And The Award for Best Tourist-Gouging Mass Transit Goes To....
The Venice Water Bus, operated by ACTV. For a mere €3 for off-canal routes, or €5 (US$6.16) for grand canal routes, you get a one-way ticket on the waterbus -- granting you access to a very full, very infrequent water taxi moving up and down the canal. If you have luggage, you have to purchase a separate add-on for the luggage. A rather expensive system, wouldn't you say?
Because Venice is dedicated to screwing tourists out of as much money as possible, however, they have an alternative for locals -- the "CartaVenezia" fare. A card can be bought for €8 for local residents, similar to the "Young Persons' Railcard in London, expect for all residents, regardless of age. With a CartaVenezia card, both grand-canal and non-grand canal tickets are €9 for 10. Meaning a resident can ride for €.90, while a non-resident pays €4.10 more. While I'm all in favor of gouging tourists (I am from D.C., after all), that strikes me as a little extreme, even for them. But I guess it's a good way to boost fare box recovery rates....
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amg | 10:16 AM |
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