Guides

What things cost on Venice's water, and how to pay less.

• Gondola prices in Venice (2026): what you'll actually pay

  Official gondola rates in Venice for 2026, day and evening, why the price is per boat, and how to pay €18 instead of €90.

• How to share a gondola in Venice with strangers

  Three ways to split a Venice gondola with other travellers: at the stand, through GondolaShare, or with an online shared ticket. Costs, etiquette and safety.

• The traghetto: Venice's €2 gondola ride

  The traghetto is a real gondola that ferries you across the Grand Canal for about €2. Where to catch it, when it runs and how to ride like a local.

• Venice airport water taxi: prices and how to split one

  What a water taxi from Marco Polo airport to Venice costs in 2026, private vs shared, the Alilaguna alternative, and how to split a private boat.