Vaporetto line 1 is the slow boat down the Grand Canal and the ride most visitors mean when they say vaporetto. It calls at 21 stops between Piazzale Roma and the Lido, takes 65 minutes end to end, and runs every 12 minutes for most of the day. A single ticket costs 9.50 EUR (ACTV, 2026).

Boats leave Piazzale Roma from 05:01 to 23:55 and the Lido from 04:36 to 23:08 on the timetable in force from 30 May 2026 (ACTV, 2026). Line 1 calls at every landing stage on the canal, which is what makes it the sightseeing route and also the reason it is slower than line 2. This page lists the stops in order with the running time to each, the 2026 fares, what stands at four of the landings, and the practical business of finding the right pontoon and a seat with a view.

Vaporetto line 1 stops in order

Line 1 runs from Piazzale Roma to Lido Santa Maria Elisabetta. The figures below are running minutes from Piazzale Roma on the standard daytime service (ACTV, 2026).

Piazzale Roma 0, Ferrovia 3, Riva de Biasio 6, San Marcuola Casino 9, San Stae 11, Ca' d'Oro 14, Rialto Mercato 17, Rialto 22, San Silvestro 25, Sant'Angelo 27, San Toma 30, Ca' Rezzonico 33, Accademia 35, Santa Maria del Giglio 38, Salute 40, San Marco Vallaresso 44, San Marco San Zaccaria 49, Arsenale 53, Giardini 57, Sant'Elena 60, Lido Santa Maria Elisabetta 65.

In the other direction the line calls at the same stops in reverse and takes the same 65 minutes, with San Zaccaria 16 minutes from the Lido, Rialto 43 minutes and Ferrovia 62 minutes (ACTV, 2026). The Grand Canal section, which is the part most visitors ride, is Piazzale Roma to San Marco Vallaresso: 44 minutes southbound and 41 minutes northbound.

San Samuele is not a line 1 stop on the current timetable. It is served by a single additional school-day departure from the Lido at 07:27, which calls there instead of Ca' Rezzonico and terminates at Sant'Angelo (ACTV, 2026). Older route maps that show San Samuele on line 1 are out of date.

How long does vaporetto line 1 take?

The full run takes 65 minutes in either direction on the daytime timetable (ACTV, 2026). The legs people actually ask about are shorter. Ferrovia to Rialto is 19 minutes. Ferrovia to San Marco Vallaresso is 41 minutes. Rialto to San Marco Vallaresso is 22 minutes. Accademia to Salute is 5 minutes.

A standard single ticket is valid for 75 minutes from validation (ACTV, 2026), so one ticket covers the whole line from Piazzale Roma to the Lido with ten minutes in hand. That makes line 1 the cheapest way to see the length of the Grand Canal: 9.50 EUR for an hour on the water.

The 65 minutes is a timetable figure. Boats keep to it reasonably well, though the middle of the day in high season adds time at the busiest landings while passengers board and disembark. Allow more if you are catching a train. On the short hops the boat saves nothing: between Rialto and San Marco the walk takes about as long as the ride once you count the wait, so line 1 earns its fare on the long stretches rather than the short ones.

Vaporetto line 1 price in 2026

There is no separate line 1 fare. Line 1 is part of ACTV's urban network and takes the same tickets as every other city waterbus (ACTV, 2026).

A standard 75-minute ticket costs 9.50 EUR and allows unlimited changes within the 75 minutes across the urban water, bus, tram and People Mover network, excluding routes 16 and 19, the Casino service, all Alilaguna services, and any journey to or from Marco Polo airport. Passes cost 25 EUR for 24 hours (the Venezia Daily Pass, which also covers regional trains between Venezia Santa Lucia and Venezia Mestre), 35 EUR for 48 hours, 45 EUR for 72 hours and 65 EUR for seven days. Holders of a Rolling Venice card aged 6 to 29 pay 27 EUR for the 72-hour pass, with the card itself costing 6 EUR. Passengers holding an EU Disability Card and wheelchair users pay 1.50 EUR (ACTV, 2026).

Every pass runs from first validation rather than from midnight. If line 1 is the only boat you plan to take, two single tickets at 19 EUR beat the 25 EUR day pass; from the third ride the pass wins. Tickets bought on board must be requested as you board, are issued already validated, and are paid by card (ACTV, 2026).

