Have you recently heard that from spring 2024, some travellers visiting Venice will have to start paying an entry fee to visit the city? I can confirm that this is true.
To be even more precise, the fee will actually be applicable for 29 days, which correspond with the weekends between the 25th of April to mid July.
It will also be applied during festivities like Festa della Liberazione and Festa dei Lavoratori, when a high number of visitors is expected to arrive in Venice.
Venice Entry Fee 2024
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Below I will answer some of the most important questions about the new Venice Entry Fee so you can be clear on what to expect. Starting with the question:
Who will have to pay the Venice entry fee?
- Every visitor over 14;
- Daytrippers (=visitors that don’t stay overnight) during the days when the fee will be applicable;
- Non-residents in Veneto.
Why has this fee been put in place?
The entry fee is a way to discourage hit and run tourism which means visiting Venice only one day, without sleeping here.
This type of tourism has been negatively affecting the city for years from an environmental and social point of view.
If you’re spending one or more nights in Venice historic centre you won’t be asked to pay this fee. This is because you’ll be already paying a tourist tax when you arrive at your accommodation.
Important information about the fee:
- The Venice entry fee for 2024 is 5 euros per day.
- The fee is applicable from 8.30am to 4pm.
See the Venice entry fee 2024 timetable:
| April | May | June | July |
| 25th-30th of April (Liberation Day in Italy) | From the 1st to the 5th of May (International Workers’ Day) | 8th-9th of June | 6th-7th of July |
| 11th-12th of May | 15th-16th of June | 13th-14th of July | |
| 18th-19th of May | 22nd-23rd of June | ||
| 25th-26th of May | 29th-30th of June |
The fee is applicable for Venice historic centre only and not to visit other islands of the Venetian lagoon.
For your reference, the islands in Venice are:
- Lido of Venice (including Alberoni and Malamocco)
- Murano
- Burano
- Torcello
- Pellestrina
- Mazzorbo
- Mazzorbetto
- Sant’Erasmo
- Vignole
- Poveglia
- San Servolo
- La Certosa
- S. Andrea
- S. Clemente
The fee is not applicable for those who are transiting through Piazzale Roma, Tronchetto and the Stazione Marittima, without entering the historic centre.
Venice Entry Fee (exclusions and exemptions)
Exclusions:
- Residents in the Municipality of Venice;
- Workers (employed or self-employed), including commuters;
- Students of schools and universities located in the city centre or in the smaller islands;
- Subjects and members of the families of those who appear to have paid the IMU (Imposta Municipale Propria) in the Municipality of Venice.
Exemptions (must be registered on the portal https://cda.ve.it):
- Overnight tourists;
- Veneto region residents;
- Children up to 14 years old;
- People who need medical treatments;
- People who assist or accompany patients to healthcare facilities;
- People who take part in sportive competitions;
- People with certified disabilities and accompanying people;
- spouse, partner, relatives or in-laws up to the 3rd degree of residents.
The complete list can be found here:
How do I pay the entry fee?
To pay the Venice entry fee, you’ll have to register on this website (from the 16th of January).
Once booked the day of your visit and paid the fee, you’ll receive a QR code to show at the checks (or your exclusion/exemption proof).
Fines
The Municipality of Venice administrations will carry out checks, inspections by authorised people at the main access points of the City.
The administrative sanction is from 50 euros to 300 euros (+10 euros of the access fee), with the possibility of reporting pursuant to the Criminal Code and special laws on the matter to anyone who makes false statements, forms false documents or uses them in the cases provided for by the Regulation.
Venice Entry Fee 2024
I hope this guide has provided you with some clarity on the new Venice Entry Fee.
Feel free to browse some of my other travel guides to help you with your visit.
Here are some popular guides that I recommend you read:
- Best time to visit Venice
- Airports near Venice
- Best Things to do in Venice
- What to wear in Venice
- Must eat food in Venice
- Acqua Alta in Venice
- Where to stay in Venice
- Day trips from Venice
If you need more advice and want to get personalised tips for your trip to Venice, you can book a call with me and we can start planning together!
I wish you a wonderful time in Venice!
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