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The Lido di Venezia waterfront and landing stage seen from above the lagoon

Lido di Venezia Tours & Tickets

Bike the island, sail the lagoon, hop to Murano and Burano — every experience worth booking from the Lido, compared.

The Lido is the perfect launch pad for the lagoon. The list below is grouped by what you want from your day — staying on the island itself, heading out to the islands, an evening on the water, or a day among the monuments of the historic centre.

Everything here is booked through GetYourGuide, which means live availability, free cancellation on most options and reserve-now-pay-later on many. Prices are indicative “from” starting points in euros and change with the season — tap any card for the live price in your own currency.

Pick by the kind of day you want

On the Lido itself

The island is flat, green and made for cycling. A guided ride shows you the villas, Malamocco and the Alberoni dunes — and a travel pass makes every boat and bus free to hop on.

The long stone sea wall of the Murazzi running beside the Adriatic Bike tour from €20
🕒 2 hours 📍 From Lido di Venezia

Lido di Venezia: Cycling Between the Sea and the Lagoon

A relaxed two-hour guided ride on the Lido itself — the one place in Venice where a bike makes perfect sense. You pedal along the lagoon-side Riviera and the seafront, stopping at the landmarks most visitors walk straight past.

  • Ride the flat island between Adriatic beaches and lagoon shore
  • Liberty villas and Belle Époque hotels along the way
  • A local guide’s stories of the Lido’s past
Check price & availability
Dune grasses at the Alberoni nature reserve at the southern tip of the Lido Bike & hike from €118 per group
🕒 4 hours 📍 From Lido di Venezia ⭐ 5.0 (1)

Venice Lido & Alberoni: Bike and Hike Tour

The Lido’s wild south end is its best-kept secret: a fishing village older than Venice, then pinewoods, dunes and an almost empty beach. This small-group outing combines a bike ride with a walk through the Alberoni dunes. Priced per group of up to two.

  • Cycle the length of the Lido to Malamocco and Alberoni
  • Walk the protected dunes of the Alberoni oasis
  • Private-group format for one or two people
Check price & availability
An ACTV vaporetto water bus crossing the lagoon off the Lido Transport pass
🕒 1–7 days 📍 From Any ACTV stop ⭐ 4.4 (25,125)

Venice: Waterbus (Vaporetto) & Mainland Bus Pass

If you are staying on the Lido, a travel pass is not optional — it is the thing that makes the whole stay work. It covers the vaporetti to San Marco, Murano and Burano, the buses on the Lido itself and line 11 towards Pellestrina. Two or three single rides cost about as much as a one-day pass.

  • Unlimited ACTV vaporetto rides, including every Lido line
  • Buses on the Lido and the mainland included
  • Choose 1, 2, 3 or 7 consecutive days
Check price & availability
The Santa Maria Elisabetta vaporetto landing stage on the Lido Transfer
🕒 About 1–1.5 hours 📍 From Marco Polo Airport

Venice: Alilaguna Boat Transfer to/from Marco Polo Airport

The most scenic way to arrive: Alilaguna boats run from the airport dock across the lagoon, and the Blue line calls at the Lido on its way to San Marco. Book online and skip the ticket desk — check the current route map for your stop.

  • Airport to the lagoon by boat
  • Alilaguna’s Blue line serves the Lido
  • Luggage allowance included
Check price & availability

Out to the islands

Murano’s glass, Burano’s colours and Torcello’s mosaics, or the wild southern lagoon towards Pellestrina.

Brightly painted houses reflected in a canal on the island of Burano Boat tour from €24
🕒 4.5–5.5 hours 📍 From Venice (San Marco area) ⭐ 4.2 (18,119)

Venice: Murano, Burano & Torcello Half-Day Boat Tour

The most-booked lagoon trip in Venice, with more than 18,000 reviews: a boat hops you from the San Marco waterfront to the three northern islands in one afternoon. From the Lido it is a short vaporetto ride to the departure point, which makes it the easiest island day you can plan.

  • Glass-blowing demonstration on Murano
  • Free time among the coloured houses of Burano
  • The Byzantine cathedral island of Torcello
Check price & availability
The colourful fishing village of Pellestrina on the southern lagoon Private boat tour from €176
🕒 3 hours 📍 From Venice

Venice: Discover the Southern Venetian Lagoon (Private Tour)

While the crowds head north to Burano, the southern lagoon — between the Lido, Pellestrina and Chioggia — stays wild and nearly empty. A private three-hour boat trip through salt marshes, fishing grounds and abandoned islands.

