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Venice entrance fee or tourist tax for visitors to Venice, Italy

For anyone planning to visit Venice! From 2024, the city will experiment with a Venice entrance fee, and you should pay attention to this.

If you visit Venice for a day without an overnight stay, you can contribute €5. This test is to see if it can dampen the crowds without affecting overnight stayers – thoughtful, right?

If you spend the night in the city, you have already paid the tourist tax, so there are no double costs.

!! ⚠️ But even if you spend the night in Venice, you must register. As a visitor, you must be able to prove that you are staying at an accommodation where tourist tax is paid.

When registering, you have to provide a lot of information. What a hassle... And a lot can still change during this 'trial' period. Therefore, keep an eye on this page or my socials. Or sign up for my newsletter.

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Fortunately, the trial in 2024 regarding the entrance fee does not apply every day but on specific dates during peak hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

For 2024, these are the following moments:

  • From April 25 to May 5, 2024 (after Easter)
  • May 11 and 12, Saturday and Sunday
  • May 18 and 19, Saturday and Sunday
  • May 25 and 26, Saturday and Sunday
  • June 8 and 9, Saturday and Sunday
  • June 15 and 16, Saturday and Sunday
  • June 22 and 23, Saturday and Sunday
  • June 29 and 30, Saturday and Sunday
  • July 6 and 7, Saturday and Sunday
  • July 13 and 14, Saturday and Sunday
  • Other dates will be announced later

The Venice entrance fee is especially the case after Easter and during the weekends. These are the moments when you have to pay attention and don't want to be surprised. It is uncertain whether it will also apply in the second half 2024.

Buy entrance tickets for Venice

Entrance-Fee-Venice-Grand-CanalTo stand at this viewpoint, you must pay an entrance fee if you are a day visitor.

Day visitors have to pay anyway. Overnight stay in the city? Also, register then.

You can arrange access from January 16, 2024. Do it online to obtain a QR code, which you must show if you want to enter the city. Remember, if you don't do this, it could cost between €50 and €300. The website where you have to arrange this is https://cda.ve.it. This is the English version: https://cda.veneziaunica.it/en.

Don't worry, it's pretty easy, and you'll be done quickly. But I tested it myself and I mind a lot leaving so much information about myself. But that's a feeling.

For example, you must also clearly leave your own telephone number where you can be reached. You now have to verify this telephone number by calling a particular number.

Leave your comments at the bottom of this page if you have an experience or opinion about this.

Payment and registration are also possible at various Venice kiosks, such as Piazale Roma Square, Punta Sabbioni, and Fusina. The entrance fee is still €5.

✅ The rate applies only to the historic center of Venice. Currently excluded are Lido di Venezia (including Alberoni and Malamocco), Pellestrina, Murano, Burano, Torcello, Sant'Erasmo, Mazzorbo, Mazzorbetto, Vignole, S. Andrea, la Certosa, San Servolo, S. Clemente and Poveglia.

Transit places, such as Piazzale Roma, Tronchetto, or the seaport, are excluded if you do not enter the historic center afterward.

It's almost impossible to avoid the Venice entrance fee. Transport is only possible by vaporetto or gondola over the water. Whether by train, bus, or car, you can only proceed on foot or by boat from Santa Lucia train station or Piazzale Roma bus station.

Exempt from paying Vence entrance fee: Who doesn't have to pay?

Entrance is free! Keep walking if you are under 14 years old, work, study, or live in Venice. !! ⚠️You always have to prove that you are not yet fourteen and that you are studying or living here.

Guests of hotels within the historic center are also exempt because they already pay tourist tax. But you must register yourself via this link.

Please note this is a trial: 2024 is a trial year. Depending on how this goes, the rules could change before 2025. So, before you plan your vacation, check this article more often for the latest updates.

Why actually pay for Venice?

Venice Entrance Fee San MarcoAn entrance fee in Venice means no more free views of the San Marco Basilic if you are a day visitor.

Simply put, Venice does not want to be overrun by mass tourism. The Venice entrance fee is there to keep the city livable and to safeguard its beauty. So actually, if you pay that €5, you contribute to preserving this unique metropolis.

Saving tips:

Of course, a few saving tips are always handy.

  1. Park your car in Mestre and hop on the train – it's cheaper, and you avoid the more expensive parking spaces and car parks closer to Venice. Reserve your cheap parking >
  2. Book a multi-day ticket for water transport in advance. Individual tickets on the public water buses are pretty expensive: 9.00 euros.
  3. You can easily explore everything on foot. It takes about 30 minutes to walk from Piazzale Roma to St. Mark's Square.
  4. Take the traghetto across the Canal Grande instead of a gondola for an authentic experience without the high costs.
  5. Fill your water bottle at one of the drinking fountains instead of buying expensive bottled water.
  6. Book cheaper hotels in Venice with us – so you save money. Cheap hotel in Venice >

When was it decided to pay entrance fees to Venice?

The city council decided in September 2023 that the entrance fee would come into effect on January 1, 2025, after some pilot actions in 2024. Venice is a popular destination in Italy, especially for outings, short trips to the city, day trips (80% of all tourists ) from all over Italy, or in transit to various destinations in the Mediterranean.

Above all, the number of participants in cruise tourism has increased by leaps and bounds. Venice is still overrun with cruise ship tourists.

Should we stop visiting Venice?

At any time of the year, Venice welcomes millions of visitors who take a break from their daily lives for a short holiday. Many are day visitors who only have to pay the entrance fee once. Venice remains the city of romantics, culture lovers, and 'foodies.' Strolling through the alleys of the old town and tasting some delicious gelato is undoubtedly worth the price of admission.

✅ Tip: If you follow my recommendations to save money on your one-day visit to Venice, you will quickly recoup the ticket cost.

What do you think of the entrance fee?

This Venice entrance fee is in a trial period, and we have to adapt. A final decision will likely only be made after the pilot phases have been analyzed in 2024.

Venice remains a must-see city, and with some planning and smart choices, you can still fully enjoy the Venetian charm without costing you a fortune.

In short, I think it's good. The entrance fee applies to day tourists and cruise passengers who regularly depart ashore. A day trip to Venice, a romantic gondola ride along the Grand Canal, a quick photo with the pigeons in St. Mark's Square, or a stroll across the Rialto Bridge – these experiences will be more expensive.

In addition, today's Venetians pay a high price for all this visiting. More than 30 million people come to Venice every year. Any attempt to regulate the enormous influx of visitors is entirely understandable.

Everyone can get to know the city and its mystique in the colder and warmer seasons. Venice must maintain control over mass tourism and the consequences it brings. And sometimes this has its price!

Check the details before you go, pay your contribution if necessary, and enjoy La Serenissima to the fullest!

And... leave your opinion, question, or experience below!

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