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About the City - How to get to Venice
Arriving by Train to Venice Santa Lucia Train Station
There are two train stations at Venice. Venezia-Mestre and Venezia-Santa
Lucia. Venezia-Mestre is the stop on the mainland before arriving to
Venice. 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 public water transport to the rest
of the city directly along the waterfront. The vaporetto stop at the
train station is Ferrovia.
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 at varying
speeds, throughout the City. You will need to buy a ticket before boarding.
Tickets cost € 3,50 for a one way journey, and € 5,00 if travelling
along the Gran Canal. Tickets do not include the luggage supplement.
A three-day pass costs € 22,00.
The main boat numbers leaving from Ferrovia are:
- Number 1 - Piazzale Roma to Venezia
Lido. This boat stops at every stop along the Grand Canal.
- Number 82 - a circular route that
runs throughout Venice, leaving in two directions from Piazzale
Roma. Anti-clockwise to Piazza San Marco stopping at Tronchetto,
the Island of Giudecca, Zattere and Piazza San Marco. Clockwise,
travelling along the Grand Canal with stops at Rialto, Accademia,
Piazza San Marco and the last stop at the Lido.
- Number 41 - a circular anticlockwise
route around Venice, which stops at the island of Giudecca, Piazza
San Marco, Murano, Fondamenta Nuove and Piazzale Roma.
- Number 42 - a circular clockwise
route around Venice. The boat does not travel through the Grand
Canal but goes around the north of Venice stopping at Ferrovia,
Tre Archi, Fondamenta Nuove, Murano, San Marco, and Piazzale Roma.
- Number 51 - a circular route going
clockwise, with stops at Piazzale Roma, Ferrovia, Tre Archi, Fondamenta
Nuove, Ospedale (the hospital), and Lido.
- Number 52 - a circular route travelling
anticlockwise stopping at Zattere, San Marco, Lido. From the Lido
it continues anticlockwise to the hospital, Fondamenta Nuove, Ferrovia
and Piazzale Roma.
- Number 3 and 4 travel exclusively
between Tronchetto and San Marco via the Grand Canal with stops
at Piazzale Roma, Ferrovia, San Samuele, San Marco and Tronchetto.
There are many landing stages at the Ferrovia, so be sure to ask before
you board the vaporetto that it is going in the right direction. For
further information on vaporetto services, please check the official
ACTV website or www.hellovenezia.it,
a very informative site on Venice.
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