We were very satisfied with the possibilities offered by this City Pass and have also used it extensively. In particular, the trips by boat in the canals or to Murano and Burano were very interesting. Once you get the public transport ticket, it's a comfortable affair and Venice is a great way to explore. Only the activation of the public transport ticket was a bit difficult at the first attempt. The sales office at the bus station in Mestre sent us to a machine (distance about 500 meters). Once there we had to find that this was broken and was just repaired. Back to the point of sale, we then received after a long wait the desired ticket! The benefits of visiting museums, Doge's Palace, St. Mark's Basilica, etc. were very pleasant, as there are hardly any waiting times and sometimes preferred entrance at the ticket booths. We are therefore happy to recommend the Venice City Pass.
5 days in Venice with the City Pass Classic. Financially worth this pass anyway - even if you only use 50% of the offers. The fastway ticket for the Doge's Palace is great - but poorly described. You do not have to do the "group entrance" as described, but on the water side of the palace. That cost us 1.5 hours despite fastway. Also, you have to know how the "Vaporetto" tickets work. There are special counters at various stops for the locals - the tourist tickets do not work there. Here an information brochure would have been very helpful! The ticket, which you get after ordering, receives various QR codes, which can not be read at some entry points. To do this you first have to show the QR codes in a certain travel agency and then receive the tickets with barcodes. Here the organizer urgently needs to revise his information - but all in all: 100% recommendation - WORTH IT!
We stayed in a small hotel on Giudecca Island at Giudecca Venezia. By vaporetto it took 10 minutes to get to San Marco and we slept in a very quiet place. There is good restaurant on the island too but our favorite Osteria da Carla con cuccina. Then all the rest of the city delighted us.
We have consistently had good experiences with the starter. It is stress-free and uncomplicated. Only most of the museums are not in there and need to be booked extra. Even with loss of the local transport card, you have to pay again.
Found the Venice City Pass Excellent value for money, We had Five days in Venice and pretty much managed to do most of the Itinenary on it, Had the Best Pass but just make sure when you redeem the Museum pass at the Doges Palace that they give you the right pass as I got to one of the museums on the pass and had trouble getting in but after some explaining and the museum making a few phone calls managed to get in.!! The Teatro la Fenice Tour was amazing. Everything we done on the pass was excellent the only downside was that the Islands tour doesn't really give you enough time to visit the lace museum and the Glass Museum so you would need to do that on a separate trip. Also it's a shame the Arsenale isn't on the pass. All in all very good value for money.
Leaving the tourist trails, you will discover alleys, attractive side streets, pretty bridges and parks that make up Venice as well - or much more - than the usual tourist miles. Absolutely you should with the Vaporetto translate to the island Giudecca. Here it is much quieter than on the main islands, you can stroll through the streets in peace, eat in good restaurants at normal prices - and has one of the best views of the silhouette of Venice with the St. Mark's Basilica and the famous Campanile bell tower.
The turbo pass is highly recommended for Venice, especially if you have booked a hotel on the mainland and every day to Venice. The included museums / actions are rewarding and well chosen. For all who like to do a lot and visit the price-performance ratio is definitely right. The many churches that were included in the pass you definitely need to give your feet a break in between. For the island tour Murano-Burano-Tocello, the time for the individual islands was too short for us, we would rather plan the next time individually. The turbo pass was a very good decision.
Even if the price is not a bargain at first glance, the Turbo Pass has paid off. The handling of the download was perfect, better than last year in Rome, where you had to pick up the passport on the spot. That is too complicated. We had a hotel in Mestre, so it was great from the beginning that we had the local transport. This also significantly facilitates locomotion in the city. The tour on the Grand Canal and the island tour were ok. The stay on the islands was partly too short and partly unnecessary in our view (Torcello). The visit of the Doge's Palace was awesome and is definitely recommended. All in all, the pass is definitely worth it and in the end, the time is not enough to discover all the beauties of the city.
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So far, I've bought the City Pass for every city I've traveled. In Venice, however, the Stader is completely sufficient. The church, which is included in the extended version classic, is superfluous in Venice. I did not need a passport in any of the churches listed there or I have to pay admission. The churches, which are only accessible with admission, are unfortunately not included in the churches. In Venice, it is better to donate the money than to spend it on the church square.
We were 2 days in Venice and could only use part of the many "City Pass" opportunities. Everything is well described and has worked fine.
The airport transfer to the bus terminal in Venice works wonderfully. The buses run every half hour and are very punctual. At the bus terminal you can redeem the Turbopass at the kiosk in front of the landing stage of the vaporettos (not at the left side of the counter). Then you have free travel on all boats to all the islands, which is especially worthwhile when you are in Venice for the first time. Since we had booked two nights on Burano, we used the option for the local traffic. Booking these trips individually is much more expensive. Doge's Palace, Scuola Grande and the Opera were our highlights, the Jewish Museum closes earlier on Fridays (Sabbath). For adults and children, the Da Vinci Museum is also interesting. The gondola ride, however, we had imagined romantically. We were led with about 50 other people to the dock and then put in a gondola to six, where we could not even sit next to each other. The drive through the channels is ok.
A wonderful week in Venice
Good to get past the complete snake at the Doge's Palace!
Everything works, but it is necessary to always carry the printed matter, so that the required voucher is available at the respective locations. Better would be a customer card with a QR or barcode for all locations, which is read there. Everything is fine except for carrying all the prints.
The Venice City Pass helped us a lot. We booked without public transport and was for all those who would like to walk and want to explore so much in Venice just right. Through the Venice City Pass we have also gone to exhibitions and saw in addition to the planned attractions, a lot what we would not have done otherwise.
After having such great experiences with the Turbopass in Rome last year, we wanted to use it in Venice this year as well. However, this time there were a few things that were not great: The airport transfer applies only to the Marco Polo airport. For Treviso we had to book another. The 3 different parts (for museums, public transport, churches) had to be exchanged at different places. We did not come to all churches. In the Peggy Guggenheim and the Leonardo da Vinci Museum are also did not come and had to pay extra. The pass has simplified a lot, but there is still room for improvement here.
We got the Complete package for the Venice Pass. It included many of the churches, which did not charge in the first place. The gondola ride was at a specific time and we were never able to make that time. Gondola rides from that location were like sitting in gondola rush-hour traffic anyway. The museums included weren't really included. One of them even saw the pass and informed us that they'd never seen the pass before and made us pay to get in. They said the tickets had to be purchased at the Ducale? What? We were no where close.
Getting tickets for some of the sights was very confusing. Overall, I'm glad we purchased. I'm not sure if we saved much money, but the convenience and skip the line was nice once we figured out what we needed to do for each site. My advice is to arrive early so you can find out where to get your tickets. Read the instructions for each site very carefully. They all have specific hours and times you can use the pass.