  • The quiet southern lagoon most visitors never see
  • Salt marshes, fishing grounds and forgotten islands
  • A private boat for your group only
Check price & availability

An evening on the water

The lagoon is at its best at sunset. Catamarans with drinks, a traditional boat with prosecco, or classical music at golden hour.

The church and bell tower of San Nicolò al Lido above the lagoon shore Cruise from €58
🕒 1.5 hours 📍 From Venice ⭐ 4.6 (146)

Venice: Night Catamaran Cruise of the Lagoon

Once the day-trippers have gone, the lagoon belongs to the lights of the city. A ninety-minute catamaran loop past the illuminated waterfront — a lovely way to end a day before the vaporetto back to the Lido.

  • Venice lit up after dark, from the water
  • San Marco, San Giorgio and the Giudecca skyline
  • A comfortable, stable catamaran
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A day in the historic centre

San Marco is a short boat ride away. Book the Doge’s Palace and Basilica ahead, and treat yourself to a gondola.

The Campanile and the Doge’s Palace on the San Marco waterfront Guided tour
🕒 2–3 hours 📍 From Piazza San Marco

Venice: Doge’s Palace & St Mark’s Basilica Skip-the-Line Tour

A short vaporetto ride from the Lido lies the heart of the old Republic: a guided tour of the Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica with reserved entry. The single most useful booking to make for a day in the historic centre.

  • Skip the queues at Venice’s two unmissable sights
  • The golden mosaics of St Mark’s Basilica
  • Council chambers, the Bridge of Sighs and the prisons
Check price & availability
A gondolier rowing a black gondola across the Grand Canal near the Salute church Gondola ride
🕒 About 30 minutes 📍 From Venice (historic centre)

Venice: Shared Gondola Ride

The gondola is a cliché for good reason. Sharing the boat with a few other passengers brings the price down to a fraction of a private ride, and the route still threads back canals you would never find on foot.

  • A classic gondola ride at a shared price
  • Quiet side canals and a stretch of the Grand Canal
  • Easy to fit into a day trip from the Lido
Check price & availability
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Every Lido & lagoon tour we recommend

Fourteen experiences we would happily book ourselves, from a two-hour bike ride to a private tour of the southern lagoon.

Brightly painted houses reflected in a canal on the island of Burano Boat tour from €24
🕒 4.5–5.5 hours 📍 From Venice (San Marco area) ⭐ 4.2 (18,119)

Venice: Murano, Burano & Torcello Half-Day Boat Tour

The most-booked lagoon trip in Venice, with more than 18,000 reviews: a boat hops you from the San Marco waterfront to the three northern islands in one afternoon. From the Lido it is a short vaporetto ride to the departure point, which makes it the easiest island day you can plan.

  • Glass-blowing demonstration on Murano
  • Free time among the coloured houses of Burano
  • The Byzantine cathedral island of Torcello
Check price & availability
The long stone sea wall of the Murazzi running beside the Adriatic Bike tour from €20
🕒 2 hours 📍 From Lido di Venezia

Lido di Venezia: Cycling Between the Sea and the Lagoon

A relaxed two-hour guided ride on the Lido itself — the one place in Venice where a bike makes perfect sense. You pedal along the lagoon-side Riviera and the seafront, stopping at the landmarks most visitors walk straight past.

  • Ride the flat island between Adriatic beaches and lagoon shore
  • Liberty villas and Belle Époque hotels along the way
  • A local guide’s stories of the Lido’s past
Check price & availability
An ACTV vaporetto water bus crossing the lagoon off the Lido Transport pass
🕒 1–7 days 📍 From Any ACTV stop ⭐ 4.4 (25,125)

Venice: Waterbus (Vaporetto) & Mainland Bus Pass

If you are staying on the Lido, a travel pass is not optional — it is the thing that makes the whole stay work. It covers the vaporetti to San Marco, Murano and Burano, the buses on the Lido itself and line 11 towards Pellestrina. Two or three single rides cost about as much as a one-day pass.

  • Unlimited ACTV vaporetto rides, including every Lido line
  • Buses on the Lido and the mainland included
  • Choose 1, 2, 3 or 7 consecutive days
Check price & availability
Dune grasses at the Alberoni nature reserve at the southern tip of the Lido Bike & hike from €118 per group
🕒 4 hours 📍 From Lido di Venezia ⭐ 5.0 (1)

Venice Lido & Alberoni: Bike and Hike Tour

The Lido’s wild south end is its best-kept secret: a fishing village older than Venice, then pinewoods, dunes and an almost empty beach. This small-group outing combines a bike ride with a walk through the Alberoni dunes. Priced per group of up to two.

