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ACTV: water bus public trasport of Venice

ACTV in Venice: the water bus service, rides in Venice and to the mainland, the hours, tickets' costs and useful information.

Buy all tickets of public transports Actv of Venice in advance Buy all tickets of public transports Actv in advance!

Buy tickets Actv water bus Venice

Same price of ticket counter. 1 ticket: 75 minutes € 9,50; 24 hours € 25; 48 hours € 35; 72 hours € 45; 7 days € 65.

The Service for buying tickets Actv allows to buy all tickets in advance to move around the historic center of Venice and sail to the islands of the lagoon. You can collect your ticket at the Piazzale Roma ticket office (bus terminal) or skip the queue by typing the voucher number at any Venezia Unica self-service ticket machine.

Actv VeniceACTV Public Trasport of Venice

The public water and road transport service in Venice and Mestre, known by everyone with the acronym ACTV, makes connections to every destination in the historic center of Venice, the islands of the lagoon, Lido, Punta Sabbioni, San Pietro in Volta, Pellestrina, Mestre San Giuliano and Marghera Fusina by means of steamboats of different cabotage.



There are also ferry boats for the transport of bicycles, motorcycles, cars, trucks and people for the Lido of Venice, San Pietro in Volta and Punta Sabbioni departing from the island of Tronchetto, the main car terminal in Venice recently connected to the latter from the PeopleMover shuttle service.

Navigation Lines Actv Venice

There're 4 lines systems:

1) Lines Centre of Venice: they sail along the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal starting from the Tronchetto and reaching the Lido of Venice. These are lines 1 and 2.

3) Night Lines of Venice: they sail from midnight until 6 am connecting spots in the center of Venice and the main islands of the lagoon. These are lines N, NMU, NLM.

3) Lines Around Venice: they sail around Venice linking it to Murano and Lido of Venice. These are lines 3, 41, 51, 6.

4) Lagoon Lines: they link Venice to the islands of lagoon as Murano, Burano, Torcello, Sant�Erasmo, San Servolo and the manland; they reach the Venic Marco Polo Airport in Tessera, Treporti, Punta Sabbioni, Chioggia, Fusina, San Giuliano Mestre. These are lines 12, 13, 14, 19.

5) Seasonal Lines: these lines are activated only during some periods of the season when there's a peak of the nukber of visitors to the city.

Actv Lines Center of the City

Actv Lines Center sail along the Grand Canal and the Giudecca's Canal starting from Piazzale Roma, the Venice bus terminal, and San Marco reaching the Lido of Venezia. They're the lines 1, 2 and 2/.
Line 1 Actv VeniceLine 1 Piazzale Roma ⟷ Canal Grande (all the stops) ⟷ Lido Santa Maria Elisabetta

PIAZZALE ROMA "C" - FERROVIA "E" - RIVA DE BIASIO - SAN MARCUOLA - SAN STAE - CA' D'ORO - RIALTO MERCATO - RIALTO "B" - SAN SILVESTRO - SANT'ANGELO - SAN TOMÀ - CA' REZZONICO - ACCADEMIA "A" - GIGLIO - SALUTE - S.MARCO VALLARESSO - SAN MARCO SAN ZACCARIA (Danieli) "F" - ARSENALE - GIARDINI - SANT'ELENA - LIDO SANTA MARIA ELISABETTA "D" and viceversa.

Rides every 20 minutes from 5.01am to 6.21am. Then every 12 minutes from 6.21am to 8.45 pm and every 20 minutes until 11.41 pm (last journey from Piazzale Roma). From Lido last run at 11.06pm.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 1
Line 2 Actv VeneziaLine 2 San Marco/San Zaccaria ⟷ Giudecca ⟷ Piazzale Roma ⟷ Rialto ⟷ San Marco Giardinetti

SAN MARCO SAN ZACCARIA "B" - SAN GIORGIO - ZITELLE - REDENTORE - GIUDECCA PALANCA - ZATTERE - SAN BASILIO - SACCA FISOLA - TRONCHETTO - PIAZZALE ROMA (S.Chiara) "F" - FERROVIA "B" - SAN MARCUOLA - RIALTO "D" - SAN TOMÀ - SAN SAMUELE - ACCADEMIA "A" - SAN MARCO GIARDINETTI and viceversa.

