Venice ⟷ Murano on vaporetto: how to get to the Island of Murano from Venice

How to get to Murano from Venice: connections to Murano by water bus; the rides and lines, the seasonal hours, fares and tickets, useful information.

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Venezia ⟷ Murano - Connections to reach Murano from Venice

Murano, an ancient center of the Venice Lagoon, is famous for its glassmaking, furnaces and ateliers and the seat of the Glass Museum.



Navigation lines for Murano

You can go to the Island of Murano with the Actv vaporetto lines or with the Alilaguna boats.
The ACTV public water transport service in Venice and Mestre makes connections to every destination in the historic center of Venice and to the islands of the lagoon by water-buses of various cabotage.

Vaporetto lines arriving in Murano: Line 3, Line 4.1, Line 4.2, Line 7, Line 12, Line 13, Line NMU, Line NLN.

Alilaguna lines arriving in Murano: Blue Line, Red Line, Green Line (tourist).

Arriving by plane at Marco Polo Airport

Arriving by plane at Marco Polo Airport to get to Murano you can reach Murano directly from the Airport with the Blue Line and the Red Line (seasonal) of the Alilaguna service.
At night instead you have to reach Piazzale Roma in Venice by bus and then reach Murano by Actv vaporetto with the NLN or NMU night lines from Fondamente Nove.

Arriving to Venice by bus

Arriving by bus in Piazzale Roma you must reach Murano from Piazzale Roma with Line 3 (until about 6 pm) or line 4.2 (until about 9 pm) of the Actv vaporetto. From 9pm to 11pm with line 5.2 for Fondamente Nove and then line 4.1. At night you have to walk to the Fondamente Nove and take the NLN and NMU night lines.

Arriving to Venice by car

Arriving by car in Venice, park on Tronchetto Island or Piazzale Roma. In the first case, you must reach Piazzale Roma with the People Mover shuttle. Then you have to reach Murano with Line 3 (up to about 6pm) or line 4.2 (up to about 9pm). From 9pm to 11pm with line 5.2 for Fondamente Nove and then line 4.1. At night you have to walk to the Fondamente Nove and take the NLN and NMU night lines.

– Piazzale Roma car parks
– Isola del Tronchetto car parks
– People Mover shuttle service from Tronchetto

Can you get to Murano by car? No.

Arriving by train in Venice

Arriving by train at the Santa Lucia station, you must reach Murano with Line 3 (up to about 6pm) or line 4.2 (up to about 9pm). From 9pm to 11pm with line 5.2 for Fondamente Nove and then line 4.1. At night you have to walk to the Fondamente Nove and take the NLN and NMU night lines.

Arriving by ship in Venice

Arriving by ship at the Maritime Station, you can reach Murano directly from the Terminal with the Blue Line or the Red Line (seasonal from April to November) of the Alilaguna service.
Alternatively, you can reach Piazzale Roma with the People Mover shuttle. Then Murano or Fondamente Nove with Line 3 or Line 4.2. From 9pm to 11pm with line 5.2 for Fondamente Nove and then line 4.1. At night you have to walk to the Fondamente Nove and take the NLN and NMU night lines.

Vaporetto lines for Murano from the station and from Piazzale Roma

From Piazzale Roma and from Station to Murano on vaporetto you can arrive with 2 direct ACTV daytime vaporetto lines and 2 night lines. But line 3 (until about 6pm) and line 4.2 (until about 9pm) are only active during the day.

In the evening you go to Fondamente Nove with line 5.2 until 11.16 pm (line 4.2 stops departing from P.le Roma and only operates on Murano → Fondamente Nove service) and then line 4.1 for Murano.
At night you have to walk to Fondamente Nove and take the NMU night line or the NLN night line.

– Certainly the fastest solution is Line 3 but it is only active until about 6 in the evening.
– Then the fastest is Line 4.2 until about 9 in the evening. Then line 5.2 is used for Fondamente Nove and line 4.1 for Murano.
– At night you have to reach Fondamente Nove on foot and go to Murano with the NLN and NMU night lines.

Journey time: Line 3 in 21 min; line 4.2 in 37 min (4 min less from the station).

