Day Trippers Not Wanted on Venice’s New Vaporetto Line

Venice residents complained that tourists had made getting around the city a nightmare, so officials planned Line 3, a just-opened water bus route from Venice’s Grand Canal to Piazza San Marco. Only riders holding a Carta Venezia pass can get on board, which effectively excludes outsiders.

Technically, travelers can get on the locals-only vaporetto with a Carta Venezia pass, according to an International Herald Tribune story. The Carta Venezia is good for three years and costs 40 euros, however, making it expensive and impractical for the thousands of day-tripping tourists who visit Venice each year.

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