Best Venice Shore Excursions — Our Top 4

1.Venice Private Departure Transfer by Water Taxi: Central Venice to Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 116 reviews · 25 minutes (approx.) Our pick

Travel from your central Venice hotel to Venezia Marittima or San Basilio by private motorboat. Choose meet-and-greet or full service, with help from the lobby to the cruise terminal. The roughly 25-minute ride offers fine canal views, but confirm your pickup time, luggage, and ship berth carefully.

“Another great personal touch to keep your trip going smooth!!!”

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2.Venice Private Arrival Transfer by Water Taxi: Cruise Port to Central Venice

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 108 reviews · 1 hour (approx.)

Arrange a private motorboat from Venice’s Marittima or San Basilio cruise terminal to central Venice. Choose basic meet-and-greet help or full escort service to your hotel. Boats carry up to six people and six bags, with staff such as Vito, Laura, or Fredriko assisting on the ground.

“Info from Viator said someone would be at the cruise terminal. We waited until our pickup time. When no one showed, it turns out we had to go to the water taxi doc, which was 2 blocks away. We had to wait another 30 minutes for our taxi. Better info would have helped.”

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3.Venice Shared Departure Transfer: Central Venice to Marittima Cruise Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 87 reviews · 30 minutes (approx.) · from $46Best value

Book a shared motorboat from a central Venice stop near your hotel to Marittima Cruise Port. Pickup may be arranged at San Marco, Rialto, Piazzale Roma, or another canal stop. Allow for shared-route waits, luggage limits, and reconfirmation the day before.

“I highly recommend this type of transportation . Good price and fast. Well organized. :”

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4.Venice Shared Arrival Transfer: Marittima Cruise Port to Central Venice

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 72 reviews · 30 minutes (approx.) · from $46

Take a prepaid shared motorboat from Venice Marittima Cruise Port to San Marco, Rialto, or Piazzale Roma. You may wait up to 30 minutes while groups are formed, then enjoy a roughly 30-minute lagoon crossing. Provide your cruise and hotel details when booking.

“When going to the boat for our transfer, our guide was a slender long haired brunette,, don't know her name but she walked so fast it was impossible for people to keep up! She NEVER slowed down even when my mother and I were way behind! She never took into consideration that we are all pushing luggage over pebbled walkways, up and down on curbs and sidewalks! I realized when she had the driver drop her off at a non passenger stop, it was all about her. She never said goodbye to anyone just got off the boat. Other guests had to tell her that she lost people by walking…”

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