Burano is 41 minutes from Fondamente Nove on ACTV line 12, which leaves every 20 minutes through the middle of the day. A single ticket costs 9.50 EUR, a one-day pass 25.00 EUR, and the Lace Museum charges 7.00 EUR (ACTV, 2026a; Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, 2026b). Allow half a day for the island, or a full day if you add Torcello and Murano on the same pass.

This page covers the practical side only: which boat to take from where, what the day costs, what the Lace Museum charges and when it opens, how long to allow, and how the island-hopping connections line up. The lace itself and the lace school, the coloured houses and what to look at on the island are covered on separate pages.

Every figure here comes from the ACTV fare page and the line timetables in force in autumn 2026, from the Lace Museum's own ticket and opening pages, and from the Comune di Venezia access contribution regulation, all fetched in October 2026. These timetables change two or three times a year, so check the line PDF linked below before an early start or a late return.

How to get to Burano from Venice

Line 12 is the only direct boat from the city, and it leaves from Fondamente Nove on the northern edge of Cannaregio. The timetable in force from 22 April 2026 runs Fondamente Nove, Murano Faro, Mazzorbo, Torcello on request, Burano, Treporti and Punta Sabbioni. The 10:00 sailing calls at Murano Faro at 10:09, leaves again at 10:11, reaches Mazzorbo at 10:35 and ties up at Burano at 10:41, so 41 minutes is the figure to plan on (ACTV, 2026b).

Departures run from 04:20 to 22:25. Between 10:00 and 17:40 the interval is 20 minutes, and outside those hours it stretches to 30 minutes or more, with hour-long gaps late in the evening. Coming back, line 12 leaves Burano for Fondamente Nove from 05:00, every 20 minutes from 11:12 to 18:12, then at 18:25, 18:55, 19:25, 19:55, 20:25, 21:10, 21:55, 23:10 and 00:10. The 11:12 reaches Fondamente Nove at 11:53, and the last boat of the night arrives at 00:53 (ACTV, 2026b).

Torcello is a conditional stop on line 12. Those sailings call there only if a passenger asks, and boarding at Torcello has to be booked by telephone at least 20 minutes beforehand, on the freephone number printed on the timetable (ACTV, 2026b).

Burano from San Marco, the Lido and Punta Sabbioni

Line 14 is the alternative, and it comes at Burano from the other side of the lagoon. It leaves San Marco San Zaccaria, calls at Lido Santa Maria Elisabetta and runs out to Punta Sabbioni on the mainland shore, where a connecting boat crosses to Burano. On the timetable in force from 14 September 2026, the 13:15 from San Zaccaria reaches the Lido at 13:29 and Punta Sabbioni at 13:50, the Burano boat leaves at 13:55 and lands at 14:20. That is 1 hour 5 minutes end to end, against 41 minutes on line 12 (ACTV, 2026c).

The Punta Sabbioni to Burano leg is hourly. It leaves at 55 minutes past the hour, from 08:55 to 17:55, and takes 25 minutes. Returns leave Burano at 30 minutes past the hour, from 09:30 to 18:30, and reach Punta Sabbioni half an hour later. The 18:30 from Burano is the last one of the day on this route, and it gets back to San Zaccaria at 19:35 (ACTV, 2026c).

From the Lido the sum is better. Santa Maria Elisabetta to Burano takes 51 minutes on the same connection, which beats crossing to Fondamente Nove first. Line 14 is also the route to use if you are staying at Punta Sabbioni, Cavallino or Treporti.

What does a day on Burano cost?

A standard 75-minute Rete Unica ticket costs 9.50 EUR. It is validated at the start of the journey and again at every change of boat (ACTV, 2026a). Fondamente Nove to Burano and back on two singles is therefore 19.00 EUR, and the 41-minute crossing uses more than half of the 75 minutes each way.

The Venezia Daily Pass costs 25.00 EUR, with 35.00 EUR for two days, 45.00 EUR for three and 65.00 EUR for seven. Travellers aged 6 to 29 can buy a 6.00 EUR Rolling Venice card and then a 72-hour ticket for 27.00 EUR (ACTV, 2026a).