Vaporetto lines to get to Murano from other areas of Venice

– If you are close to Piazza San Marco the quickest solution is the direct line 7 Venice ⟷ Murano; or line 4.1.
– If you are at Fondamente Nove there are 4 lines that go to Murano: line 12, 13, 4.1, 4.2.
– At night you go to Murano only from Fondamente Nove with the NLN and NMU night lines.

What the service includes

- Instant ticket delivery.
- Smartphone tickets are accepted.
- Wheelchair accessible: wheelchair users pay € 1.50 and their carers will get a free ticket.
- Unlimited use of public transport (vaporetti and ACTV buses) in the city of Venice.
- Unlimited use of water buses and buses in Lido, islands of the lagoon and mainland (Mestre, Marghera).

Does not include the ACTV service to / from Marco Polo Airport, vaporetto lines 16, 19 and 21, Casinò and Alilaguna lines.

Service ACTV on vaporetto Venice ⟷ Murano

To go to Murano from Venice are available 5 daytime direct lines, 1 night line and 1 seasonal line (from Saint Mark's Square from April to October).

Line 3 P.le Roma → Murano → P.le Roma

Line 4.1 Murano → Fondamente Nove → Piazzale Roma → Giudecca → San Marco → Giardini Biennale → Fondamente Nove → Murano

Line 4.2 Murano → Fondamente Nove → San Pietro di Castello → San Marco → Giudecca → Piazzale Roma → Fondamente Nove → Murano

Line 7 San Zaccaria → Murano → San Zaccaria

Line 12 Fondamente Nove ⟷ Laguna Nord ⟷ Punta Sabbioni

Line 13 Fondamente Nove ⟷ Murano ⟷ Vignole ⟷ Sant'Erasmo ⟷ Treporti

Line notturna NMU Fondamente Nove → Murano → Fondamente Nove

Night Line NLN Fondamente Nove ⟷ Sant'Erasmo ⟷ Burano ⟷ Treporti ⟷ Punta Sabbioni

Departures from Fondamente Nove at 11.20pm, 12.00am, 12.55am, 1.55am, 2.50am, 2.57am. Stops upon request in Vignole, S. Erasmo Capannone, Torcello.

Departures from Treporti at 00.13, 00.38, 1.18, 1.48, 2.48, 3.42, 3.48.
Departures from Burano at 00.25, 00.50, 1.33, 2.00, 3.00, 3.30, 3.54, 4.00. Stops on request in Vignole, Torcello. Only the 3.30am vaporetto from Burano arrives at Tronchetto.

For journeys that stop only on request in Vignole, S. Erasmo Capannone and Torcello, boarding reservations can be made at least 20' in advance on the toll-free number 800845065.

Click here for the ACTV table with the timetables of all Line NLN stops

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Fares and purchase of ACTV tickets for Venice and Islands navigation lines

Rates are available for non-resident visitors and for residents of the Municipality of Venice. Buy early and skip the line!

Boat Tickets. Coming to Venice? Book in advance and skip the line!

Same price of ticket counter. 1 ticket: 75 minutes € 9,50; 24 hours € 25; 48 hours € 35; 72 hours € 45; 7 days € 65.

Fares for tourists and not residents

- Single ride € 9.50
- 24 hours € 25
- 48 hours € 35
- 72 hours € 45
- 7 days € 65

Residents of the Municipality of Venice and usual visitors

For residents and those who come to Venice often - even residents outside the municipality - the Venezia Unica card is available, which allows you to load tickets and passes for navigation lines on paper.

Prices for activation of the Venezia Unica

- € 10 for residents of the Municipality of Venice
- € 20 for residents of the Veneto Region (only € 10 excluding navigation)
- € 100 for residents outside the Veneto Region (only € 10 excluding navigation)

Once the Venezia Unica card is activated, you can choose to load the various options for navigating and taking the buses.

Ticket prices

- single ticket valid for 75 minutes € 1.50
- single ticket valid 100 minutes € 2
- 10 journeys carnet valid 75 minutes € 14
- 10 journeys valid carnet 100 minutes € 19