Your day, step by step
08:30
Shuttle from the ship to Marittima, then the People Mover to Piazzale Roma.
09:15
Vaporetto line 1 down the Grand Canal to San Marco on a 75-minute ticket.
10:15
St Mark's Basilica with a timed ticket. Leave bags at the deposit first; shoulders and knees covered.
11:15
Doge's Palace on a timed slot, including the Bridge of Sighs route. About 1.5–2 hours.
13:15
Walk to Rialto (about 15 minutes) for cicchetti at a bacaro near the market.
14:30
Rialto Bridge, then vaporetto from Rialto back to Piazzale Roma.
15:15
People Mover to Marittima and the shuttle back to the ship.
- Latest you can leave St Mark's (Marittima or San Basilio)15:30
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- St Mark's (Marittima or San Basilio)Vaporetto and People Mover, 45–60 min15:30
- Shuttle pick-up (Marghera or Fusina)Cruise line shuttle, plus queue15:30
- St Mark's (Marghera berth)Vaporetto, People Mover, shuttle, 75–90 min14:30
- Piazzale Roma (Marittima berth)People Mover, about 4 min16:25
Where people get Venice wrong
Underestimating the return from St Mark's to a mainland quay; allow at least two hours including the shuttle queue.
Built from our Venice guide, checked against 15 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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