Vaporetto line 2: the faster way down the Grand Canal

How line 2 runs

Line 2 starts at San Zaccaria, next to San Marco, and crosses the basin to San Giorgio and the Giudecca. It calls at Zitelle, Redentore and Giudecca Palanca, crosses back to the Zattere, runs past Sacca Fisola to Tronchetto and reaches Piazzale Roma after 41 minutes. From there it enters the Grand Canal at the railway station and runs to Rialto with only one stop in between, San Marcuola, which it serves in the daytime.

In the daytime the boats carry on beyond Rialto with three more stops, San Tomà, San Samuele and Accademia, and end at San Marco Giardinetti, at the western end of St Mark's Square. Early in the morning and in the evening they turn at Rialto. Boats in the other direction run the same way back to San Zaccaria.

Stops, pontoons and minutes

The table follows a daytime boat from San Zaccaria to San Marco Giardinetti. The pontoon letter is given where the stop has more than one landing.

First and last boats

Line 2 runs from just before five in the morning until after midnight. In the daytime a boat leaves every 12 minutes; early in the morning and in the evening every 20 minutes.

The first two boats from San Zaccaria end at Piazzale Roma. The last boat of the night reaches Rialto at 00:09, and the last one in the other direction arrives at San Zaccaria at 00:29. After that the night line N covers the same corridor. Every line on one page: the vaporetto timetable.

When line 2 reaches San Marco

The section beyond Rialto, along the lower Grand Canal to Accademia and San Marco Giardinetti, only runs in the daytime. The first boat arrives at Giardinetti at 09:51 and the last at 20:15. Boats from Giardinetti towards Rialto and the station leave between 09:55 and 20:07.

Outside those hours, line 2 is still the quick way between the station and Rialto, and line 1 takes over for the rest of the canal. To reach San Marco from the station late in the evening, take line 1 to Vallaresso or San Zaccaria.

The extra line 2/

On the busiest stretch, between Piazzale Roma, Ferrovia and Rialto, ACTV adds a shuttle numbered 2/. It runs in the morning between 07:01 and 08:49 every 12 minutes from Piazzale Roma, plus four boats in the late afternoon at 16:16, 16:40, 17:04 and 17:28. Boats back from Rialto leave between 07:20 and 09:08 and between 16:20 and 17:56. It uses the same pontoons as line 2 and the same tickets.

Line 2 and the Lido

In summer line 2 runs on from San Marco to Lido S.M.E. Since 14 September 2026 that extension is suspended, and line 2 ends at San Zaccaria and San Marco Giardinetti. To reach the Lido now, take line 1 from the Grand Canal or San Zaccaria, line 5.1 or 5.2 from Piazzale Roma and the station, or line 14 from San Zaccaria. The options side by side are on Venice to Lido.

Line 2 or line 1

Line 2 is part of the ACTV urban network, so the same tickets apply as on line 1: €9.50 for 75 minutes, or a timed ticket from 24 hours to seven days. With three rides or more in a day, the 24-hour ticket is the cheaper buy; for a longer stay see the 72-hour ticket and the full ladder on vaporetto tickets and passes. For every stop on the slow boat, see line 1 on the Grand Canal.