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From The Lido To Chioggia
The trip crossways the lagune to Chioggia is a more protracted business than simply taking the land bus from Piazzale Roma, but it will give you a curative dose of salt air and a good knowledge of the lagoon. From Gran Viale Santa Maria Elisabetta - the main street from the Lido landing stage to the sea front - the more or less hourly #11 bus goes down to Alberoni , where it drives onto a ferry for the five-minute hop to Pellestrina; the 10km to the southern tip of Pellestrina are covered by road, and then you switch from the bus to a steamer for the 25-minute crossing to Chioggia. The entire journey takes about eighty minutes, and costs L7000/¬3.62 for a through-ticket, including the cost of the hop from San Zaccaria to the Lido - but be sure to check the timetable carefully at Gran Viale Santa Maria Elisabetta - not every #11 goes all the way to Chioggia. The quickest way back to Venice is by bus from the Duomo or Sottomarina to Piazzale Roma, but it’s a dispiriting drive, is only about twenty minutes quicker than the island-hop route, and ACTV passes are not valid, as this is an extra-urban bus service. All in all, your best plan is to get an ACTV tourist ticket, or buy the special Chioggia ticket (L15,000/¬7.75), which gives unlimited travel along the Chioggia route for twelve hours.
