The best passes for your next trip to Venice

Planning a trip to Venice is exciting, but it can also be overwhelming when you start adding up the costs of transport, museums, and other activities. One of the smartest ways to save money and time is to look into the different passes available. Some give you cheaper vaporetto rides, others open the doors to museums or exhibitions, and some even cover practical things like Wi-Fi or public toilets.

Since the Chorus Pass (which gave entry to selected churches) was discontinued in summer 2025, it felt like the right moment to update the overview of passes that are still useful. Below you’ll find the main options, from short-term tourist cards to long-term memberships, so you can pick the ones that best fit your way of travelling.

Venezia Unica City Pass

The Venezia Unica City Pass is the official, customisable pass for Venice. It allows you to combine public transport, museum tickets, entrances to places such as La Fenice, the Jewish Ghetto or the scuole grandi, as well as services like airport transfers, public toilets or Wi-Fi access. You also get discounts in certain shops and cafés, including Illy.

You create your own pass online at the Venezia Unica website by selecting the options you want. These are then stored on a voucher, which you exchange for a card at ACTV ticket machines (near vaporetto stops) or at ACTV sales points such as Piazzale Roma. Prices depend on your selections, but a typical package including transport and museums starts at around 50 euros.

Rolling Venice Card

Travellers between 6 and 29 years can get the Rolling Venice Card for just 6 euros. It’s a special version of the Venezia Unica City Pass and unlocks discounts on both transport and museums. The most popular option is the 72-hour ACTV travel card, which costs 27 euros instead of the standard 40 euros.

You can buy the Rolling Venice Card online at the Venezia Unica website, at the main vaporetto stops, or at the airport and train station.

5-year Venezia Unica City Pass (former Carta Venezia)

If you visit Venice often, the 5-year Venezia Unica City Pass (still better known under its former name, Carta Venezia) is worth looking into. This personalised card is for residents, commuters, and frequent visitors, and lets you buy vaporetto tickets at the local resident rate instead of the tourist rate.

The card costs 100 euros for non-residents (10 euros for residents) and is valid for five years. With it, a single vaporetto ticket costs only 1.50 instead of 7.50 euros, or even 1.40 euros if you load at least ten tickets at a time.

You’ll need to apply in person with an ID and a passport photo at an ACTV office (such as Piazzale Roma or Rialto), as the card is tied to your name. Once you have it, topping up can be doen at the ACTV ticket machines near vaporetto stations.

ACTV Multi-Day Tickets

For shorter visits, the ACTV Tourist Travel Cards are the easiest way to move around Venice. They give unlimited access to the vaporetto (waterbus) and buses in Venice, Lido, and the mainland, with just a few exceptions.

Prices are 25 euros for 1 day, 35 euros for 2 days, 45 euros for 3 days, and 65 euros for 7 days. Tickets are valid from the first validation. You can buy them on the Venezia Unica App (note: the ticket is tied to the phone where the app is installed), at ACTV ticket machines near vaporetto stops, or at ACTV sales points such as Piazzale Roma.

For more details on how to use public transport in Venice, see my post ‘A practical how-to guide on transportation in Venice’.

MUVE Friend Card

If you visit Venice more than once a year, the MUVE Friend Card can be a great choice. It gives unlimited access for 12 months to all museums of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE): Doge’s Palace, Museo Correr, Ca’ Rezzonico, Ca’ Pesaro, the Glass Museum, Natural History Museum, Palazzo Mocenigo, Fortuny Museum, Lace Museum, Carlo Goldoni’s House and the Clock Tower. It also includes MUVE exhibitions at Centro Culturale Candiani in Mestre and Forte Marghera. On top of that, you’re invited to exhibition previews and special events, and you receive the MUVE newsletter.

The card costs 50 euros (30 euros for residents and under 26) and can be bought online at the official MUVE website or at the ticket offices of the participating museums.

MUVE Combined Tickets

If you only want to visit each MUVE museum once, a combined ticket might be more practical. The Museum Pass is the most complete option: it’s valid for six months and allows you to enter each MUVE museum once. It costs 40 euros and covers nearly all the main museums: Doge’s Palace, Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Ca’ Rezzonico, Palazzo Mocenigo, Carlo Goldoni’s House, Ca’ Pesaro, Glass Museum – Murano, Lace Museum – Burano, Natural History Museum, Fortuny Museum, as well as the MUVE exhibitions at Centro Culturale Candiani in Mestre.

There are also smaller thematic passes valid for three months:

• St Marks Square Museums (Doge’s Palace, Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana): 25 euros
• 18th century Venice (Ca’ Rezzonico, Palazzo Mocenigo, Carlo Goldoni’s House): 15 euros
• Modern and Contemporary Art (Ca’Pesaro, Fortuny Museum): 15 euros
• Island Museums (Murano Glass Museum, Burano Lace Museum): 12 euros

You can buy these online on the MUVE website or at the ticket offices of the participating museums.

Dorsoduro Museum Mile

The Dorsoduro Museum Mile connects four major museums in one of Venice’s most charming neighbourhoods: Gallerie dell’Accademia, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Palazzo Cini, and the Pinault Collection (Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana).

If you show a ticket from one of these museums, you’ll receive a discount at the others. For example, a Guggenheim ticket drops from 16 to 14 euros, or the Pinault museums from 18 to 15 euros. The reduction is valid for seven days from your first visit. Tickets are bought directly from each museum, so you simply need to keep your first ticket to claim the discount.

Pinault Collection Membership

For contemporary art lovers, the Pinault Collection Membership offers unlimited entry for a year to both Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana. It also includes invitations to previews, special events and discounts in the bookshops and cafés. This card is also valid at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris, which is also part of the Pinault Collection.

A standard membership costs 39 euros, while a duo membership (valid for you plus a guest, not necessarily the same person each time) costs 64 euros. The membership can be purchased at the museum or through the Pinault Collection website.

Biennale Card

The Biennale organises Venice’s major cultural events: Architecture, Art, Cinema, Dance, Music, and Theatre. The Biennale Card is designed for regular visitors and comes in five tiers: Young Adult (65 euros), Silver (80 euros), Gold (450 euros), Platinum (900 euros), and Diamond (3,000 euros). All cards include unlimited entry to the Architecture or Art Biennale (depending on the year), discounts on tickets for Dance, Theatre or Music, and 10% off in Biennale bookshops. Higher tiers add perks like invitations to previews, pre-openings, and or even the gala event. You can buy the card online at the website of La Biennale di Venezia or at the exhibition entrances.

Turbopass Venice City Pass

The Turbopass Venice City Pass is a commercial bundle covering around 20 attractions, transport in Venice and to/from the airport, and internet access through an eSIM. Depending on the package, it can include the Doge’s Palace, Museo Correr, Querini Stampalia, or La Fenice, plus extras like skip-the-line entry to San Marco basilica, a gondola ride, or an island tour.

It’s available for 1 to 7 days, with prices starting around 130 euros for a 2-day adult pass. It’s best suited to visitors who like to plan ahead and don’t mind pre-booking. The pass can be purchased directly on the Turbopass website, which provides a QR code that you need to show to enter your booked options.

These passes can make your time in Venice easier, cheaper, and more rewarding, depending on how you like to travel. If you would like to complement them with useful digital tools, don’t miss my separate post on the best apps for Venice, useful to check vaporetto times to tide forecasts and weather updates.

Enjoy your trip to Venice!