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Car parking is expensive here and the tailbacks can be quite large, an alternative is to use the car parks on the mainland (terra ferma) and catch a vaporetto or bus into Venice. A good idea is to park near the Mestre railway station and catch a train to Venezia S.Lucia; there are many trains, it is very near (8-10 minutes) and quite cheap. Besides, Venezia S.Lucia is a good starting point to visit Venezia. Getting in Venice By rental carMost of the major rental car companies have outlets at Piazzale Roma, at the edge of the city. These are on the ground floor of one of the major parking stations. When you are dropping off your car, you need to find street parking and then walk to the hire car outlet and hand in the keys. Do not park in the parking station! There is a vaporetto stop across the road from the parking station. Getting in Venice By busThe Piazzale Roma bus station is well served by vaporetti and water-taxis. Getting in Venice By boatShips arrive at the Stazione Marittima which is at the west end of the main islands, it is served by vaporetti and water taxis.
ACTV runs the vaporetti and other public transport services both in the lagoon and on the terra firma. 1 day, 3 day and 7 day Venice Cards are available, in two variations (Blue and Orange). The basic Blue cards provide unlimited travel on the ACTV travel services (vaporetti, motoscafi and buses) and free use of the AMAV staffed toilets. The Orange card also provides free entrance to some of the museums (those covered by the Museum Card). Note that neither card includes the Alilaguna water-bus which serves Marco Polo airport unless you pay a surcharge. Travel cards are extremely useful since the basic fare for one vaporetto journey is typically €5.00 whereas 1 day Blue cards cost €14, 3 day costs €29 and 7 day €51 (prices correct December 2004). There are cheaper 1 and 3 day ACTV travel tickets available (€12 and €25) but these are pure travel cards and offer no discounts or other goodies (like a free map and case) which come with the Venice Cards. Discounts on many of these cards are available for the under €30 or by buying online, it pays to look around. Otherwise, take a walk! The city is not that big, and you can walk from one end to the other in a few hours, and along the way discover the marvelous art and architecture around every corner. Text based on work by Max, David, Andrew Haggard, Ricardo, Giacomo, P.K.Niyogi, Aaron, Colin Jensen, Ryan Holliday, Stefano Crafa, Llewelyn Pritchardf, Bernie Disantis, pa lito, Matthew, Andrew Burns, Evan Prodromou, Tom Holland, Saurabh Abhyankar, Ian Moore, Mark Jaroski, Brian and John G, Wikitravel user(s) Travelbubble, Episteme, Jpatokal, Texugo, W66LinkBot, AnyFile, Rakkar, Mnd, InterLangBot, Ilkirk, Luvdapug, Wanblee, Stavp, Fido, Hypatia, Cdaros, Vnz, PierreAbbat, Nils, Huttite, MykReeve and Fuzheado and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.
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