Difference between Vaporetto and Alilaguna?

[leongcpa]

Hi,

 

I keep seeing the terms vaporetto and alilaguna as water buses? Are they the same? If I buy the 36 hour ACTV pass, does that include Alilaguna? :confused: What's the difference?

 

Thanks!

[hkto]

Services are operated by a different companies and have different routes. For example Alilaguna goes to airport and ACTV boats don't. See route map http://www.actv.it/pdf/navigazione/Mappa_linee.pdf ACTV pass is for vaporettos not Alilaguna boats.

[Hlitner]

The Vaporettos (also known as the ACTV) are simply the local public bus company except most of their buses (not all) are water buses. They have quite a few different lines, can be used to simply ride around Venice (in either direction) or can also be used (at the same price) to get to any of the other islands in the lagoon including Murano, Lido, Burano, Torcello, etc). The same ACTV company also operates some land buses such as a line that runs between the Marco Polo Airport and the P. Roma (not to be confused with the more expensive airport bus). As to the Alilaguna, it is a private water bus line (it does not accept ACTV tickets) with a few different routes such as from the port to St Marks Square. Personally, we usually recommend that folks who will be in Venice for a day (or longer) simply purchase a timed ACTV (vaporetto) Pass which are sold for 12, 24, 36. 48, 72 hours etc etc. Since a single vaporetto ticket (good for 1 hour) costs a whopping 6.5 Euros the times passes will quickly pay for themselves if you use the vaporettos more then twice a day.

 

Hank

[srpilo]

The Vaporettos (also known as the ACTV) are simply the local public bus company except most of their buses (not all) are water buses. They have quite a few different lines, can be used to simply ride around Venice (in either direction) or can also be used (at the same price) to get to any of the other islands in the lagoon including Murano, Lido, Burano, Torcello, etc). The same ACTV company also operates some land buses such as a line that runs between the Marco Polo Airport and the P. Roma (not to be confused with the more expensive airport bus). As to the Alilaguna, it is a private water bus line (it does not accept ACTV tickets) with a few different routes such as from the port to St Marks Square. Personally, we usually recommend that folks who will be in Venice for a day (or longer) simply purchase a timed ACTV (vaporetto) Pass which are sold for 12, 24, 36. 48, 72 hours etc etc. Since a single vaporetto ticket (good for 1 hour) costs a whopping 6.5 Euros the times passes will quickly pay for themselves if you use the vaporettos more then twice a day.

 

Hank

 

100% agree

 

 

Hank as usual a perfect explanation

Srpilo

[Earl Rosebery]

Hi,

 

I keep seeing the terms vaporetto and alilaguna as water buses? Are they the same? If I buy the 36 hour ACTV pass, does that include Alilaguna? :confused: What's the difference?

 

Thanks!

 

Alilaguna water buses run on fixed routes at fixed times. Two lines connect the airport to St.Mark's with stops before and after. The Blue line continues on to the Hilton and the cruise terminal. It takes over an hour from the airport to St. mark's. Departures are every 30 minutes. The blue line is a handy way from the cruise terminal to St. mark's

 

If you are worn out by an overnight flight from N America, water taxi is highly recommended.

 

 

http://www.alilaguna.it

[CraftyEC]

The first time we went to Venice DH and I had been warned (and believed!) that the water taxis were a rip-off. So, we stood in line for ages (about an hour) for a water-bus from the airport. Second time we knew better and just piled into the first water taxi! It seemed to be fairly common practice for small groups (eg couples or three) to share a water taxi with people they meet in the queues - everyone is going to roughly the same place and it cuts the costs considerably, and I think it would be fun to share the 'oohs' and 'aahs' of that first trip down the fast lane in a water taxi! It seemed so strange to see the lane markings :cool: