Murano
Murano is relatively easy to visit as part of a longer trip to the main sights of Venice - or as a destination in itself.
The island lies a few minutes off the principal island on the other side of the San Michele cemetery island.
Water Buses
The
fast waterbuses ("diretto") run on the line DM from the Tronchetto or Piazzale
Roma car parks, or the train station ("Ferrovia") to Murano every half hour.
The line starts after 06.00 and the last return is after 15.00.
The
41 line is a regular vaporetto line which operates from Murano Glass Museum
to other stops on the island. It then passes the cemetery, back to Fondamenta
Nuove and past the train station to Piazzale Roma. From there it heads out
into the Giudecca Canal and into the Bacino di San Marco in front of St Mark's
Square, along past the Arsenale and the Biennial Gardens until it reaches
the Fondamente Nove once more and returns to Murano. The line runs every
20 minutes from after 06.00 to just after 20.00.
The
42 runs a similar route to the 41 - just in the other direction. It runs
with similar frequencies and times.
The above buses stop at most Murano stops including the Glass Museum and the lighthouse ("Murano Faro"). The following buses only stop at the Faro stop:
Line
13 runs from the Fondamente Nove to Murano Faro and then onwards to Vignole
and Sant Erasmo. The first waterbus of the day starts after 04.00 and the
last is scheduled at after midnight returning from Murano. The service runs
every hour.
The
LN line stands for "Laguna Nord" and links Punta Sabbioni and Burano to the
main island calling in at Murano along the way. The services runs every 30
minutes and starts after 04.00 and finishes after 01.00 (with a more limited
service in the late night and early morning).
A
more limited service "ACTV NOTTE" connects Murano Museo with the Fondamente
Nove during
the deep night, with services running every 30 minutes.
Fares on the regular waterbuses and motoscafi are €3,50 for one journey. Those who plan on doing a lot of sightseeing may find it more attractive to take a one-day (€10,50) or three-day (€22,00) travel pass. The above fares do not apply on the "Grand Canal" route, which has a special ticket price of €5,00.
There is also an hourly service which runs from Venice Airport on the mainland to either Murano Museo or Murano Colonna stops on its way into Venice. This is operated by the private Alilaguna company and costs €5,00 per journey.
The most appropriate stop for the Murano Glass Museum is - surprisingly enough - Murano Museo. From the landing stage, turn to the right, around the corner, and the Glass Museum is in the first large palace before the bridge and square in front of San Donato church.
Venetian Glass Info