Experience with Venezia Unica City Pass? - Rick Steves Travel Forum
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Experience with Venezia Unica City Pass?

Hello,

Has anyone used the VeneziaUnica City Pass recently?
We are thinking of buying the transportation multi day pass for vapoetttos and busses.

thank you for any info.

Posted by
7305 posts

No- but are you sure you need that?
You can get a length of stay vaporetto pass and add your bus to /from airport if that is what you need bus for.

https://en.venezia.net

There are no buses in Venice proper-
You will be walking or riding a vaporetto

You’ll need to do the math
If the other entries to venues included on the pass are places you will want to visit then it might be worth it
You will still have to pick up the pass once you are in Venice

Posted by
24 posts

Thank you.

Yes, I understand the bus thing with all of those pesky canals. ;-)
The pass simply covers both.

Where did you find the vaporetto length of stay pass?
thanks for any info

Posted by
7305 posts

See link I posted
Vaporetto passes are sold 24 hour 48 hour 72 hour etc
And they are actually good for the full 24 so 10 am on first day til 10 am next day or whatever time is your first use
And be sure to validate every single time you step on to a vaporetto

Posted by
24 posts

Thanks
It appears it is the same card...same prices as VeneziaUnica City Pass ACTV limited time tickets

thanks for the info

Posted by
1297 posts

I think that it makes sense to buy a timed (24, 48, whatever) vap pass. Something I am not sure about though. If you get the airport bus add on, does the time period start when you board the bus at Marco Polo. If it does, you might be burning a heap of hours for no benefit.
The bus add on costs six euro, otherwise the fare is eight euro. That looks to me like not good value.
Buy the vap pass at Marco Polo. The clock starts running when you first use it, not when you buy it.

To reinforce a comment above, SWIPE THE PASS EVERY TIME. Otherwise the penalty is something like eighty euro.