Rides every 20 minutes from 4.55am to 6.13am. Then every 12 minutes from 6.13am to 8.01pm and every 20 minutes until 11.16pm (last ride from San Marco San Zaccaria). Last ride from Rialto towards Piazzale Roma and San Marco at 11.36pm.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 2
Line 2 / Actv VeniceLine 2/ Piazzale Roma ⟷ Ferrovia Rialto (only in the morning from 7.01 to 9.13)

PIAZZALE ROMA - FERROVIA - RIALTO e viceversa

Linea 2/ S.Marco Giardinetti → Rialto → Ferrovia → Piazzale Roma → Tronchetto → S.Marco Giardinetti

SAN MARCO GIARDINETTI - ACCADEMIA - SAN SAMUELE - SAN TOMÀ - RIALTO "C" - FERROVIA "A" - PIAZZALE ROMA (S.Chiara) "G" - TRONCHETTO MERCATO - TRONCHETTO - SAN MARCO GIARDINETTI and viceversa.

Rides every 24 minutes from 12.50 until 19.14 (last trip from S. Marco Giardinetti). From 12.56 to 19.44 runs every 12 minutes from Rialto to Piazzale Roma).
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 2/

Actv Night Lines

Actv night lines replace the other lines during the night in the historic center of Venice and connect it to Murano, Vignole, Mazzorbo, Torcello, Burano, Treporti and Punta Sabbioni. They're the lines N, NMU, NML.
Line N Actv VeniceLine N (nocturnal) San Zaccaria ⟷ Lido S.M.E.

SAN MARCO/S.ZACCARIA (Jolanda) "D" - SAN GIORGIO (a richiesta) - ZITELLE - REDENTORE - PALANCA - ZATTERE - SAN BASILIO - SACCA FISOLA - TRONCHETTO - TRONCHETTO MERCATO - P.LE ROMA (S.Chiara) "F" - FERROVIA "B" - RIVA DE BIASIO - SAN MARCUOLA - SAN STAE - CA' D'ORO - RIALTO MERCATO - RIALTO "D" - SAN TOMÀ - SAN SAMUELE - ACCADEMIA "A" - SAN MARCO VALLARESSO - SAN MARCO/SAN ZACCARIA (Danieli) "F" - GIARDINI - SANT'ELENA - LIDO S.M.E. "D" and viceversa.

Rides every 20 minutes from 11.30pm to 00.30am. Then every 30 minutes from 00.30am until 1.30am and every 60 minutes from 1.30am until 4.30am (last ride from San Marco).
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line N
Line NMU Actv VeniceLine (nocturnal) NMU Fondamente Nove → Murano → Fondamente Nove

FONDAMENTE NOVE B - MURANO COLONNA C - MURANO FARO - MURANO NAVAGERO - MURANO MUSEO - MURANO DA MULA - MURANO VENIER - MURANO SERENELLA - MURANO COLONNA - FONDAMENTE NOVE B

Rides every 30 minutes from 11.41pm to 4.15am (last race from Fondamente Nove B).
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line NMU
Line NLM Actv VeniceLine (nocturnal) NLM Fondamente Nove ⟷ Sant'Erasmo ⟷ Burano ⟷ Punta Sabbioni

FONDAMENTE NOVE - MURANO - VIGNOLE - S.ERASMO CAPANNONE - SANT'ERASMO CHIESA - SANT'ERASMO PUNTA VELA - MAZZORBO - TORCELLO - BURANO - TREPORTI - PUNTA SABBIONI and viceversa.