What to see from vaporetto line 1

Line 1 passes the palace fronts that can only be read properly from the water, and four of its landings put you at the door of something worth leaving the boat for. The times and prices below were checked against the official pages in September 2026.

Ca' d'Oro is the late Gothic palace that gives the stop its name. The Galleria Giorgio Franchetti inside it is closed for works, with no reopening date announced (Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Veneto, 2026). Several ticket resellers still advertise daily opening hours for the gallery; the ministry page is the one to trust, and for now the façade is to be looked at from the boat.

Ca' Rezzonico houses the Museum of 18th Century Venice, open 10:00 to 18:00 from 1 April to 31 October with last entry at 17:00, and 10:00 to 17:00 from 1 November to 31 March, closed on Tuesdays. Admission is 15 EUR, or 7.50 EUR for children aged 6 to 14, students aged 15 to 25 and visitors over 65 (Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, 2026).

The Accademia stop serves the Gallerie dell'Accademia, open Tuesday to Sunday 9:00 to 19:00 with ticket sales until 18:00, at 20 EUR full and 2 EUR for EU citizens aged 18 to 25, free under 18 (Gallerie dell'Accademia, 2026). The Salute stop lands at Santa Maria della Salute, open 9:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 17:30 from 1 April to 31 October, and 9:30 to 12:30 and 15:00 to 17:30 from 1 November to 31 March (Basilica della Salute, 2026).

Where to sit and how to find the right pontoon

The seats worth having are in the open bow, ahead of the cabin, and there are about a dozen of them. They fill at the first stop and stay filled for the length of the canal. Board at Piazzale Roma or at the Lido, the two ends of the line, if you want one. Joining at Ferrovia southbound in the middle of the day usually means standing.

At the larger landings the stop is split across several pontoons, each carrying a letter, and the letter decides your direction. The timetable lists Piazzale Roma C and F, Ferrovia B and E, and Rialto B and D for boats heading towards San Marco, and Rialto A and C, Ferrovia A and E, and Piazzale Roma G for boats heading back (ACTV, 2026). Each pontoon is signed with the lines and the direction it serves, so read the sign before you tap your ticket rather than after.

Tickets must be validated before boarding, at the reader on the pontoon, and again each time you change service (ACTV, 2026). If the bow is full, the open deck at the stern is the compromise: the view is over the wake rather than ahead, with no glass in the way.

Line 1 or line 2: which to take

Line 1 calls at all 21 stops and takes 65 minutes from Piazzale Roma to the Lido. Line 2 covers the Grand Canal as an express with far fewer calls and then continues round the Giudecca canal. If the object is to see the canal, take line 1: the stops are the point, because the boat slows and swings across the water at each one and you get a proper look at both banks. If the object is to reach San Marco from the station, line 2 is quicker.

The two lines share vessels, and the timetable marks which departures do so. Some line 1 boats arrive at Piazzale Roma and carry straight on as line 2 towards Giudecca and Tronchetto, and some line 1 departures are formed by a boat that has just come in as line 2 (ACTV, 2026). The number on the boat therefore changes at the terminus, so check the sign at the front rather than assuming the boat you are sitting on keeps its line number.

Line 1 does not reach the northern islands. Murano, Burano and Torcello are served by separate ACTV lines listed in the waterborne timetables, on the same tickets and passes (ACTV, 2026).

Line 1 timetable: first and last boats

On the timetable in force from 30 May 2026, the first departure from Piazzale Roma is at 05:01 and the last at 23:55, reaching the Lido at 00:53. From the Lido the first boat leaves at 04:36 and the last at 23:08, reaching Piazzale Roma at 00:06 (ACTV, 2026).

Through the main part of the day the service runs every 12 minutes, leaving Piazzale Roma at 09, 21, 33, 45 and 57 minutes past each hour from about 06:21 until about 19:57. Early morning and late evening departures thin out to roughly every 20 minutes (ACTV, 2026).

In daylight there is no need to consult a timetable at all: a boat comes within 12 minutes, and the electronic sign at each pontoon shows the next arrivals. The timetable matters at the ends of the day, and when you have a train to catch. The last line 1 boat from San Marco Vallaresso towards the station leaves at 23:27 and reaches Ferrovia at 00:03 (ACTV, 2026).

The sheets are reissued seasonally, so check the date printed at the top of ACTV's line 1 timetable before relying on any of these times.