The arithmetic is short. Burano on its own, out and back, is cheaper on two singles. Add Torcello, or come home by way of Murano, and you are on three or four boats, which is 28.50 EUR or 38.00 EUR in singles against 25.00 EUR for the day pass, so the pass wins from the third ride.

Burano with the Lace Museum, on two singles, comes to 26.00 EUR a head. A three-island day on a daily pass with the Island Museums ticket comes to 45.00 EUR, before food.

Venice's access contribution adds nothing here. Its regulation covers the old city and the minor lagoon islands listed in the second annex, where Burano is number 4, and a single payment counts for both areas. The published rules for the trial state that the contribution is not applied to the minor islands, Burano among them (Comune di Venezia, 2024a, 2024b).

Lace Museum tickets and opening hours

The Museo del Merletto is at Piazza Galuppi 187, a short walk from the Burano landing. Its own directions assume line 12 from Fondamente Nove, which you reach on line 4.1, 4.2 or 5.2 from Piazzale Roma or the railway station, and on line 5.1 from the Lido (Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, 2026a).

Admission is 7.00 EUR full and 3.50 EUR reduced. The reduced rate covers children aged 6 to 14, students aged 15 to 25, visitors over 65, and holders of a Rolling Venice or ISIC card. Children under 6 go free, as do Venetian residents, disabled visitors with one companion, tourist guides licensed in Italy and up to two teachers with a school group. School parties pay 3.50 EUR a head between 1 September and 15 March (Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, 2026b).

Two combined tickets include the museum. The Island Museums ticket, 20.00 EUR full and 10.00 EUR reduced, covers the Lace Museum, the Murano Glass Museum and the Torcello Museum, one admission each, valid three months. The Museum Pass, 50.00 EUR full and 25.00 EUR reduced, covers the civic museums for six months (Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, 2026c).

The museum opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 16:00, and closes all day on Mondays. Last admission is 15:30, and closing operations begin 20 minutes before the doors shut (Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, 2026d).

How long should you spend on Burano?

Two to three hours covers the island at a walking pace with one stop inside. Half a day is the figure to plan around if you want the museum, lunch and the walk over the bridge to Mazzorbo.

The museum sets the first limit, and it is tighter here than on Murano. The Lace Museum closes at 16:00, takes its last visitors at 15:30, begins closing 20 minutes before the doors shut, and is shut all day on Mondays (Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, 2026d). A Monday on Burano is still a day out, with the museum off the list.

The boats set the second limit, and they work in your favour from the city side. Line 12 runs back to Fondamente Nove until 00:10, so a long afternoon on the island carries no risk of being stranded. Line 14 is the one to watch: its last Burano departure is 18:30, and after that the way home is line 12 through Murano (ACTV, 2026b, 2026c).

An early boat is worth the effort for a second reason. The 10:00 line 12 from Fondamente Nove lands at 10:41, which puts the whole of the museum's short day in front of you rather than behind.

Murano, Burano and Torcello in one day

The three islands sit on one line and one shuttle. Line 12 reaches Burano from Murano Faro in 30 minutes, leaving Faro every 20 minutes from 10:11 to 17:31. Line 9 crosses from the Burano A landing to Torcello in 5 minutes, every 15 minutes, first departure 09:30 and last 17:45, with the last return from Torcello at 17:55 (ACTV, 2026b, 2024).

An order that works from Fondamente Nove: take the 09:40 line 12, which reaches Murano Faro at 09:49, and give Murano the morning. Board line 12 again at Faro at 12:11 and you are in Burano at 12:41, in time for lunch and the Lace Museum before its 15:30 last admission. Cross to Torcello on the 15:30 line 9, land at 15:35, and come back on the 16:40 to pick up line 12 for Fondamente Nove.

Doing Burano before Torcello is what makes the day fit, because the Lace Museum shuts earlier than the Glass Museum on Murano. Line 12 does not call at Murano Colonna, so from the museum end of Murano take line 4.1 or 4.2 the few minutes to Faro first. A 25.00 EUR Venezia Daily Pass covers every leg (ACTV, 2026a).