My wife and I will be arriving at Venice S. Lucia by train next May and would like to take a water taxi (probably shared) from the train station to our hotel. I'd like to prearrange if possible but I've searched the internet to find one at a reasonable rate with no luck. My questions are:
1. Is there typically a long wait for walk ups where the water taxi's pick up.
2. Can anyone recommend someone I could contact to prearrange?
Thank you,
Bob H
Your hotel can book one for you and give you the details. You just walk to the little kiosk for the water taxis (look to the left as you exit the train station) and tell the dispatcher your name and the number. At least that is how it worked when we did this 2 years ago. Cost was 70€, paid to the driver.
I don’t know that they even have shared taxis for transport within Venice—-I have only seen that from the airport into Venice. But maybe they do exist.
This is the official water taxi company
I suppose you could prebook but probably not necessary
https://www.motoscafivenezia.com/en/
Thank you both for your help.
hey hey rhell10295
where are you arriving from? i don't think they have a shared water taxi from train station but many private water taxis around (when you say water taxi do you mean the private water taxi that is most expensive?)
Christine H has mention the "real private one". we used them 4 times from the airport to our venice hotel.
venicelink.com
under shuttle there is "shared taxis" and see where they drop you off around the island from the airport. it's too early to be booking, keep sites bookmarked and reserve closer to your dates.
penny pinching now is not recommend, pay the cost and budget later or with a budget friendly hotel.
so many bridges, uneven cobblestones, stairs/steps, pulling & pushing lugagge. you'll be much happier.
europeforvisitors.com/venice
lots of info there
good luck and enjoy this fabulous place
aloha
There are porters outside the station and the taxi boat is a few minutes from the train station.
If you have many bags a taxi is good way to arrive to the hotel, instead of taking bags up and down the bridges.
They all have the same price.
