Venice Blue Card (with Alilaguna)
Mar 11th, 2012, 10:18 PM
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Venice Blue Card (with Alilaguna)
Hello. Would like to seek advice on buying Venice Blue card. We are traveling to Venice on Apr 5 afternoon and we will leave Venice on Apr 7 morning at Marco Polo airport. I'm very confused if we should buy a Venice Blue Card (with Alilaguna) or not. Apr 5, we will walk around the city and Apr 6 we plan to go to Murano and Burano. Is it worth buying the Venice Blue Card? Or we can just purchase the single journey?
Thanks a lot your advise! Appreciate!
Thanks a lot your advise! Appreciate!
Mar 12th, 2012, 12:39 AM
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Hi Nagnes,
I don't know if this blue card is valid on the regular Actv Vaporetto, the regular waterbus service. You might check before buying.
Pass or no pass generally is an easy math: a single ride will cost you 6.50 Euro, the prices for 12 hours, 48 hours and so on you find on the official Actv website, the company running the Vaporetto service: http://www.actv.it/en/movinginvenice/movinginvenice. Passes begin from 16 Euro.
But if you plan a trip to the islands, forth and back, and most probably you will want to ride down canal Grande at least once, I'd recommend one of the travel passes.
You seem to be a bit short of time and might want to also quickly cross the canal (e.g. for a visit at Santa Maria della Salute or te waterfont at Zattere in late afternoon) instead of walking to the next bridge for half an hour. You won't take the Vaporetto for crossing if you have to pay 6.50 for the one minute ride, I guess. The pas gives you far more flexibility.
If you don't stick to the idea of entering town with the Alilaguna service (which I find taking really long with not providing much of additional adventure) you might consider taking the bus instead. It's a quick 20-30 min ride to Piazzale Roma (and a lot cheaper!). There you hop on a Vaporetto taking you to your destination in town.
Vaporetto passes are purchased easiest online (http://www.veniceconnected.com/buy/calendar), you'll be given a code you enter in the ticket machine at the airport or anywhere in town. There are tickets with airport transfer by bus (line no.5, leaving in front of the airport building) and some without. There is also a Airport shuttle to Piazzale Roma for 5 Euro, maybe 10 min faster.
For lots of more Venice travel tips feel free to check my blog: http://gintenreiter-photography.com/...ce-travel-tips.
Wish you a pleasant stay in town!
I don't know if this blue card is valid on the regular Actv Vaporetto, the regular waterbus service. You might check before buying.
Pass or no pass generally is an easy math: a single ride will cost you 6.50 Euro, the prices for 12 hours, 48 hours and so on you find on the official Actv website, the company running the Vaporetto service: http://www.actv.it/en/movinginvenice/movinginvenice. Passes begin from 16 Euro.
But if you plan a trip to the islands, forth and back, and most probably you will want to ride down canal Grande at least once, I'd recommend one of the travel passes.
You seem to be a bit short of time and might want to also quickly cross the canal (e.g. for a visit at Santa Maria della Salute or te waterfont at Zattere in late afternoon) instead of walking to the next bridge for half an hour. You won't take the Vaporetto for crossing if you have to pay 6.50 for the one minute ride, I guess. The pas gives you far more flexibility.
If you don't stick to the idea of entering town with the Alilaguna service (which I find taking really long with not providing much of additional adventure) you might consider taking the bus instead. It's a quick 20-30 min ride to Piazzale Roma (and a lot cheaper!). There you hop on a Vaporetto taking you to your destination in town.
Vaporetto passes are purchased easiest online (http://www.veniceconnected.com/buy/calendar), you'll be given a code you enter in the ticket machine at the airport or anywhere in town. There are tickets with airport transfer by bus (line no.5, leaving in front of the airport building) and some without. There is also a Airport shuttle to Piazzale Roma for 5 Euro, maybe 10 min faster.
For lots of more Venice travel tips feel free to check my blog: http://gintenreiter-photography.com/...ce-travel-tips.
Wish you a pleasant stay in town!
Mar 12th, 2012, 09:46 PM
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I agree with a pass. It was easy to hop on and off the vaporetto, and was especially great at stops where one could not purchase a ticket.
There's really no walking around Venice. You will use the vaporetto a lot more than you expected.
There's really no walking around Venice. You will use the vaporetto a lot more than you expected.
Mar 13th, 2012, 04:37 AM
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"There's really no walking around Venice."
This is not accurate. In more than a dozen trips to Venice (just returned from a week there), I have walked from one end of Venice to the other. You can walk everywhere on the main island of Venice, and, depending on locations, walking can be faster than a vaporetto. However, I like to have a pass so that I can feel free to opt for a boat to save my energy or for a quick hop across the Grand Canal instead of a long walk to a bridge. Plus, the best side of much of the architecture is turned toward the Grand Canal.
This is not accurate. In more than a dozen trips to Venice (just returned from a week there), I have walked from one end of Venice to the other. You can walk everywhere on the main island of Venice, and, depending on locations, walking can be faster than a vaporetto. However, I like to have a pass so that I can feel free to opt for a boat to save my energy or for a quick hop across the Grand Canal instead of a long walk to a bridge. Plus, the best side of much of the architecture is turned toward the Grand Canal.
