A gondola ride is the one Venetian cliché worth doing once, and the fare is fixed by the city at every licensed station. Starting at San Tomà, near the Frari, takes you into the quiet back canals of San Polo and Dorsoduro instead of the nose-to-tail queues behind St Mark's Square.
- Address
- Campo San Tomà, near the San Tomà vaporetto stop, 30125 Venezia
- Best time to go
- Afternoon, Evening · About 30 min
- Price
- Official city tariff: EUR 90 per gondola for 30 minutes from 09:00 to 19:00, EUR 110 after 19:00; up to 5 passengers. Traghetto crossing EUR 2 per person
- Price level
- €€€€
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The price is per boat, not per person, so fill the gondola (up to five) and agree the route and any extra time before you sit down; cash is still the norm.
- On a budget, take the traghetto: the same gondola crossing the Grand Canal from San Tomà to Sant'Angelo for EUR 2.
- A singer or accordionist is not included in the tariff and is booked separately.