  • Cycle the length of the Lido to Malamocco and Alberoni
  • Walk the protected dunes of the Alberoni oasis
  • Private-group format for one or two people
Check price & availability
The Campanile and the Doge’s Palace on the San Marco waterfront Guided tour
🕒 2–3 hours 📍 From Piazza San Marco

Venice: Doge’s Palace & St Mark’s Basilica Skip-the-Line Tour

A short vaporetto ride from the Lido lies the heart of the old Republic: a guided tour of the Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica with reserved entry. The single most useful booking to make for a day in the historic centre.

  • Skip the queues at Venice’s two unmissable sights
  • The golden mosaics of St Mark’s Basilica
  • Council chambers, the Bridge of Sighs and the prisons
Check price & availability
A gondolier rowing a black gondola across the Grand Canal near the Salute church Gondola ride
🕒 About 30 minutes 📍 From Venice (historic centre)

Venice: Shared Gondola Ride

The gondola is a cliché for good reason. Sharing the boat with a few other passengers brings the price down to a fraction of a private ride, and the route still threads back canals you would never find on foot.

  • A classic gondola ride at a shared price
  • Quiet side canals and a stretch of the Grand Canal
  • Easy to fit into a day trip from the Lido
Check price & availability
The church and bell tower of San Nicolò al Lido above the lagoon shore Cruise from €58
🕒 1.5 hours 📍 From Venice ⭐ 4.6 (146)

Venice: Night Catamaran Cruise of the Lagoon

Once the day-trippers have gone, the lagoon belongs to the lights of the city. A ninety-minute catamaran loop past the illuminated waterfront — a lovely way to end a day before the vaporetto back to the Lido.

  • Venice lit up after dark, from the water
  • San Marco, San Giorgio and the Giudecca skyline
  • A comfortable, stable catamaran
Check price & availability
The colourful fishing village of Pellestrina on the southern lagoon Private boat tour from €176
🕒 3 hours 📍 From Venice

Venice: Discover the Southern Venetian Lagoon (Private Tour)

While the crowds head north to Burano, the southern lagoon — between the Lido, Pellestrina and Chioggia — stays wild and nearly empty. A private three-hour boat trip through salt marshes, fishing grounds and abandoned islands.

  • The quiet southern lagoon most visitors never see
  • Salt marshes, fishing grounds and forgotten islands
  • A private boat for your group only
Check price & availability
The Santa Maria Elisabetta vaporetto landing stage on the Lido Transfer
🕒 About 1–1.5 hours 📍 From Marco Polo Airport

Venice: Alilaguna Boat Transfer to/from Marco Polo Airport

The most scenic way to arrive: Alilaguna boats run from the airport dock across the lagoon, and the Blue line calls at the Lido on its way to San Marco. Book online and skip the ticket desk — check the current route map for your stop.

  • Airport to the lagoon by boat
  • Alilaguna’s Blue line serves the Lido
  • Luggage allowance included
Check price & availability
Plan your days on the Lido

Beach in the morning, Venice by afternoon

The Lido is fifteen minutes by vaporetto from St Mark’s. Pair a day on the sand with a lagoon cruise, a bike ride to Malamocco or a trip to Murano and Burano — compare and book in a couple of taps.

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Booking questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the best tour to do from the Lido?

On the island, a guided bike ride — it is the one part of Venice built for cycling. Off it, the half-day Murano, Burano and Torcello boat trip is the most popular and best-value lagoon excursion, and a sunset cruise is the best way to spend an evening.

Do tours pick up from the Lido?

Most lagoon cruises and island tours start in Venice’s historic centre, typically near San Marco — around 15 minutes from the Lido by vaporetto. The Lido bike tours start on the island itself. Each listing gives the exact meeting point.

Is a vaporetto pass worth it if I stay on the Lido?

Almost always. A single ride costs about €9.50 at the time of writing, so two or three trips a day already cost more than a day pass. The pass also covers the Lido buses and line 11 to Pellestrina.

What is included in the price?

It depends on the tour: cruises usually include drinks or an aperitivo, boat tours the transport between islands, bike tours the bike. Museum entries and meals are often extra — each listing spells it out.

Can I cancel if the weather turns?

Most listings offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start, and operators normally cancel and refund boat trips if conditions are unsafe. The exact terms are shown on each tour page before you confirm.