The Floating City - Venice (Venezia, Venedig) - Italy

Venice, Italy
Country	:Italy
Region	:Veneto
Language	:Italian, English
Trip Category	:Weekend trip
Get in
By Air
Websites
Stuttgart to Frankfurt-Hahn (By Train) and from Frankfurt-Hahn to Venedig-Treviso (By Air)
DB	http://www.bahn.de/i/view/DEU/en/index.shtml
Ryanair	http://www.ryanair.com/de
By Train
City Night Line (CNL) Stuttgart to Venise Santa Lucia
By Bus (Most People Opt this)
Ikarus Travels
http://www.ikarus-reisen.de/Venice.htm?p=156
City Pass
Venice Travel Card					16,00 € - 12-HOUR TRAVELCARD 18,00 € - 24-HOUR TRAVELCARD 23,00 € - 36-HOUR TRAVELCARD 28,00 € - 48-HOUR TRAVELCARD 33,00 € - 72-HOUR TRAVELCARD 50,00 € - 7 DAYS TRAVELCARD		12-HOUR TRAVELCARD is Good for Ikarus Plan 24-HOUR TRAVELCARD is Good for CNL Plan
More on Pass
Info on Price, Free Entrance and Reductions			http://www.actv.it/en/movinginvenice/movinginvenice
Important			The Travel Cards are the most economical solution for people who want to get around Venice and its surroundings on Actv’s land and water services. They allow unlimited travel and can be used on all the services - both waterborne (except those of  route Alilaguna, 19, 16, 21 and Casinò) and on land - that provide urban services within the municipality ("Comune") of Venice (land services on the Lido and in Mestre).  Validity can be 12, 24, 36 48, 72 hours or 7 days from stamping, depending on the chosen tariff solution. Included in the price is the transport of one luggage item of up to 150 cm as the sum of its three dimensions. Can be purchased from the Hellovenezia ticket desks, the self-service ticket machines of: Piazzale Roma S. Chiara, Ferrovia Scalzi, Ferrovia S. Lucia, S. Marcuola, Ca' d'Oro, Rialto, S. Tomà, Zattere, S. Marco Vallaresso and Giardinetti, S. Zaccaria Danieli and Pietà, Arsenale, Lido S.M. Elisabetta, Burano, Punta Sabbioni, Aeroporto Marco Polo,municipal car park in Piazzale Roma, Ospedale dell'Angelo, and the authorized resellers. They allow tourist coaches arriving at Venice main island to benefit from the ordinary "ZTL" (Limited Traffic Zone) tariff with ACTV public transport. (information: Hellovenezia call center +39 041 24.24). For an extra charge of € 3,00 for one-way journeys only, or of € 6,00 for return journeys, all tourist travel cards (12, 24, 36, 48, 72 hours and 7 days) may be used on the land-bus route 5 Aerobus  for journeys having Venice Marco Polo Airport as departure or arrival point, otherwise be excluded.
Where to Buy?
Tourists Info Counter and Ticket Counters at Railway station (Ferrovia)
Sleep
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See
Day 1:
Places covered
Island of Murano Glass Factory Island of Burano Piazza San Marco Gondola Raid Lido Beach
Venice (Italian: Venezia) is one of the most interesting and lovely places in the world. This sanctuary on a lagoon is virtually the same as it was six hundred years ago, which adds to the fascinating character. Venice has decayed since its heyday and is heavily touristed (there are slightly more tourists than residents), but the romantic charm remains.
Every Friday at 20:45 Ikarus Bus leaves from Stuttgart Airport ( Bus stop : Outside Terminal 3 & 4 Arrivals). Check your ticket for address... Ikarus Dates & Price Table : Click here Bus nearly stops 4-5 times for refreshment during night journey. Within Venice only Water transportation is allowed, so the tourist bus stops at Mira Mirano approx at 7:00 on Saturday. Tour organiser gives you a ticket for Trainitalia from Mira Mirano to Santa Lucia. Santa Lucia is 2 stops from Mira Mirano and takes about 10-15min travel. Inside the Railway station you can find Service WC for refreshment. The WC costs 0.80€. If you do not have exact change, collect change from change machine near to entrance of WC. Remember Change machine accepts only coins (2€, 1€, 50cent, 20cent…). Purchase ticket or travel card from Tourist Info or Ticket counter. One can also go to guided tour organised by Ikarus (8€ p.P) Use route map to find correct water bus Route map: http://www.actv.it/en/movinginvenice/waterbusservicestimetable http://www.actv.it/pdf/navigazione/Mappa_linee_2nov.pdf Take a water bus (vaporetto) to Murano. Get down at Murano Colonna Visit Glass factory and spend time in Murano. Reach Murano Faro by walk or take nearest water bus. From Murnao Faro take Line 12 to Burano. (nearly 30min Journey) Spend time in Burano and Visit San Marco and Lido. ( use Route Map for Water bus route selection) Reach Ferrovia (Santa Lucia Railway Station) at 19:15 on Saturday. Tour organiser will take you back to Mira Mirano by Trainitalia train. ( Train start at 19:39) Bus reaches Stuttgart Airport in the morning approx at 08:00 on Sunday.
Photos
The Floating City On the Way to San Marco Piazza di San Marco Venice in Night Island of Burano Gondola Island of Murano Venice in Night
Useful links:
Venice				http://wikitravel.org/en/Venice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice
ACTV (Public Transport in Venice)				http://www.actv.it/en/movinginvenice/emergencyserviceinfoggyconditionsandduringhightide
Ikraus				http://www.ikarus-reisen.de/index.asp?p=156&LascheNr=4#tripbox
Carnival Dates				http://jeevanhebbalu.blogspot.com/2012/02/carnival-of-venice-italy-dates.html
Source:		Personal Experience