezia - Santa Lucia (this is the central train station for Venice). On leaving the train station you will be able to take the public water transport to the rest of the city. The water-bus stop at the train station is Ferrovia.
Please note that timetables and prices may change: you are kindly requested to check this site again before your departure.
- Private Water Taxi From Piazzale Roma - Venice
- Taxis are available 24 hours from Venice Santa Lucia railway station. You will find the water taxi rank on the waterfront. The cost of a taxi from Venice Santa Lucia railway station to the city’s centre is approximately € 90/130. For further information and to book a taxi please call +39.041.716286
- Public Water Transport from the Venice Santa Lucia Train Station
- The “vaporettos”, or public water buses, run 24 hours a day, less frequently after midnight. A number of lines travel on different routes, throughout the city. You will need to buy a ticket before boarding. Tickets cost € 6,50 for a one way journey and allow travel on all services (except for route 3, Alilaguna, Clodia and Fusina) for 60 minutes from validation of ticket; stop-overs are allowed only if travelling in the same direction. This do not include the return journey. The transport of one luggage item of up to 150 cm2 is included in the price. If you board without a ticket you must request one from the sailor or the attendant .Alternatively short term season tickets can be bought from the water bus-stop landing area. They allow unlimited travel and all the services can be used – both on water (exceptfor route 3, Alilaguna, Clodia, Fusina) and on land – that provide urban services within the municipality of Venice (land service on the Lido and in Mestre):
12-hour ticket: € 14,00
24-hour ticket: € 16,00
36-hour ticket: € 21,00
48-day ticket: € 26,00
36-day ticket: € 31,00
Remember to validate your ticket before departure.
The boat lines leaving from Ferrovia (railway station) are:
Number 1 - a route travelling from FERROVIA to VENICE LIDO. This boat is the slower route and it stops at every stop along the Grand Canal (Riva De Biasio, S. Marcuola, S. Stae, Ca’ D’oro, RIALTO, S. Silvestro, S. Angelo, S. Tomà, Ca’Rezzonico, ACCADEMIA, Giglio, Salute, S.MARCO (Vallaresso), S. ZACCARIA, Arsenale, Giardini, S. Elena, LIDO).
Number 2 - a circular route going throughout Venice, leaving in two directions from FERROVIA. Anti-clockwise to PIAZZA SAN MARCO stopping at PIAZZALE ROMA, TRONCHETTO, the GIUDECCA ISLAND, ZATTERE, SAN GIORGIO and stopping at Piazza San Marco (S. ZACCARIA). Clockwise going through the Grand Canal stopping at RIALTO, ACCADEMIA, Piazza San Marco (VALLARESSO) and and finally arriving at LIDO.
Number 41 - a circular route going around the Island of Venice, not going through the Grand Canal, stopping at PIAZZALE ROMA, the GIUDECCA ISLAND, S.ZACCARIA, GIARDINI, F.TA NOVE, MURANO, F.TA NOVE and back around to FERROVIA.
Number 42 - a circular route going around the Island of Venice, not going through the Grand Canal but going around the north of the island, stopping at F.TA NOVE, MURANO, F.TA NOVE, GIARDINI, S.ZACCARIA, the GIUDECCA ISLAND, PIAZZALE ROMA and back around to FERROVIA.
Number 51 - a circular route not going through the Grand Canal, stopping at PIAZZALE ROMA, ZATTERE, S.ZACCARIA, GIARDINI, LIDO, F.TA NOVE, TRE ARCHI and back around to FERROVIA.
Number 52 - a circular route not going through the Grand Canal, stopping at TRE ARCHI, F.TA NOVE, LIDO, GIARDINI, Piazza San Marco (S. ZACCARIA), ZATTERE, PIAZZALE ROMA and back around to FERROVIA.
There is a luggage deposit office, open daily 8 am-8 pm at the arrival hall of the rail station.
There are many landing stages at Ferrovia, so be sure to ask before you board, that the vaporetto that is going in the right direction. For further information on the vaporetto services within the city centre please check the ACTV website or Hello Venezia, a very informative site about Venice.
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This activity is part of the ESS RESECON project, that has received funding from the European Community's Sixth Framework Programme, Marie Curie Actions - Human Resources and Mobility.
Sole responsibility lies within the author and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained herein.
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