Yes - and it's almost always worth buying. Venice's water buses run on a travel-pass system: a single ride costs €9.50, while a 24-hour pass costs €25 and pays for itself in about three rides. Here are all the options, how they work, and when each one wins.
Last updated August 6, 2026
The short answer: yes, there is a daily ticket. Venice's public transport operator (ACTV) sells travel passes valid on the vaporetti (water buses) for 24, 48, 72 hours and 7 days. The 24-hour pass is €25; a single one-way ride is €9.50 and valid for 75 minutes. Do the math on your own plan: from about three rides a day, the pass wins.
| Pass | Price | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Single ride | €9.50 | 75 minutes, one direction, transfers included (no return) |
| 24 hours | €25 | Unlimited rides for one calendar day |
| 48 hours | €35 | Unlimited rides for two days |
| 72 hours | €45 | Unlimited rides for three days |
| 7 days | €65 | Unlimited rides for a week |
The pass is a paper card (or a code in the AVM app) that you validate once, at the start: the ticket is stamped with the time, and the 24/48/72-hour countdown starts from that moment. After validation you can hop on and off any vaporetto, any line (line 1, line 2, line 3, lines 4.1 & 4.2, lines 5.1 & 5.2, line 6, night lines and the lagoon lines to Murano, Burano, Torcello and the Lido), plus the ACTV city buses, the People Mover and the tram on the mainland - all in the same ticket network. Every line has its own guide, from the overview to each route's stops and timings.
There's no gate to pass through: you validate the card at the electronic reader at the dock entrance (a beep and a green light), keep it with you, and show it if a controller comes aboard. Don't forget to validate - riding with an unstamped ticket counts as riding without a ticket, and the fine is steep (€55-plus).
One day: the 24-hour pass. A long weekend (48–72h): the 48-hour pass usually wins unless your days are packed with boat rides, in which case two 24-hour passes can beat one 48-hour pass - check your plan. A week: the 7-day pass is the best deal in the network. And if you're only crossing the city once or twice, just buy singles - line 2 covers the station-to-Accademia run in about 15 minutes, a single ride's worth.
No - it's valid from the moment you validate it, not from purchase. You can buy it the day before and stamp it when you first board. The countdown runs 24 hours from validation, not from midnight.
No - one pass, one person. Children under 6 travel free; children 6 and over need their own ticket or pass (reduced rates exist for 6–29 year olds on some passes - ask at the ticket office).
No - the airport water buses (Alilaguna, blue line) are a separate company with their own tickets. The ACTV pass covers only ACTV lines: vaporetti, city buses, the People Mover and the mainland tram.
No separate night ticket: the same passes and singles cover the night lines (marked N), which run along the Grand Canal, the Giudecca and to the Lido roughly every 20 minutes after 11 p.m.