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Water taxiorTaxi to the Marittima cruise terminal?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Water taxi reaches the historic city — San Marco and the islands within it; the Taxi to the Marittima cruise terminal does not. This goes to the cruise terminal at the edge of Venice, not into the historic city.

The Taxi to the Marittima cruise terminal is quicker: 20 min against 30 min.

Water taxi: Runs all night. Taxi to the Marittima cruise terminal: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersWater taxiTaxi to the Marittima cruise terminalDifference
1€110€45€65
2€110€45€65
3€110€45€65
4€110€45€65
5€120€90€30
6€130€90€40
7€140€90€50
8€150€90€60

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
taxi · Consorzio Motoscafi Venezia, on the Comune's tariffWater taxi
From
The waterfront dock
To
Anywhere in the historic city, to the door where a canal allows
Luggage
One bag per person included.
Runs
All night
Journey
30 min

It may legally carry up to twenty people — the municipal regulation caps a licence at twenty, and operators run boats seating about ten. That is far more than the four almost every other airport taxi allows.

It still does not beat the boat service for a group, because the fare stops being flat above four people: eight travelers pay EUR 150.00 against EUR 144.00 on Alilaguna. It only pulls ahead at nine.

Between 00:00 and 07:00, check you are buying a boat. The operators' own consortium warns that at those hours an airport booking may mean a car to Piazzale Roma and a boat onward.

A flat EUR 10.00 is added to the whole fare between 22:00 and 06:00.

This is the only option that can reach a hotel door, where a canal allows it — which for some addresses with luggage is the whole argument.

Water taxi: price for every party size

taxi · Licensed Venice land taxisTaxi to the Marittima cruise terminal
From
The taxi rank outside arrivals
To
Stazione Marittima, the cruise terminal
Luggage
Included in the fare, with no supplement.
Runs
All night
Journey
20 min

Ask for the fixed EUR 45.00 fare before you set off. It is regulated and it includes luggage, but it is not what you get by default; the meter is.

Taxi to the Marittima cruise terminal: price for every party size

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