2 questions on Venice vaporetti

Hi all

Just want to check 2 things on the venice vaporetti before I go.

1. Can I get a vaporetti from the airport down the grand canal to St Marks
Square?
2. Does the 3 day vaporettis passes allow you to go to the lagoon islands,
or do I need a seperate ticket for that?

Thanks so much in advance!

Best Regards
Mike

http://www.soundclick.com/bluemenagerie
"We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams"

"Mike Azzopardi" wrote:

Hi all

Just want to check 2 things on the venice vaporetti before I go.

1. Can I get a vaporetti from the airport down the grand canal to St Marks
Square?

Yes (but it's a vaporetto; vaporetti is the plural)

2. Does the 3 day vaporettis passes allow you to go to the lagoon islands,
or do I need a seperate ticket for that?

Yes (to the first question)

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1. Can I get a vaporetti from the airport down the grand canal to St
Marks Square?

The Alilaguna boat from the airport http://www.alilaguna.it/ doesn't go down
the Grand Canal--it just traverses the lagoon--stopping at Murano and Lido
before crossing over to San Marco (taking over an hour). If you want to
arrive in San Marco via the Grand Canal you could take the express bus from
the airport to Piazzale Roma (20 minute ride) http://tinyurl.com/2lbbg and
then pick up vapo #82 from Piazzale Roma to San Marco http://www.actv.it/ .

2. Does the 3 day vaporettis passes allow you to go to the lagoon
islands, or do I need a seperate ticket for that?

The 3-day pass includes Lido, Murano, Burano, and Torcello.

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

1. Can I get a vaporetti from the airport down the grand canal to St Marks
Square?

Yes (but it's a vaporetto; vaporetti is the plural)

Oops! I didn't read the question carefully enough. Douglas is right.

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Thanks all! That really helps!

Mike
http://www.soundclick.com/bluemenagerie
"We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams"

"Mike Azzopardi" wrote in message
...
Hi all

Just want to check 2 things on the venice vaporetti before I go.

1. Can I get a vaporetti from the airport down the grand canal to St Marks
Square?
2. Does the 3 day vaporettis passes allow you to go to the lagoon islands,
or do I need a seperate ticket for that?

Thanks so much in advance!

Best Regards
Mike

http://www.soundclick.com/bluemenagerie
"We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams"

"Mike Azzopardi" wrote in message
...
Just want to check 2 things on the venice vaporetti before I go.

1. Can I get a vaporetti from the airport down the grand canal to St Marks
Square?
2. Does the 3 day vaporettis passes allow you to go to the lagoon islands,
or do I need a seperate ticket for that?

Have a look at www.alilaguna.com and http://www.venicecard.com/cose_eng.jsp

A three day blue Venice Card seems to cover the Aliliguna trip from the
airport which, indeed, goes to St Marks (Either Giardinetti or San Zaccaria)

It also covers trips to Murano Burano and Torcello.

The 41 and 42 run around Venice in opposite directions and also go out to
Murano. The "DM" from Piazzale Roma, goes direct to Murano also. The easiest
way to Burano or Torcello is to get the 41/42 or 51/52 and get off at
Fondementa Nuove(Opposite the cemetery island of San Michele). There is a
direct line to Burano and a local link from there to Torcello. They go about
every half hour. It should all be included in your Venice Card Blu.

I was there two weeks ago and that was the situation but they change the
routes at the drop of a hat. Apparently they recently made major changes the
day before they published a new route map of the old routes. You should
check at least two sources before believing them.

"Mike Azzopardi" wrote:
1. Can I get a vaporetti from the airport down the grand canal
to St Marks Square?
2. Does the 3 day vaporettis passes allow you to go to the lagoon
islands, or do I need a seperate ticket for that?
Thanks so much in advance!
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There's a free shuttle from the terminal to the Aliliguna (vaporetto)
dock. Its 10 Euro per person from the Airport to St. Marks. It
takes about an hour, but IMO, a much better way to arrive/depart
if you have luggage than standing, crammed in like sardines in one
of the Grand Canal vaporetti. Check out http://www.alilaguna.it/

Passes are good on all ACTV (city) vaporetti, including lagoon
islands, but not on the Aliliguna boats.

The Venice train station website has some interesting links. Check
out: http://www.veneziasantalucia.com/indexf.cfm . =R=

"Zichu" wrote in message
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"Mike Azzopardi" wrote in message
...
Just want to check 2 things on the venice vaporetti before I go.

1. Can I get a vaporetti from the airport down the grand canal to St
Marks
Square?
2. Does the 3 day vaporettis passes allow you to go to the lagoon
islands,
or do I need a seperate ticket for that?

Have a look at www.alilaguna.com and
http://www.venicecard.com/cose_eng.jsp

A three day blue Venice Card seems to cover the Aliliguna trip from the
airport which, indeed, goes to St Marks (Either Giardinetti or San
Zaccaria)

It also covers trips to Murano Burano and Torcello.

The 41 and 42 run around Venice in opposite directions and also go out to
Murano. The "DM" from Piazzale Roma, goes direct to Murano also. The
easiest
way to Burano or Torcello is to get the 41/42 or 51/52 and get off at
Fondementa Nuove(Opposite the cemetery island of San Michele). There is a
direct line to Burano and a local link from there to Torcello. They go
about
every half hour. It should all be included in your Venice Card Blu.

I was there two weeks ago and that was the situation but they change the
routes at the drop of a hat. Apparently they recently made major changes
the
day before they published a new route map of the old routes.

Why ?
Roadworks ?

"Rog'" wrote in message
.. .

Passes are good on all ACTV (city) vaporetti, including lagoon
islands, but not on the Aliliguna boats.

You might well be correct. As I intimated in my previous post, all is not
what it seems in Italy.

Here is a direct quote lifted from the VeniceCard site:

//IF YOU ARRIVE BY PLANE
You can buy VENICEcard which includes the Alilaguna shuttle service by
motoboat, to and from the airport on arrival and departure.//

"Zichu" wrote in message
...

"Rog'" wrote in message
.. .

Passes are good on all ACTV (city) vaporetti, including lagoon
islands, but not on the Aliliguna boats.

You might well be correct. As I intimated in my previous post, all is not
what it seems in Italy.

Here is a direct quote lifted from the VeniceCard site:

//IF YOU ARRIVE BY PLANE
You can buy VENICEcard which includes the Alilaguna shuttle service by
motoboat, to and from the airport on arrival and departure.//

This is, however, a tourist-oriented card, possibly worthwhile in including
access to some museums, but much more expensive than ordinary ACTV passes.
You may find these at
http://www.actv.it/english/navigazio...iffe_vaporetto

Alan Harrison