VAPORETTO it means WATER BUS it is a public transport
similar to the metro
FERRY GONDOLA a very large boat and connects only from one side
of the Grand Canal
GONDOLA it is a small typical Venetian boat for exclusive tourist use for a set tour
WATER TAXI has the same function as the taxi with the wheels of the mainland for a fee
How to reach from and to Venice by taxi or transfer at convenient prices:
When Venice was still many separate islands and a few makeshift bridges as simple tables on one side and the other, it had been uncomfortable when you had to move goods, the gondola appeared so called because of the sway of the curved keel that was adapted for sailing on the shallows of Venice.
To replace the missing bridges the Gondola took its place so the Gondola ferry was born which still today moves from one bank and the other of the Ganal Grande.
Even today there are few points left in service, it is also called Gondola Parada or Standing because the Venetians remain standing, since the crossing is short between the banks and
the other.
Gondola ferry Crossing transports you from one bank to another in the sense of the width longintudinal of the Grand Canal, the journey is short but
you can experience a wonderful feeling like being lulled by the waves you see on the water in a unique perspective.
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the Godola Ferry is much longer and is guided by 2 gondoliers to make it turn one on each side, it carries 12 people.
You pay directly to the gondolier if possible prepare some coins.
PRICE
Price varies with IMBOB VENEZIA UNICA card € 0.70
without € 2.00 running.
How do you recognize the pier?
They have a green panel with writing Ferry gondola and name of the bank.
Points are called with the name of the place for each bank but with the addition of the neighborhood if they are different or of the shore.
How long does the crossing take?
The crossing takes a few minutes to reach diagonally the other side of the Grand Canal.
You can see my video series routes to visit Venice using the gondola ferry.
Each point has different times and to find out if the service is active you will find how this sheet (as photo) indicating they are active.
Santa Sofia to bank
Pescheria Mercato di Rialto
from 1st October to 31st March from 7.30 to 18.30 from April 1st to September 30th from 7.30 to 19.00
San Tomà - Sant'Angelo
from 1st October to 31st March from 7.30 to 18.30 from April 1st to September 30th from 7.30 to 19.00
Santa Maria del Giglio - San Gregorio
from 1st October to 31st March from 9:00 to 17:00 from April 1st to September 30th from 9:00 to 18:00
Riva del Carbon – Riva del Vin
Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 12
Punta della Dogana - Calle Vallaresso
Monday to Sunday, from 9:00 to 12:30
Closed for holidays on December 25th and 26th, January 1st and August 15th; on 24 and 31 December the service will end at 13:00.
What differentiates it from the Gondola Ferry?
Smaller and has the famous iron comb and has seats with red velvet chairs and armchairs, and it's just a gondolier rowing.
Where are?
At any point of tourist interest, for example Piazza San Marco, Rialto Bridge, Railway Station, along the internal streets.
How do I recognize them?
There are plaques with the word SERVICE GONDOLA and you will notice gondoliers wearing a striped black or white or red and white sciapra shirt,
you can notice them because they call out loud and playful:
to GONDOLA, GONDOLA
How many people does it bring and how much does it cost?
You can take a maximum of 6 people. the cost is for ride
80 euros per day
100 euro night tour
both last about 35 minutes.
Or you are single or two and you want to save money you can share with other people a beautiful ride along the grand canal with its beautiful buildings towards the most beautiful
point of Venice towards the church Santa Maria Salute, near Piazza San Marco and delicious and romantic internal channels to the Teatro della Fenice
for only 33 Euros, here for online
reservations.
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I have wheelchair can I go
on a gondola?
Of course I am there is a special pier with a wooden gazebo they have the inscription
GONDOLA 4 ALL at the exit of Piazzale Roma.
you can find all the
information here web site www.gondolas4all.com
It is the public transport that transports only people, wheelchairs, not bicycles.
Which lines cross the Grand Canal?
line 1 and line 2
What's the difference?
Line 1 larger ferry 18 stops
travel time 49 minutes slower.
Line 2 small ferry 18 stops travel time 25 minutes faster
For FERRY the cost is single ticket € 7.50 for a 75-minute ride.
All trips with the ferry boat cost the same, 1 ticket for a single ride lasts 75 minutes, within this time you can go out and take other vaporetti with different directions.
Attention TICKET times, checks of staff dressed as normal passengers random checks the fine varies if the ticket has not been electronically obliterated,
the time has expired, if you do not have the ticket, if your subscription has loaded trips but you have not obliterated , if your subscription is empty and you wanted to be smart, this rate
costs between 60/75 euros.
A way to visit Venice quickly without getting tired and reaching the different districts and discovering its islands, I recommend the daily water bus or more
days, to visit Venice with the vaporetto.
you can watch my video walk tour where I have made classic routes and also in Venice of the Venetians.
If you are in a hurry you can skip the online book here online your day ticket with water bus
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