The primary public transportation in Venice is ACTV. We purchased the two-day unlimited water bus…read moretickets when we were in town. It is very reliable on their schedules. They're the same as the bus service on the land. Sometimes we have to change the water bus. Sometimes we have to wait in line at the water bus pier. I saw many tourists ride in the water bus in Grand Canal and enjoyed the ride and taking pictures. So those water bus lines are jam-packed all the time. Try to avoid those lines if you're going to the outer suburbs of other islands.

The ACTV is Venice's public transportation system. At the airport we were able to purchase our…read morepasses from their machines. We decided to get the daily passes (48€/2 day pass) because we thought we would be using them to travel around a lot. In retrospect this was a mistake and we would have saved money just getting the ticket into town and the ticket to the train station. This was the most I paid for public transportation in any of the European cities for the least amount of time I spent in the city. To add insult to injury, the Vaporetto, or the waterbus, were crowded and at times barely admitted any new passengers on at the stop. At our stop we waited for over an hour to get onto a waterbus. It delayed our plans and set back everything for our time in Venice. On the day we left, we saw some other people who were first in line be denied getting on the boat if they have luggage. The rules are so inconsistent with no rhyme or reason. If you find yourself depending on these vaporetto during your visit, make sure to leave ample time for cushion so you don't get stranded or miss a flight or the train. Honestly you might be better off walking. Because driving is not an option -- there are no cars on the Venice islands.

Ok. The VENICEcard. HELLOVENEZIA!…read more Before travelling to Venice I obviously scoured the internet for ways to save money during my trip there. There are a few different multi-pass tickets for various things like musuems, churches, travel. We opted for the VENICEcard transport and culture. This is only good value if you are under 30, you buy it online beforehand and you make sure you visit a good few of the places. It costs about 40 euros for 3 days if you buy online and are under 30. You'll mostly get the money back out of vaparetto trips as individually they cost 6.50 and the freedom to jump on and off the waterbuses is certainly worthwhile. You get entrance to all the ChorusPass churches which includes most of the big hitters like the Frari and the Madonna one. Lots of museums are included the main ones that aren't are the Accademia and the Guggenheim. So bear that in mind if you're keen on visiting them you'll have to fork out again. With almost everything in Venice - customer service with the VeniceCard was really shabby. Don't expect smiles or helpfulness.

Whether you are arriving by bus, taxi, car, tour bus, etc., you come into Piazzale Roma. It is at…read morethe end of the Ponte della Liberta and the entrance into the city of Venice. It is the city's central transportation hub. It is busy all hours of the day. This is where your adventure will begin.

This is a BUSY bus station.. Because people move so fast here, it can be a bit hectic, but if you…read morego at the slowest times of day, you can find attendants who are more patient to help you with your questions. Some even speak English.