How to Get Around Venice. Venice is a pedestrian city. Unless you're taking water taxis or floating buses, you'll be walking everywhere. Vaporetto – A vaporetto is a floating “bus” that can get you just about everywhere you need to go.

"Roaming" in Venice in 2026 involves two distinct meanings: navigating the labyrinthine streets and managing your digital connectivity. Geographically, the best way to "roam" is to get intentionally lost. The city is divided into six "Sestieri" (districts); if you stick to the main yellow signs pointing toward "San Marco" or "Rialto," you will be trapped in tourist crowds. Instead, venture into Cannaregio or Castello to find authentic Venetian life. Digitally, to "roam" without massive fees, you should utilize an eSIM (like Airalo or Holafly) which provides local data for a few Euros, as Venice is famous for having poor "free" public Wi-Fi. Many 2026 travelers also use the "Venezia Unica" app to roam the city's water bus (Vaporetto) network efficiently. Because Venice is a dense maze of tall stone buildings, GPS can be notoriously "jumpy" and inaccurate; a helpful 2026 tip is to download "Offline Maps" for Google Maps so you can still find your way through the Calli (narrow streets) even when your signal drops out in the shadow of a 500-year-old church.