Get around Venice

Our public transportation are called Vaporetti (an ancient name used for steam boats, the first vaporetto was the "Regina Margherita" in the late 1800s, the first to cross the Grand Canal), and are a bit like the Bus and Metro in other cities.The vaporetti move along the Grand Canal and around the perimeter of the Island of Venice, can not navigate the canals inside the city (except the Cannaregio Canal, the main access to the Grand Canal). The stops of the Vaporetti are called "imbarcaderi" and it is not so obvious to find a different landing stage depending on the direction. It happened to all make mistakes on the landing stage and the vaporetto! It’s not serious, on the contrary! It will allow you to improvise a visit to some other area of Venice 😊The waterbuses works h. 24. At night they are less frequent but always guaranteed. A very useful app available for android and appstore is called "Che Bateo" just enter the starting point and the arrival point and you will get all the available solutions.The cost of the ticket for a trip (valid for 75 minutes) is Euro 9.50. Tickets are cheaper if you decide to buy a timed ticket.1 day pass: Euro 25,002 days pass: Euro 35,003 days pass: Euro 45,007 days pass: Euro 65.00The interactive map of the vaporetto lines is available hereRemember that the validity of your ticket starts when you first validate it and not when you buy it.Tickets can be purchased online, at ticket offices or at authorised shops. You can buy your ticket on board the vaporetto but there is a surcharge.To simplify the movement from one bank to the other of the Grand Canal you can use the "Traghetto" very similar to gondolas. Currently there are three ferries still active: in Santa Sofia (connects the sestiere of San Polo to that of Cannaregio), in San Tomà (connects the sestiere of San Polo to that of San Marco) and in Santa Maria del Giglio (connects the sestiere of San Marco to Dorsoduro).The price of the Traghetto is about 2,00 per person and is valid only for crossing the Canal.Another way to get around the city and the islands of the lagoon is to use the private taxi available in the various piers scattered around the city or by reservation.