Transport

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Before you travel

● Identity documents (ID, passport, visa);

● Travel insurance;
● Health coverage;
● vaccinations;
● change money into the local currency/ bring along your credit card
Types and means of transport

1. Air transport (domestic/international flight, short-/long-haul;

non-stop/connecting flights; scheduled/charter; low-cost).

Flying is quick, safe and perfect for covering long distances.

It does, however, cause a significant negative impact on the environment

due to the emission of carbon dioxide.
Flights can be affected by bad weather and delays.
Types and means of transport

2. Land transport (by coach and bus, hop-on hop-off tourist buses, underground, trams,
taxis, walking and cycling).

Travelling by car is certainly the most flexible form of transport (no timetable, no scheduled
departures). However, it is one of the least environmentally-friendly forms of transport,
there can be a lot of congestion and traffic in cities and popular area, you may get tired
during long journeys, and you might also have to drive on the other side of the road if you’re
driving in another country (former British colonies including South Africa, Australia and New
Zealand, the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Malta and Cyprus).
Land transport: Travelling by train

● Domestic and international rail travel is the most environmentally-friendly

form of public transport.

● It is increasing in popularity with both business and leisure travellers,

thanks to services like the Eurostar between the UK and the continent, and
travel passes like Interrail and Eurail for Extended travel within Europe.
Types of passenger train
Advantages of rail travel

● When the destination is a city, rail travel can compete with air travel for the time
involved.
● Modern trains provide many facilities: restaurant cars or refreshment trolleys, free
Wi-Fi, sockets for recharging phones and laptops and few luggage restrictions.
● Rail travel is an affordable means of transport: non-refundable/flexible tickets can be
purchased online, from a travel agent, at the station.
● Rail is also a good way of travelling if you want to go on an alternative type of holiday
like cycling and walking to explore another area: cheeper, healthier and greener.
Water Transport

1. Cruises : combine the transport, accommodation and entertainment sectors in one package.
- traditional cruises (start and end at a port near home)
- fly-cruises (fly to and/or from the port)
- cruise-stay (extra days spent on land at one of the destinations
- round-the-world cruises

prices depend on the destination, type of cabin and lenght of the holiday (a month, two weeks, several months)

popular areas for cruise include the Caribbean and Mediterranean, Scandinavia and the Baltic, the Bahamas, the
Panama Canal, the Far East and the Arctic.

1. cruises on inland waterways (rivers and lakes, like the Danube or the Nile): smaller ships, from a few days up to a week
2. boat day-trip: specifically designed for tourists (Lake Como)
Water Transport

3. ferries and water buses: used for both tourists and locals to cross rivers, lakes and seas
Staten Island Ferry in New York: from Staten Island to Manhattan, with a view of the
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

River Bus boats on the Thames: travel across London

vaporetti (water ferry service)in Venice: stop all along the Grand Canal and connect the
Lido and other islandsThe vaporetto (www.actv.it) is a public ferry service that operates,
for all intents and purposes, as the bus network of Venice.
Vaporetto
The vaporetto (www.actv.it) is a public ferry service that operates, for all intents and
purposes, as the bus network of Venice.

The name derives from vapore, or "steam," since that is what used to power these public
people-movers.)

The most useful water bus lines for tourists are the following:

● Line 1: One of the most handy lines for all visitors is line 1. It slowly cruises the Grand Canal from the central bus station in
Piazzale Roma until Venezia Lido. It stops in most landmarks down the Canal like Piazza San Marco, Ca’Rezzonico or Rialto Bridge.
● Line 3: connects Piazzale Roma and Murano.
● Line 7: connects Piazza San Marco with Murano.
● Line 10: is the quickest way to get from Piazza San Marco to Lido.
● Line 18: runs between Lido and Murano

To find a vaporetto office or station in Venice, just look for a sign with the Actv logo:

Most vaporetto lines run from about 5am until around 00.30.
 Tariffs
Single-ride tickets
Vaporetto individual tickets cost €7.
A single-journey that is valid for 60 minutes costs 7 euros. Depending on where tourists are
staying and how many times they think they might be taking the city’s transportation, tourists
might want to purchase the Venezia Unica Pass.
If they only need to get across the Grand Canal using Line 1 or need to take the city’s
transportation for one stop, tourists can purchase a ticket for 4 euros. However, it’s
recommended getting a traghetto instead, as it is cheaper.
Tourists can buy a ticket for the vaporetto either at the ticket kiosks by major vaporetto docks
or on board the boat.
Venezia Unica discount card

Residents of Venice don't have to pay €7 each time they hop the (water)bus. They pay just €1.30 per ride
and it's valid for 75 min (rather than 60 min.).

However, they get this reduced fare only if they buy the monthly Venezia Unica Pass . This card costs
local residents €10, and it can reach €50/100 for tourists. For students up to the age of 26, it costs 20
euros, regardless of where they come from.

It can be purchased at any Hellovenezia office or major ACTV station, or easily and safely online before
visiting Venice.

This discount pass is really only be worth it if tourists are staying in Venice for quite a while (at least a
week) and will ride the vaporetto a lot.
Traghetto

Traghetti means “ferries” in Italian. These large gondolas are used by locals
and tourists to cross the Grand Canal.
The price to cross the Grand Canal is 50 cents, the perfect alternative to a
gondola if you are traveling on a budget.
Note that the traghetti are designed for the Venetian workers, so they only run
certain times a day and some do not run during the weekends.