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Doge's Palace: Fast Track Entry
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Book tickets and tours →How to get to the Doge's Palace
The Palace is on the waterfront of St Mark's Square, with its entrance under the portico of the 14th-century façade towards the quay. There are no cars in Venice, so you arrive by water or on foot. Walking times below are estimates.
Doge's Palace · San Marco 1, 30124 Venezia
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By vaporetto from Santa Lucia and Piazzale Roma
The official site gives these options: line 1 to the Vallaresso or San Zaccaria stops, line 2 to Giardinetti, and lines 5.1 or 4.1 to San Zaccaria. From the Lido, take line 1 or 5.2 to San Zaccaria. ACTV line numbers change from time to time, so check the current map.
The Basilica's site says line 1 from Piazzale Roma or Santa Lucia to San Zaccaria takes about 25 minutes, and line 2 about 40 minutes. You can also get off at Rialto and walk for 5 to 10 minutes.
On foot
From Piazzale Roma or Santa Lucia, the Basilica's site gives 30 to 45 minutes on foot to St Mark's Square. The Palace stands on the Piazzetta, next to the Basilica.
From Marco Polo airport
The Basilica's site lists the ATVO bus line 35 (20 minutes) or the ACTV bus 5 (35 to 40 minutes) to Piazzale Roma, a water taxi (20 minutes) and the Alilaguna boat (70 minutes to San Marco, hourly departures between 4:45 and midnight). The Alilaguna fare is 18 € one way and 32 € return. Which Alilaguna line stops closest to St Mark's should be confirmed on alilaguna.it.
By car
Cars stop at Piazzale Roma (Autorimessa Comunale, Garage San Marco, Sant'Andrea) or at Tronchetto, from where the People Mover runs to Piazzale Roma. You can also leave the car at Mestre or Marghera and take the train.
Entering and leaving
You enter through the Porta del Frumento, under the portico facing the quay, and today you leave through the Porta della Carta. Tickets can also be bought at the Palace ticket office.