Getting to Murano & Burano on our own?

[canadarocks]

We'll be arriving in Venice at 1:00pm and then overnighting onboard before disembarking the next day. We'd like to go to Murano & Burano on our own the first day. Any advice on how to do that? :)

 

When a ship overnights in Venice is there a set time that we need to be onboard by? Do the vaporetti stop running at a certain time?

[CruiserBruce]

Water Taxi or Alilaguna, as described here frequently.

 

As to the ship being docked over night, you need to check on the board for the cruise line, for their specific policies. But the general statement is you can come and go as you please. The gangway doesn't close.

[dogs4fun]

Water Taxi or Alilaguna, as described here frequently.

 

As to the ship being docked over night, you need to check on the board for the cruise line, for their specific policies. But the general statement is you can come and go as you please. The gangway doesn't close.

Our gangway didn't close on our overnight in Venice. However, the peoplemover closed at midnight.

We have taken the vaporetto to both Murano and Burano on several visits.

[Hlitner]

Most of the Vaporetto Lines start to shut down around 11:30. There are a few night lines but they run with less frequency and not on all the routes. And the People Mover (connection from the Piazale Roma to the port) does close down at night although not sure of the exact time. If that happens you could still walk to the port (about a 20-25 min walk from the P. Roma) or pay a land taxi to run you the short distance (they will probably ask for about 20 Euros for that very short ride).

 

As to getting to Murano, Burano or any of the other islands we recommend just getting a timed vaporetto pass (you can buy them for 24, 48, 72 hours etc) which gives you unlimited use of all the vaporetto lines. But keep in mind that getting from the cruise port to Burano can take up to 1 1/2 hours (depending on connections).

 

Hank

[KirkNC]

We have been to both, it's quite easy. A pass as mentioned by Hank works well for the trip. Check the schedule for vaparetto 4.1 or 4.2 to get there.

[TMLAalum]

We had planned on visiting both islands by vaporetto, but even leaving from Venice @1pm we didn't get to Burano:(., because we enjoyed wandering around Murano so much that time escaped us.

 

My suggestion would be to head to Burano first and then, if you have time, stop in Murano before returning to Venice.

Edited February 26, 2016 by TMLAalum

[agabbymama]

It will depend on the weather too. When we were in Venice, it was rainy and windy.

 

We did purchase the 72 hour vaporetto pass as we were spending 3 days post-cruise in Venice.

 

We made it to Murano but the Lagoon was just too rough and the driver of the boat had a hard time getting us back to Venice, stating the boats to Burano were all cancelled due to the high winds.

 

So have a back-up plan and be prepared to go with the flow.

[mapleleaves]

we had a 3 day pass and visited Murana one afternoon. We took the water bus from St Marks since we had walked there from Piazzale Roma. We went to 2 different stops on Murano and really enjoyed walking around especially in the residential areas off the main drag.

Helpful info in this site:

http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/venice-islands-tour-murano.htm

[canadarocks]

If we take the People Mover from the ship to Piazzale Roma, can we catch a Vaporetto directly to Burano from there? Or do we have to go to Murano first?

 

Is it #4 Vaporetto? I think I read it's #6, but I'm not sure. :o

Edited March 8, 2016 by canadarocks

[ckmedsec]

Hi canadarocks, the easiest thing is to buy a vaporetto pass. Since you dock at 1 pm I would suggest you visit Venice on the first day and go to Murano and Burano the next day. I assume your ship departs in the late afternoon so you would have almost all day to spend on those islands. You can get off the ship early on the 2nd day, just check to see when vaporettos start running. Sorry cannot remember that detail. There is a ticket booth just outside the port building in Venice so you can easily purchase your tickets there and walk or take the complimentary shuttle to the area that the vaporettos depart from and return to. This is what we did on our overnight in Venice cruise last year. Loved Venice and would love to return one day.

 

Forgot to mention that the line up to get onto the vaporettos back to the cruiseport could be quite long depending on how many ships are docked. So factor that in to the time needed to get back to the ship.

[tassietravellers]

Most of the Vaporetto Lines start to shut down around 11:30. There are a few night lines but they run with less frequency and not on all the routes. And the People Mover (connection from the Piazale Roma to the port) does close down at night although not sure of the exact time. If that happens you could still walk to the port (about a 20-25 min walk from the P. Roma) or pay a land taxi to run you the short distance (they will probably ask for about 20 Euros for that very short ride).