Rides every 50/60 minutes from 11.20pm to 2.57am (last ride from Fondamente Nove).
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line NLM

Actv Lines Around the City

These lines sail around the island of Venice joining it to Murano and the Lido of Venice. They're the lines 3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.
Line 3 Actv VeniceLine 3 P.le Roma ⟷ Murano ⟷ P.le Roma

P.LE ROMA (Scomenzera C) - FERROVIA - MURANO COLONNA - MURANO FARO - MURANO NAVAGERO - MURANO VENIER - MURANO DA MULA - MURANO MUSEO - MURANO DA MULA - MURANO VENIER - MURANO NAVAGERO - MURANO FARO - MURANO COLONNA - FERROVIA - P.LE ROMA (S. Chiara)

Rides every 30 minutes from 6.15am to 8.50am. Then from 9.12 to 16.55 to minutes 12, 25, 42, 55 and every 30 minutes from 5.15 pm to 6.45 pm (last journey from Piazzale Roma).
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 3
Line 4.1 Actv VeniceLinea 4.1 Fondamente Nove → Murano → Fondamente Nove → Piazzale Roma → Giudecca → San Marco → Giardini Biennale → Fondamente Nove

FONDAMENTE NOVE "B" - CIMITERO - MURANO COLONNA C - MURANO FARO - MURANO NAVAGERO - MURANO MUSEO - MURANO DA MULA - MURANO VENIER - MURANO SERENELLA - MURANO COLONNA - CIMITERO - FONDAMENTE NOVE "C" - ORTO - SANT'ALVISE - CREA - GUGLIE - FERROVIA "C" - P.LE ROMA (S.Andrea) "B" - SANTA MARTA - SACCA FISOLA - GIUDECCA PALANCA - REDENTORE - ZITELLE - SAN MARCO/S.ZACCARIA (Jolanda) "D" - ARSENALE - GIARDINI (Biennale) - SANT'ELENA - CERTOSA (a richiesta) - SAN PIETRO DI CASTELLO - BACINI/ARSENALE NORD - CELESTIA - OSPEDALE - FONDAMENTE NOVE "B"

Rides every 20 minutes from 6.10 am to 11.22 pm (last race from Fondamente Nove). From 7.29 pm limited Fondamente Nove "C". From 21.42 limited Murano Venier.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 4.1
Line 4.2 Actv VeniceLinea 4.2 Fondamente Nove → Murano → Fondamente Nove → San Pietro di Castello → San Marco → Giudecca → Piazzale Roma → Fondamente Nove

FONDAMENTE NOVE "B" - CIMITERO - MURANO COLONNA "C" - MURANO SERENELLA - MURANO VENIER - MURANO DA MULA - MURANO MUSEO - MURANO NAVAGERO - MURANO FARO - MURANO COLONNA "B" - CIMITERO - FONDAMENTE NOVE "D" - OSPEDALE - CELESTIA - BACINI/ARSENALE NORD - S. PIETRO DI CASTELLO - CERTOSA (a richiesta) - SANT'ELENA - GIARDINI BIENNALE - ARSENALE - SAN MARCO/S.ZACCARIA (Jolanda) "C" - ZITELLE - REDENTORE - GIUDECCA PALANCA - SACCA FISOLA - SANTA MARTA - PIAZZALE ROMA (S.Andrea) "A" - FERROVIA "D" - GUGLIE - CREA - SANT'ALVISE - ORTO - FONDAMENTE NOVE "B"

Rides every 20 minutes from 4.20am to 11.45pm. (last race from Fondamente Nove "B"). From 4.20 to 5.39 limited runs Fondamente Nove "D". 19.39 races 19.59 limited to S. Marco / S. Zaccaria. From 8.22pm to 11.45pm limited runs limited Fondamente Nove "D". From 22.05 to 23.45 departure from Murano Venier.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 4.2
Line 5.1 Actv VeniceLine 5.1 Lido S.M.E. → Fondamente Nove → Piazzale Roma → Giudecca → San Marco → Lido S.M.E.

LIDO SANTA MARIA ELISABETTA "A" - CERTOSA (a richiesta) - SAN PIETRO DI CASTELLO - BACINI ARSENALE NORD - CELESTIA - OSPEDALE - FONDAMENTE NOVE "C" - ORTO - SANT'ALVISE - TRE ARCHI - GUGLIE - RIVA DE BIASIO - FERROVIA "C" - P.LE ROMA (S.Andrea) "B" - SANTA MARTA - SAN BASILIO - ZATTERE - SPIRITO SANTO - SAN MARCO/SAN ZACCARIA "F" - GIARDINI - SANT'ELENA - LIDO SANTA MARIA ELISABETTA "A"

Ride every 20 minutes from 6.14am to 8.14pm (last ride from Lido S.M.E.). From 8.38pm to 11.08pm every 30 minutes. From 4.34am to 6.24 am it only starts from Fondamente Nove.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 5.1
Line 5.2 Actv VeniceLine 5.2 Lido S.M.E. → San Marco → Piazzale Roma → Giudecca → San Marco → Lido S.M.E.

