The new entry system debuts at Venezia, which requires a ticket of 5 euro for access. From this year, in fact, those who wish to explore the lagoon city will have to obtain this ticket. This measure, widely debated, aims to manage the tourist influx, limiting access during the busiest days, such as holidays and long weekends. Even if no maximum thresholds or attendance limits have been established. But let's see how it works e when it must buy the entrance ticket to Venice.
Who has to pay for the ticket to Venice?
The ticket must be paid by all people over the age of 14 who enter the city, regardless of the means of transport used, from 8am to 30pm during the days in which payment is required. The ticket is mandatory only for short-term visits and, by 16, it will not be necessary to access the smaller islands. Anyone entering the city without a ticket risks a fine of 2024 to 50 euros, in addition to the cost of the ticket itself.
Who doesn't pay the ticket to Venice?
They are free twigs payment of the ticket, and do not have to request exemption, residents or those born in Venice and the Veneto, the during 14 and the owners of the European Disability Charter and their companions. Even tourists staying in Venice do not have to pay for the ticket, as they already pay a tourist tax of 3 euros per person per night, but they must be registered on the city portal.
They must instead request exemption (by registering on the portal) i residents of Veneto: spouses, cohabitants and relatives up to the third degree of residents, as well as those who visit people resident and domiciled in the city or in the smaller islands without family ties, workers, students of schools and universities based in the city or in the smaller islands, subjects and members of the families of IMU taxpayers in the Municipality of Venice.
Exempt - but subject to registration - are people with disabilities and those who have to undergo therapies or medical visits in the city, together with their companions, as well as those who participate in sport events o visits institutional, as long as they use local public transport to enter the city.
Where and how to buy the ticket to enter Venice?
The 5 euro ticket must be purchased via portal of the city of Venice. You must register on the portal if you fall into the exempt categories listed above. In both cases, a will be issued QR code to show to the authorities in case of checks. QR code vouchers are nominative, but it is possible to make cumulative bookings for family or group trips.
The ticket will be required to access the city of Venice and his main islands, but it will not be necessary to cross Piazzale Roma, Tronchetto or the Maritime Station without entering the ancient part of the city. The same goes for the smaller islands such as Lido di Venezia, Pellestrina, Murano, Burano and others. During the days in which the ticket is required, the reservation or payment will be valid for the whole day, allowing you to freely enter and exit the areas subject to control.
On which days will the ticket be required?
Here are the data in which the ticket for the year 2024 will be requested:
- April: 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30;
- May: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26;
- June: 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30;
- July: 6, 7, 13 and 14.
Venice ticket: is it also mandatory for those arriving by ship?
For now, the Municipality has not yet decided what to do regarding tourists arriving by plane large cruise ships. Currently, large ships can no longer pass in front of Piazza San Marco but dock in Porto Marghera. So, for those who get off the ship and want to visit Venice, it may be necessary to pay for the ticket. But what will happen in 2027, when the municipality plans to bring large ships back to the city center, is still uncertain.
