i am visiting germany for work and would love to visit venice on one of the weekends.
-pls help me decide what kind of transportation would be cheapest to go from germany to italy
-i am looking for a cheap place to stay in or around venice.
thanks

From where in Germany?

Options and costs will differ tremendously.

And, what do you mean by cheap? A bed in a hostel? A pension with shared bath?

i will be in Freiburg germany. please let me know which tranvel option is best for me to go to venice.
i am looking for simple and cheap accomodation in or around venice, don't care if it's just a bed with shared bath as long as it is safe and not filthy.

The HI hostel in Venice is excellent value worth considering:

http://www.ostellovenezia.it/?id_pagina=1&Lang=_2

It's on the waterfront at Giudecca, in an imposing building. It takes about 10 minutes to get from there to S Marco by Vaporetto. You will need to join HI, but that covers you for hostels all over the world and you can join on arrival. Ask for a bed with a view of Venice.

thanks a lot, thats very helpful.
so what is HI? how much do i have to pay to join?
does this hostel get booked very fast. should i book it now for may 1st?

http://www.hihostels.com/