LIDO SANTA MARIA ELISABETTA "B"- SANT'ELENA - GIARDINI BIENNALE - SAN MARCO/SAN ZACCARIA - ZATTERE - SANTA MARTA - P.LE ROMA (S.Andrea) "A" - FERROVIA "D" - RIVA DE BIASIO - GUGLIE - TRE ARCHI - SANT'ALVISE - ORTO - FONDAMENTE NOVE "B" - OSPEDALE - CELESTIA - BACINI ARSENALE NORD - SAN PIETRO DI CASTELLO - CERTOSA (a richiesta) - LIDO SANTA MARIA ELISABETTA "B"

Rides every 20 minute frome 5.52am to 00.22am (last ride from S.M.E; last ride from P.le Roma 10.54pm).
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 5.2
Linea 6 Actv VeneziaLine 6 Piazzale Roma ⟷ San Basilio ⟷ Zattere ⟷ Giardini ⟷ Lido S.M.E.

P.LE ROMA - ZATTERE - GIARDINI BIENNALE - S.ELENA - LIDO S.M.E. SANTA MARIA ELISABETTA "E" and viceversa

Rides every 20 minutes from 6.27am to 8.21pm (last ride from Piazzale Roma). From Lido last ride at 8.02pm. Sunday from 7.21 to 19.21.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 6

Actv Lagoon Lines

Actv Lagoon Lines navigate by connecting Venice to the islands of the lagoon Murano, Burano, Torcello, Sant’Erasmo, San Servolo and the mainland; they then reach the Marco Polo Airport of Tessera, Treporti, Punta Sabbioni, Chioggia, Fusina, San Giuliano Mestre. These are lines linee 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22.
Line 12 Actv VeniceLine 12 Fondamente Nove ⟷ Laguna Nord ⟷ Punta Sabbioni

FONDAMENTE NOVE - MURANO - MAZZORBO - BURANO - TORCELLO - BURANO - TREPORTI - PUNTA SABBIONI and viceversa.

Rides every 20 minutes from 4.20am to 00.00am (last ride from Fondamente Nove). From Punta Sabbioni last ride at 11.41pm.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 12
Line 13 Actv VeniceLine 13 Fondamente Nove ⟷ Murano ⟷ Vignole ⟷ Sant'Erasmo ⟷ Treporti

FONDAMENTE NOVE "D" - MURANO - VIGNOLE - S.ERASMO CAPANNONE - SANT'ERASMO CHIESA - SANT'ERASMO PUNTA VELA - TREPORTI and viceversa.

Rides every 55 minutes from 4.25am to 10.40pm (last ride from Fondamente Nove). From Treporti last ride at 11.40pm.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 13
Line 14 Actv VeniceLine 14 San Marco ⟷ Lido ⟷ Punta Sabbioni

SAN MARCO/SAN ZACCARIA (Pietà) "A" - LIDO S.M.E. "C" - PUNTA SABBIONI - TREPORTI - BURANO "B" and viceversa.

Rides every 20 minutes from 5.15am to 00.30am (last ride from Lido S.M.E.). From Punta Sabbioni last ride at 00.20am.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 14
Line 15 Actv VeniceLine 15 San Marco ⟷ Punta Sabbioni

SAN MARCO/SAN ZACCARIA "A" - PUNTA SABBIONI and viceversa.

