{"id":45732,"date":"2026-09-11T16:49:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.venicevisitpass.com\/?p=45732"},"modified":"2026-09-14T14:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:55:37","slug":"venice-vaporetto-map-lines-stops-and-official-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.venicevisitpass.com\/en\/magazine-en\/venice-vaporetto-map-lines-stops-and-official-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Venice Vaporetto Map: lines, stops and official map"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Venice has no streets in the traditional sense: instead of asphalt, there are canals, and instead of buses, there are vaporettos (water buses). For this reason, the ACTV navigation network map is the most useful tool a visitor can have, even more so than a street map in any other city. Knowing how to read it, which colors and numbers correspond to which routes, and what the symbols in the key indicate allows you to move around without wasting time between water bus stops.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Why the Official Vaporetto Map Is Essential<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The map distributed by ACTV and the City of Venice is the reference document for finding your way around the city’s water routes. It is not just a tourist map: it details every single stop, active line, seasonal route, night service, and ticket point. It is the same document displayed at water bus stops and available at Venezia Unica sales points. Consulting it before leaving, or keeping a digital version handy during your stay, prevents the most common mistake for first-time visitors: boarding the wrong vaporetto, perhaps in the opposite direction, wasting valuable time in a city where every trip by water requires a bit of planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/a> to download it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How the ACTV Navigation Map is organized<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Read the map starting from the key in the top left, where each line is represented by a number inside a colored circle: from line 1 to line 22, including variants 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, and 5.2 (which indicate the same circular route traveled clockwise or counterclockwise). Each color is unique and traces the route on the main map so you can visually follow a line from end to end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to numbered lines, the key highlights other essential elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n