Should I buy a 3 days vaporetto pass?

How many trips are you going to take on those three days?

A three day pass is 40 Euro so you need to take six trips to break even - that's two trips per day. If you go to you hotel the first day, go to Lido and back the next day, and to Murano, then Burano and back the third day you just break even.

But then you don't have tp spend time buying ticket for each trip. Decide for yourself :-)

We always buy the pass because we always more than break even and it is so much more convenient. Just going to and from San Giorgio Maggiore is 15€ without a pass. You may want to just cruise the Grand Canal both ways for fun and to see all the magnificent buildings. If you go to the islands it is a total no brained to have the pass.

How much is the 3 day pass?

7.50 euros is getting a little expensive per trip.

I always buy the pass at the train station, Venezia Santa Lucia (inside the station or outside at the Vaporetto ticket office). I like it because, even after many years of vaporetto riding, I sometimes make a mistake and have to go through a separate boarding area to get the correct vaporetto - this could cost an additional ticket price. If I decide to make a change to my itinerary at the last minute, I can add a stop. The pass is also good for all the islands of Venezia.

Also, I like taking a little cruise early in the morning and late in the evening/night, when the vaporetto is not too crowded, and I can just relax after walking over all those tiny little bridges connecting the city.

I found the pass to be a great value - say one day you head to Murano, then Burano and back - there is 3 trips right there at 22.50 euro. We have always either purchased at the train station, or once at the airport when we flew into Venice.

fsg89, You also inquired about transport to the airport. You can buy the 3-day vaporetto pass for 46 euro and include a one-way trip to the airport. The No 5 bus is normally 8 euro, so that saves 2 euro right there. I always get a pass in Veince. It makes life a lot easier. You can buy it outside at the train station, or at any vaporetto stop with a ticket vending machine.

First of all, I have not make any itinerary yet. Four people included me. We are taking a train from Florence to Venice, S.Lucia on June 23, where We are staying in San Polo.

We are leaving June 27th from Venince to the airport.

I have not study what we want to see. Remember four people cost money to spend for Vaporetto.

Any suggestion?

Also Should we purchase tickets advance ? Maybe much cheaper?

As many times as I've been to Venice I've never purchased a vaporetto pass. We typically ride maybe 1 time while there the rest of the time we walk which is a very favorable thing to do in Venice.

You are there for 4 days at least. 23, 24, 25, 26. Plus the 27th (your 5th day) you are going to the airport, so you will need to take water transportation at least once (either the vaporetto to Piazzale Roma or the Alilaguna to the airport.
You could even buy the 7 day pass for €60 and break even.

I opted for the pass my last trip to Venice. We didn't ride it enough to break even, we were 1 ride short. But that didn't bother me since 2 of the stops we got on at didn't have machines to buy tickets. Not all the stops have ticket machines.

Like Tim, we much prefer walking in Venice over the vaporetto. When we spent a month there the only pass we bought was a 24-hour one. We grouped all our travel to the outer islands ( Murano, Sant'Erasmo, San Giorgio, and Giudecca) within that period.

Rolling Venice Card ?

Have you heard of this? Please explain this.

I am appreciate it. thanks!

Are you under 30? Then it is a good deal.

I do have two young adults, 19 and 23.
However, I think this rolling Venice is good for 3 days or 72 hours.

We arrive on June 23rd and leave on June 27th.
What do you suggestion? What are they useful when we use rolling card?

In regards to the pass in general, I've been to Venice with a vaporetto pass and without one. I use it sometimes but, truthfully, I don't really see the need for it. I end up mostly meandering around the city and I often find it's a time-waster to look around for a vaporetto stop when I can just walk my way over there. When I arrive in Venice by train, I just walk to my lodgings.

There is no cost or time advantage in buying a pass on line. You have to line up to get the pass.
You must swipe the pass EVERY TIME you board a vaporetto.
If you use the pass to get the cheap ride at the end of your visit to Marco Polo, then the bus ride to the airport must fall inside the 72 hour(three day) pass duration. The 72 hours commences when you first use the pass.

Some people use vaporettos infrequently. We use them a lot. It depends what you are trying to see.

I am planning to get a vaporetto pass because -- romantic night cruise after a nice dinner; island visit, which we missed last time; ability to hop on a vaporetto when tired of walking without having to calculate whether a few stops is "worth" the additional fare.

I love to ride the vaporetto just for the ride. Up and down the Grand Canal in the early misty morning or in the quiet late night hours. And it's a lovely ride across the lagoon to Burano, even just for the ride. Sometimes it's just convenient to get from one side of the Grand Canal to the other.

I'm firmly in the "get the pass" group. But as you see, some do find that they take fewer rides than I do. Note that it's not either-or for me - I both walk a lot and take a lot of vaporetti. For me, I got my money's worth on a 3 day pass on the first day! A trip to San Michele, the cemetery island, helped, as did the kind of short hops Chani mentioned. I liked not having to worry about being tired after a long walk - I could just hop on the vaporetto. Some places were also easier to find from vaporetto stops than on foot from my starting point.

Another yes from me, I've gotten one every trip, first thing on arrival. It is especially a no-brainer if you will spend a day on the lagoon in Murano, Burano, etc., which I do every time I visit. It's also nice to know that if you are walking around and start to wear out, you can jump on the vaporetto even for one or two quick stops, without having to figure out if it is worth €7,50 or whatever. Sometimes when you're out wandering, it's nice to just sit and watch the world go by.
PS -- one thing you need to do if you are spending just over 3 days, is figure out which 72-hour period you want to use it. My understanding is that the 72 hours begins when you first use ithe pass to board your first vaporetto.

Get the pass.

My understanding is that the 72 hours begins when you first use ithe pass to board your first vaporetto.

Yup. From the first tap in and green light on the tapping area. That's actually probably a few minutes before the boat arrives because you have to tap in to enter the dock where you wait. It is illegal to enter the dock without tapping in.

Thank you for a lot of information.

When the time come closer . I will decide when should I get. Mostly likely, I will get rolling venice for my kids. And also Pass for adults.

Thanks for everything!

Thanks for posting this question. We've never purchased the pass during our two trips to Venice. But, we'll be back again this year, and I really like the idea of taking an evening cruise down the Grand Canal. Plus, my husband has commented that he enjoys seeing the early-morning activity, so it would be fun to jump on an early vaporetto to watch the early working boats.

Jean, once I got up really early to watch the sun rise over the lagoon, from the Piazza. Riding along the Grand Canal in the quiet, early misty pre-dawn was magical. And it really was interesting to see the mail delivery and garbage collection.