The Vaporetto water bus is the only real public transport in Venice as its shown in Venice water bus map. Venice water bus is a passenger ship, which is similar to a bus used in other places. There are about 20 water-bus-lines in Venice. The ferries are used within the island of Venice. But Venice water bus also connect the main island with other islands and Venice with the mainland.

 

The workhorse of Water bus route, the most busy and popular, is route number 1 that stops at every stop along the Grand Canal as its mentioned in Venice water bus map. Evening trips will be less busy, as well as atmospheric after dark. These are the largest boats, leaving every ten minutes; even in winter there are five boats an hour most of the day. The scheduled journey time of Venice water bus between Santa Lucia Railway Station and St Mark's Square is about 45 minutes. There are 14 stops along the way. Venice water bus route number 1 ferry continues another 20 minutes across to Venice Lido Island.

 

In Venice centro storico or historic center, which is made up of more than 100 islands, water buses are the equivalent of buses and subways on dry land as you can see in Venice water bus map. Venice is a small city, and you can walk nearly to nearly any street, square, monument, or hotel within the historic center in 30 minutes or less. Still, there are times when you will want to take a water bus.