Rides from Saint Mark at 4.44pm, 5.44pm, 6.14pm, 7.14pm.
Rides from Punta Sabbioni at 5.15am, 6.59am, 7.29am, 7.59am, 8.29am, 8.59am, 10.29am, 10.59am.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 15
Line 16 Actv VeniceLine 16 Fusina ⟷ Zattere

FUSINA - VENEZIA (Zattere) and viceversa

Rides every 60 minutes from 8.00am to 8.00pm (last ride from Fusina). From Venice last ride at 8.30pm.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 16
Line 17 Actv VeniceLine 17 Tronchetto ⟷ Lido San Nicolò (Servizio Trasporto automezzi)

TRONCHETTO - LIDO SAN NICOLÒ and viceversa

Rides every 50 minutes from 5.00am to 1.30am (last ride from Tronchetto). From Lido last ride at 00.50am.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 17
Line 20 Actv Venice Line 20 San Marco → San Zaccaria → San Servolo → San Lazzaro → San Marco

SAN MARCO/SAN ZACCARIA "B" - SAN SERVOLO - SAN LAZZARO DEGLI ARMENI - SAN SERVOLO - SAN ZACCARIA "B"

Rides every 20 minutes from 6.55am to 01.20am (lasr ride from San Zaccaria).
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 20
Line 22 Actv Venice Line 22 Punta Sabbioni ⟷ Ospedale ⟷ Fondamente Nove ⟷ Tre Archi

PUNTA SABBIONI - BACINI ARSENALE NORD (on demand) - FONDAMENTE NOVE "C" - OSPEDALE - TRE ARCHI e viceversa.

Rides at 7.00am and 7.30am (last ride from Punta Sabbioni). Unique ride from Tre Archi at 1.28pm.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 22

Actv Seasonal Lines

Actv Seasonal Lines are activated only in certain determined periods of the tourist season characterized by a high flow of visitors to the city or precisely in conjunction with major events.
Line 7 Actv VeniceLine 7 San Zaccaria → Murano → San Zaccaria

SAN MARCO/S.ZACCARIA - MURANO NAVAGERO - MURANO FARO - MURANO COLONNA - SAN ZACCARIA

Rides every 20 minutes from 10.11am to 5.31pm (last ride from Saint Mark/San Zaccaria). From Murano last ride at 6.02pm.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 7

Linea 8 Actv VeneziaLinea 8 Sacca Fisola ⟷ Giudecca ⟷ Giardini ⟷ Lido San Nicolò

SACCA FISOLA - SAN BASILIO - ZATTERE - GIUDECCA PALANCA - REDENTORE - ZITELLE - GIARDINI - LIDO S.M.E. - LIDO SAN NICOLÒ and viceversa
Linea 9 Actv VeneziaLinea 9 Burano ⟷ Torcello

BURANO - TORCELLO and viceversa

Rides every 30 minutes from 7.05 am to 9.05 pm (last ride from Burano). From Torcello last ride at 9.10 am.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 9
Line 10 Actv VeniceLinea 10 Lido S.M.E. ⟷ San Marco ⟷ Zattere

LIDO S.M.E. "E" - SAN MARCO GIARDINETTI - ZATTERE - SAN SERVOLO (on demand) - LIDO S.M.E. "E"

To request the stop in San Servolo please call at least 20' before to free number 800845065.

Only from monday to sunday every 20/30 minutes from 7.13 am to 8.55 am (last ride from Saint Mark). Rides from 8.35 am to 8.55 am limitated to San Marco Giardinetti.
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 10
Line 11 Actv VeniceLine 11 Lido S.M.E. ⟷ Lido di Pellestrina ⟷ Chioggia

LIDO S.M.E. - ALBERONI FARO ROCCHETTA - SANTA MARIA DEL MARE - PELLESTRINA CIMITERO - CA' ROMAN - CHIOGGIA and viceversa

Bicycles can be embarked, after total boarding of passengers, in a number at the discretion of the captain.

Races every 60 minutes from 00.25 to 9.30am; every 30 minutes from 9.30am to 8.30pm; every 60 minutes from 8.30pm to 11.25pm ??(last ride from the Lido). Last race from Chioggia at 11.45pm. Night rides up to 5.50 and evening rides from 9.30 pm to 11.25 pm stop at Ca 'Roman only on request (boat pass booking at the toll-free number 800845065).
Some rides are limited to Pellestrina Cemetery.

