All about Gondola rides in Venice, how to book, how much a gondola ride costs

Gondola Rides & Trips

Venice, Italy

Taking a trip in a Gondola – one of the “must do” things in Venice

Venice Gondola Information

What Does a Gondola cost?

A 30-40 minute daytime trip in a gondola with a maximum of 6 people is €90.00

A 30-40 minute evening gondola ride (from 7pm to 8am) with a maximum of 6 people per gondola is €110.

When using a gondola, always set the price and what you want with the gondalier beforehand.

You can take a longer trip – discuss the price with your gondalier.

Where Should I Get a Gondola From and To?

Given that there are so many gondolas in Venice, the best option is to find an area you like – maybe the Bridge of Sighs, maybe a quiet canal somewhere – and find a gondola there. Gondolas can be found all over Venice

Gondola Tickets

Useful Information

Tickets & Tours

Prebooking a Gondola Experience

Grand Canal Gondola Ride with App Commentary. This is by far the most popular Gondola ride by our partners with over 21,000 reviews.

Gondola Ride with a Personal Photographer. Also popular, with some rave reviews, with someone onboard to photograph your special gondola experience.

Booking a Gondola & Alternatives

Do I Need To Book A Gondola?

No, absolutely not. Although there are shared and other gondola trips bookable (see below), you do not need to book one. Just turn up where a gondola and gondalier is and ask!

Is There A Cheap Gondola Option?

A shared gondola is cheapest, but if you just want to cross a canal on one we list the €2 crossings below.

Public Transport

Be aware that the gondola traghetto (the €2 crossings) is a functional public transport system for Venetians and not a tourist attraction. If there are lots of people with shopping bags or going to and from work, it might be better to try another crossing or come back another time.

Gondola Considerations

You will find gondolas for hire all over Venice. The type of trip you’d like will depend on the location you get your get your gondola.

Generally, around the Grand Canal, it will be busy – often with gondalas and with other water traffic.

For a calmer and more relaxed gondola trip, look around the smaller canals in other areas of Venice where you’re likely to have a more immersive Venetian gondola ride.

Should you pre-book a gondola ride? Only if you want to take advantage of the offers listed below. Otherwise, just find an area you like for a gondola ride and talk to the gondolier.

Gondola Traghetto

If you would like to experience a gondola ride but don’t wish to spend 40 minutes in one, you can always take the gondola traghetto (gondola ferry).

This is a short trip over a canal. The traghetto is rowed by two gondaliers and it will cost you around €2.00.

There are various places in Venice where you can do this, the most popular ones are listed below.

Locals often stand on these gondolas, but there’s nothing wrong with sitting!

Gondola Traghetto

Dogana – San Marco
San Marco – Dogana

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Gondola Traghetto

Riva del Carbon – Riva del Vin
Riva del Vin – Riva del Carbon

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Gondola Traghetto

Rialto Mercato – Cà D’Oro
Cà D’Oro – Rialto Mercato

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Gondola Traghetto

San Toma – Santo Stefano
Santo Stefano – San Toma

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Gondola Traghetto

S.M. del Giglio – Salute
Salute – S. M. del Giglio

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Gondola Build & Repair Experience

A real Venetian experience: view where Gondolas are made and repaired

If you would like to know more about gondolas while in Venice, you can take a tour (in San Marco and close to St Mark’s Square), with a Gondola Yard History Gallery: Guided Tour + VR Experience.

Alternatively, view our page on Squero San Trovaso, one of the few gondola repair and building yards still in existence.