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If you are a "DIY tourist", who prefer to move freely without the comfort of our tours, you can get to Burano with the public vaporetto (Line 12). You can skip the line at the ticket offices buying the water bus tickets online.
We think that the most convenient and economical way to get to Burano is to book a boat trip to Burano, Murano and Torcello, directly on our Burano island's official site.
As well as being a tour of Burano, this excursion will also allow you to visit Murano and Torcello, its nearest islands. During the boat trip to the Venice islands a tourist guide will provide multilingual explanations carried out with a microphone.
From this year we have expanded the list of our Venice islands excursions introducing a tour limited to two places, focusing the 4 hours to visit Murano and Burano only (this last option is available only starting from the 1st April until the 31st October).
However below we list all the various options for reaching Burano.
The international airport Marco Polo of Tessera is connected to Venice and Murano (the island of glass) by pubblic and private transportation (water taxi).
Public transportations
Alilaguna is the direct passenger waterbus service between Murano, Venice and its airport. The ticket's cost is about € 10, but you can also buy it directly on board with a little supplement.
You can download the timetable of links to/from the Marco Polo Airport and the Venetian lagoon's islands, by clicking on the following link:
Once arrived to Murano, if you're going to get to Burano or Torcello, you have to proceed to the "Murano Faro" stop and take the ACTV line 12 water bus which bring to Burano island. Otherwise, if you want to get to Venice or Venice Lido, you can continue your journey on board.
The Railway Station Venezia S. Lucia is situated in Cannaregio, near Piazzale Roma.
Public transportations
The boarding is in front of the Railway Station every 10 minutes.
ACTV's lines (Venetian public transport company) that bring to "Fondamente Nove":
From Railway Station to Fondamente Nove or Murano you will take about 25 minutes; from here to Burano others 45 minutes.
Simply take the boarding to Burano, Torcello, Murano and Fondamente Nove.
The ACTV public service ferries tickets can be purchased on the various ticket office close to the boardings, in the tobacco shops, or easily online at this page: purchasing Venice transport travel cards.
To visit Burano from Piazza San Marco in Venice, you can use an organized boat tour. The boat trip to Burano takes about half a day, it's cheap, and it will take you through the various islands of the lagoon near Burano, as Murano and Torcello. The half day excursion by boat can be booked online at this page: boat tour to Burano, Murano and Torcello.
If you love the sea and alternative ways to achieve your goals, you probably would like to visit Burano, Murano, Torcello, Mazzorbo and San Francesco del Deserto sailing a boat typical of the Venice Lagoon.
For this reason we have created a section of the site that collects a brief review of our places and some tours to the islands of Venice with typical Venetian boats.
If you are a "DIY tourist", who prefer to move freely without the comfort of our tours, you can get to Burano with the public vaporetto (Line 12). You can skip the line at the ticket offices buying the water bus tickets online.
Duration: starting from 4 hours
Period: available all year!
Enjoy a little taste of the timeless atmosphere that you breathe in these places through a convenient and economic boat trip to the islands of the Venice Lagoon.
Departing from Venice, can be complicated for a tourist reaching Murano, Burano and Torcello by public transport, so we thought about comfortable tours of the islands which depart from the Santa Lucia train station in Venice, from Piazza San Marco and, in summer, also from Punta Sabbioni, the end of the Cavallino-Treporti coastline.
In our catalog there are various boat tours options: starting from the classic excursion to Burano, Murano and Torcello, up to the excursion to Murano and Burano with a fish-based lunch in a typical restaurant in Burano.
A novelty are also the tour of Burano, Murano and Venice starting from Punta Sabbioni and the daily excursion to Venice and its islands starting from Jesolo Lido.
In short, if you want to visit Murano and Burano, as well as Torcello and Venice, without sacrificing comfort, seating, explanation on board .... book online the boat trip that's right for you.
Choose the visit to the islands that you prefer, by pressing the button below to have access to our online catalog.
Duration: variuos
In our section about the gondola tours in Venice, you can book the gondola ride you like directly online, starting from 31,00 €. If you are looking for a romantic evening in Venice and unforgettable, we recommend you the Venice Redentore in private gondola, the Historical Regatta in private gondola, or the gondola serenade.
Plan your weekend in Venice: take a ride in our section dedicated to museums, events, tours, attractions and hotels in Venice and lagoon islands.
Compose online your holiday package in Venice, adding to cart individual services and booking them all at once!
All these services are offered by a Venetian tour operators.
Via Giudecca, 132 - 30142 Burano (Venice Italy)
The New Arte Fuga shop in Burano, which is also a small glass factory, offers exclusively original Murano glass objects of its own manufacture.
Inside this shop it's possible to enjoy for free the "glass lume processing", typical of the area around Murano.
Download the coupon for "New Arte Fuga" by clicking on the button below: showing it in the shop you will be entitled to a discount or a freebie.
San Martino Sinistro 506 – 30142 Burano
Do you want to sleep in one of the colorful houses of Burano? Book your room and discover the most beautiful island in the Venice lagoon.
Calle Daffan, 379 - 30142 Burano
Book your room in Burano, in the heart of the Venice Lagoon. Stay directly in the quiet Piazza Baldassare Galuppi of Burano.
Would you like to stay in a typical colorful house of Burano, once inhabited by fishermen and lace-makers?
Fondamenta Santa Caterina, 3 – 30142 Mazzorbo
A stone's throw from the island of Burano, crossing the long bridge, you reach the Venissa estate: an agricultural paradise open to the public, formed by vegetable gardens, vineyards and two restaurants.