We invite you to visit the ACTV page to know all the specifications that belong to this line:
Click here for the ACTV table with times of all stops Line 11
Line 18 Actv VeniceLine 18 Murano → Lido S.M.E. → Murano

MURANO NAVAGERO - MURANO FARO - MURANO COLONNA - LIDO SAN NICOLÒ - LIDO S.M.E. - LIDO SAN NICOLÒ - MURANO NAVAGERO - MURANO FARO - MURANO COLONNA
Venice Alilaguna Lines Alilaguna Lines - Airport, Islands and city of Venice

All the Alilaguna Lines operating from the Airport to Venice and in the lagoon . Routes, stops, hours, timetables, dates, tickets.

ACTV ticket prices navigation lines Venice and islands

The Actv ticket rates for shipping lines for tourists and residents. Offers for young people and monthly and annual subscription prices.
Prices for tourists and non-residents visitors

- Single ride € 7.50
- 24 hours € 20
- 48 hours € 30
- 72 hours € 40
- 7 days € 70

Tourists and visitors between 6 and 29 years

- It's available the Rolling Venice Pack (numerous discounts at affiliated commercial activities and in the main cultural and museum sites of the city) + Ticket 72 hours

Residents of Municipality of Venice and usual visitators

For residents and those who come to Venice often - even residents outside the Municipality - the Venezia Unica card is available, the equivalent of the ancient Carta Venezia, which allows tickets and season tickets to be loaded on paper for navigation lines and bus lines.

Prices Venezia Unica

- € 10 for residents inside Municipality of Venice
- € 20 for residents inside Metropolitan City of Venice
- € 100 for residents outside of the Region Veneto
- € 20 for students of Venice Municipaluty until 26 years

Once activated the Venezia Unica City Pass it's possible to chose the various options for bus and boats ride.

Tickets' Fares

- single ticket for 75 minutes € 1,50
- single ticket for 100 minutes € 2
- carnet 10 rides for 75 minutes € 14
- carnet 10 rides for 100 minutes € 19
- carnet 10 rides Traghetto Grand Canal € 10 (it allows to cross the Canal Grande with line 1 and to take the ride Certosa-S.Elena (linee 41-42); Lido-S.Elena-Giardini; solo tratto S.Zaccaria-S.Servolo linea 20; S.Zaccaria-S.Giorgio; Zattere-Palanca; San Basilio-Sacca Fisola, Murano Colonna-Cimitero-F.Te Nove)

Fares of Passes

- ordinary monthly pass € 37
- student monthly pass € 25
- islands' resident monthly pass € 21
- islands' residents students monthly pass € 19
- monthly supplement for Chioggia € 6
- ordinary annual pass € 370
- student annual pass € 230
- islands' residents' annual pass € 170

Web: ACTV

History of Actv public trasport in Venice

The first vaporetto came into operation in Venice in 1881 and was dedicated to the wife of King Umberto I, Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna of Savoy (1851 - 1926), being launched as Regina Margherita. It was a model with steam traction (built by the French company Compagnie des bateaux Omnibus) - hence the name of the vaporetto - which appeared in the city along the Grand Canal and was followed by 8 identical boats (built in Rouen's French shipyards that they arrived in Venice by circumnavigating Italy) that carried out public transport service only along the Grand Canal until 1890, when the Venetian Lagoon company or SVL was established. This extended the service to the Venice lagoon ensuring connections with the centers of Chioggia and Torcello and with the mainland with Fusina and San Giuliano (the Ponte della Libertà for cars will be inaugurated only on 25 April 1933).

The service continued with SVL - which increased the fleet up to 23 waterbuses - until 1910 when, after a referendum citizen consultation, it was decided to found the Municipal Administration for Inland Navigation known as A.C.N.I. The company expanded with the purchase of 14 boats on January 1, 1930 so that the fleet reached a capacity of almost 12,000 passengers in 57 boats. After the opening of the Ponte della Libertà A.C.N.I. changed its name to A.C.N.I.L. (Municipal Company of Navigazione Interna Lagunare) and went expanding to the mainland with a fleet of buses; even the naval fleet grew significantly until 1978, when the company changed its name to the current ACTV, a company of the Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano.

Currently ACTV has 160 boats and a hundred floating station or pontoons.


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