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St. Mark's Basilica: Guided Tour
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Book tickets and tours →How to get to St Mark's Basilica
The Basilica faces Piazza San Marco, next to the Doge's Palace. There are no cars in Venice, so you arrive by water or on foot. Times below come from the Basilica's own site unless we say they are estimates.
St Mark's Basilica · Piazza San Marco 328, 30124 Venezia
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By vaporetto
From Piazzale Roma or Santa Lucia station, line 1 to San Zaccaria takes about 25 minutes and line 2 about 40 minutes. With line 2 you can also get off at Rialto and walk for 5 to 10 minutes.
From Punta Sabbioni, lines 14 (about 40 minutes, with a stop at the Lido) and 15 (25 minutes) go to Pietà. ACTV line numbers change from time to time, so check the current map.
On foot
From Piazzale Roma or the station, the Basilica's site gives 30 to 45 minutes on foot. The Basilica and the Doge's Palace are about 110 m apart in a straight line.
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
Park at Piazzale Roma (Autorimessa Comunale, Garage San Marco, Sant'Andrea) or at Tronchetto and take the People Mover. You can also leave the car at Mestre or Marghera.