Water taxi from the airport
Evening gondola rides
1. Boats come from all directions, read the placard to ensure you are boarding the correct boat.
2. Occasionally, a boat will ignore certain stops or will terminate its run before the end of the line. The placard or electronic signboard on the boat will indicate any such deviations.
3. Some lines are defined as "summer only," but "summer" usually means April through October on the Venice tourist calendar.
4. Actv (the Venice public transportation system) has a printed timetable or Orario booklet available at any ticket booth. Actv also has a Web site with a journey planner.
5. If you board at a stop that doesn't have a ticket office, approach the conductor immediately after boarding and ask to purchase a biglietto.
6. Validate your ticket before boarding the boat; insert it in the yellow ticket machine near the floating platform, and the ticket will be stamped automatically.
7. For multi-day travel purchase a 12- to 72-hour Actv tourist travel card from any vaporetto ticket booth.
8. There are three types of water bus: the "vaporetto," a flat-decked boat used on routes such as No. 1 (Grand Canal) and No. 2; the "motoscafo" (used for routes that go into the Lagoon) and the "motonave" (a large double-decked vessel that looks like a ship and is used for commuter service to the Lido, Punta Sabioni, and Treporti).