 

As to getting to Murano, Burano or any of the other islands we recommend just getting a timed vaporetto pass (you can buy them for 24, 48, 72 hours etc) which gives you unlimited use of all the vaporetto lines. But keep in mind that getting from the cruise port to Burano can take up to 1 1/2 hours (depending on connections).

 

Hank

 

Hi Hank

 

sorry to hijack this post.

 

with the vaporetta passes are they 24hr, 48hr etc or 1, 2 day etc. I'm hoping its 24 hour, I've been looking on a few sites and they mention passes by the day.

 

We are arriving in Venice about noon, so hope to be making the most of our time , by going to Murano and Burano on the day we arrive and then still have time the next day to do the Grand Canal each way at least. Then after that we will walk everywhere.

 

thanks Deb

[syesmar]

Here's a thread from last summer with some tips: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2200587

 

Enjoy Venice!!

[Hlitner]

Hi Hank

 

sorry to hijack this post.

 

with the vaporetta passes are they 24hr, 48hr etc or 1, 2 day etc. I'm hoping its 24 hour, I've been looking on a few sites and they mention passes by the day.

 

We are arriving in Venice about noon, so hope to be making the most of our time , by going to Murano and Burano on the day we arrive and then still have time the next day to do the Grand Canal each way at least. Then after that we will walk everywhere.

 

thanks Deb

 

Unless they have changed things in the past year (unlikely in Italy) the passes are based on hours, not days. When you purchase the passes from either a vending machine or at a ticket window, they must be validated to start the clock. We have noticed that when you buy a pass at the ACTV ticket window in the P. Roma, the clerks normally will immediately validate the pass (by simply swiping it over the validator). If you buy it at the vending machines (you can get the passes out of the automated machines if you have the cash or a Chip/PIN credit card) they are not validated until you validate. When you enter the vaporetto boarding queue there will be a scanner and you simply swipe your ticket over the scanner and you should get a green light. The first time you do this with an unvalidated card, it will automatically validate which then starts your 24, 48 hour time. You are supposed to swipe your ticket/card everytime you use the vaporetto, and as long as the card is still valid you will get a Green light.

 

This does sound complicated, but its actually pretty simple in actual use. These high tech scanner systems are appearing all over Europe and a nice advance in ticketing.

 

Hank

[canadarocks]

Found the info I need with Tom's Port Guide for Venice - page 23. :cool:

[tassietravellers]

Unless they have changed things in the past year (unlikely in Italy) the passes are based on hours, not days. When you purchase the passes from either a vending machine or at a ticket window, they must be validated to start the clock. We have noticed that when you buy a pass at the ACTV ticket window in the P. Roma, the clerks normally will immediately validate the pass (by simply swiping it over the validator). If you buy it at the vending machines (you can get the passes out of the automated machines if you have the cash or a Chip/PIN credit card) they are not validated until you validate. When you enter the vaporetto boarding queue there will be a scanner and you simply swipe your ticket over the scanner and you should get a green light. The first time you do this with an unvalidated card, it will automatically validate which then starts your 24, 48 hour time. You are supposed to swipe your ticket/card everytime you use the vaporetto, and as long as the card is still valid you will get a Green light.

 

This does sound complicated, but its actually pretty simple in actual use. These high tech scanner systems are appearing all over Europe and a nice advance in ticketing.

 

Hank

 

Thanks Hank

 

I was hoping it was hours not days.

 

The scanning system makes a lot of sense, its becoming more common here these days too

 

Deb

[KirkNC]

I agree, it was hours last time we were there.

[stan1]

The fastest way to Burano and Murano is to take the vaporetto from the Piazzale Roma dock, if you are at the cruise terminal( take people mover). The vaporetto ticket seller ( get a 24-48-72 hr. ticket good on any vaporetto)told us to take a vaporetto to a distant dock and change to another ( she provided vploretto numbers and schedule) to get to Burano, since the direct vaporetto from Piazzale Roma made a circuitous route , about 40 minutes longer than changing. About 90 minutes each way, had lunch in Burano, very worth doing.

Stan

[hkto]

Also there is scheduled 4.5 hr "tour" by Alilaguna http://www.alilaguna.it/en/linea-verde. € 20,00 (18 if bought online). 2 daily departures - 10:30am and 1:30pm