We took a Gondola ride on the 5th of October and it was a fantastic experience. It was only €80 for 30 minutes for the 4 of us and the Gondolier was really informative and even sang a few lines of a song at one stage. This is the best way to experience the Grande Canal. So much sights to see and so relaxing too and you sense what it was like to live as a Venetian and why they use this mode of transport so much.

Sit down at a restaurant, and just soak in the views of the beauty of the grand canal. Take a private taxi and drive down through the grand canal. It’s beautiful just to see the beautiful buildings once palaces all down through the canal. Rick Steves has an audio tour that you can listen to when you take vaporetto number 1 starting from the train station all the way to Saint Marks Square but I will go early on the vaporetto see you can sit or stand and listen and enjoy less crowded.

We boarded Line 1 vaporetto from Ferrovia in the evening and did the Rick Steves audio tour all the way to San Marco. Take in the sights, and enjoy the leisurely trip down the canal. For best pics, one needs to get the seats at the back , outside the vaporetto cabin. But that depends on your luck!

Arrived in Venice; and wow!! It really is an amazing sight when you walk from train straight onto the Grand canal. We had a prearranged boat waiting to take us to the hotel (worth the cost rather than trying to find our own way with luggage in tow).

Water taxis are busy with tourists but definetely a must do in Venice. You can see the pretty canal, boats, gondolas and all the beautiful buildings from the taxi vantage point. Venice is such a picturesque city from the Canal grande. The price is 80$ for 30mins around.

In a city with no cars and roads, the 3.8 km Grand Canal forms the major water-traffic corridor of Venice. The waterway, which is crossed by only 4 bridges and cuts a large reverse S shape through Venice, is lined on both sides by buildings from the 13th to 18th century, featuring a blend of Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical and Modern architecture. The best way to experience the Grand Canal is of course by following its course on a gondola or vaporetto (waterbus). Truly a quintessential Venice experience!

Canalazzo! That's what the locals call this place. Bridges and palaces, a transport artery... Only lazy people did not write about this place, so there is practically nothing to add to the reviews. You have to try very hard while in Venice not to visit this site😁😍😁

The Grand Canal is more than just the main water route in Venice. It's where most of the 'places to see and things to do' are. If you have return tickets for the airport from the private boat companies like Alilaguna, make sure you exchange your QR code for actual paper tickets. Vouchers are not accepted. The orange line offers a direct service from the Grand Canal to the ground floor of the airport. Do not worry if your tickets to the airport do not work at the station barrier. The lady at the concierge let us in and we were in our merry way. If you do not have pre-purchased tickets, you can pay (cash or cards accepted) as you board. A one way ticket costs €16. We met several travellers who bought tickets from the machine outside the station (ACTV Line 1 being one of them), only to be told that they weren't the right ones. Please check as it's not possible to get refunds from these ticket machines. Always be wary of people walking too close to you. Walk away, turn around and check to see if their accomplice is helping themselves to your wallet etc. We were pickpocketed and it caused us a great deal of inconvenience. Yes, we didn't think it would happen to us too. Be vigilant but don't let this spoil your holiday. Have a great time!

A visit for daughter’s 21st. The canal is a hive of activity from small boats, gondolas and the ‘water bus’. The 24 hour tickets are good value if you want to move around a lot. Once you work out the ‘bus stops’ it really is efficient and a nice way to see the properties that line the canal. One minor nuisance was being told the airport trip was separate from the day ticket - having asked about a boat to the airport we were told it was a €10 trip - however when we got to the boat pontoon we were told it was the wrong ticket and that the €10 only took us to the train/bus station to get bus. So we were €20 down and had to buy different tickets (€16 each) for the Alilaguna. We were not the only ones caught out on our passage and it seemed almost intensional to mislead the water bus ticket as the boat to the airport. Rather spoilt the end to a pleasant trip

Yes, it’s just for tourists, and, yes, it’s pricey, but we really enjoyed seeing Venice from the gondola and hearing about the city from our knowledgeable gondolier. This listing header says the Canal Grande, but the gondola tours are typically in the network of smaller canals, passing under bridges so low the gondolier has to bend in half to get through. Make sure you notice the fixed price published for the short 20 min ride or the longer 40 min ride.