The ACTV Tourist tickets include transportation on the various vaporettos and the land buses, meaning that it is valid not only in Venice, but in Mestre and in Lido. This travel card is especially worthwhile if you are staying in Venezia Lido or in any other island in the Venetian Lagoon.

Whether the "Venice Pass" includes the vaporetto (water bus) depends entirely on which version you purchase, as there are several competing passes in 2026. The official Venezia Unica City Pass allows you to "build" your own pass; if you add the ACTV Public Transport option, it will include unlimited vaporetto and land bus use for 24, 48, 72 hours, or 7 days. However, the standard "Venice Discovery Pass" sold by many third-party sites often focuses only on museum entries and excludes transport to keep the headline price lower. In 2026, a 72-hour all-inclusive pass typically costs around €135. A high-value "pro-tip" for 2026 is that if you only need transport, you should buy the standalone ACTV Vaporetto Pass instead of a full city pass, as it is much cheaper and covers all the water buses to Murano, Burano, and the Lido. Just remember to validate your ticket at the small machines before every single boarding, as fines for "unvalidated" tickets are steep and strictly enforced by roaming inspectors in 2026.