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15 Best Gondola Rides In Venice

The best of Venice, in one place.

The 15 most popular gondola rides in Venice. What each one includes, what it costs and who runs it, so you can spend the day out on the water instead of stuck in a queue.

15 Best Gondola Rides In Venice

Venice: Grand Canal Gondola Ride with App Commentary - Grand Canal sights you’ll recognize fast: La Fenice, Peggy Guggenheim, Salute
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Venice: Grand Canal Gondola Ride with App Commentary

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1.Venice: Grand Canal Gondola Ride with App Commentary

Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal with app commentary, Gondola Gallery, and VR history in about 30–60 minutes.

Most Popular★ 4.1

“The VR experience was a nice touch...very realistic and interesting history of Venice. Then the walk to the quay was a brisk 10-15 one with a great commentary by the guide. The Gondola ride itself was for 25 mins starting on the Grand Canal going thru a few inside canals and back to the starting…”

18,908 reviewsFrom $39by CITY TOURS CO LTD

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Grand Canal Gondola Experience with Live Commentary™ - The VR and app setup: cool when it works, annoying when it doesn’t
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Grand Canal Gondola Experience with Live Commentary™

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4.Grand Canal Gondola Experience with Live Commentary™

Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal with live multilingual commentary and pre-ride VR. Small boats, short walk near St Mark’s Square.

★ 4.0

“Very nice / short tour experience. Guide was great! We did the late afternoon tour. The Super Moon was worth the trip. We come out of the canals to the Grand canal & BAM! We left our room early and experienced the views and really had the chance to shop. We also had time to…”

4,223 reviews30 to 50 minutes (approx.)From $49.26by CITY TOURS CO. LTD

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Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride - Price and What $185.38 Really Covers
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Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

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5.Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

St Mark’s Venice walking tour plus a 30-minute gondola on the Grand Canal. See Rialto and Scala del Bovolo from outside.

★ 3.5

“Our guide was a real gem! He was so knowledgeable, always sprinkling in fun facts and light humor. Lots of fun!!”

3,630 reviews2 hours 9 minutes to 2 hours 27 minutes (approx.)From $72.29by Bucintoro Viaggi

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Venice: Traditional Shared Gondola Ride - The First Phase of the Ride: Narrow Canals, Palaces, and Bridge Views
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Venice: Traditional Shared Gondola Ride

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Venice: Private Gondola Cruise for up to 5 Passengers - Where to check in: Alilaguna ticket office and the Campo San Luca start
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Venice: Private Gondola Cruise for up to 5 Passengers

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7.Venice: Private Gondola Cruise for up to 5 Passengers

Private 30-minute gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal and quieter canals, for up to 5 passengers. Check in near Royal Gardens gate, day or night.

★ 3.7

“We booked a private Gondola which departed at St Mark's square. We arrived, queued a few minutes at the ticket desk andvthen went straight onto our gondola. Venice was really busy and I'm glad we prebooked as all other gondolas were sold out! There were others in Venice, nearer the station, however they went down…”

3,106 reviewsFrom $157.47by Bucintoro Viaggi

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Venice's Best: Basilica, Doge's Palace, Gondola & History Gallery - Entering St. Mark’s Basilica: golden mosaics plus real security rules
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Venice’s Best: Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Gondola & History Gallery

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8.Venice’s Best: Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Gondola & History Gallery

Skip-the-line guided Basilica and Doge’s Palace plus a shared gondola with app commentary and a VR history stop, all in 3.5 hours.

★ 4.5

“First off check to see if the water level will be high in Venice. We had to purchase plastic booties to put over our footwear just to enter the Basilica. The booties cost extra and are a bit difficult to put on while standing. There was no place to sit to put them on. You…”

2,478 reviews3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $129.40by CITY TOURS CO. LTD

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Venice Like a Local: Food, Wine & Spritz Tour with Traghetto Ride - Cannaregio Start: Getting Your Bearings Without the Tourist Maze
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Venice Like a Local: Food, Wine & Spritz Tour with Traghetto Ride

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Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal & Gondola Gallery™ - Canal Grande Landmarks: How the Route Teaches You to Look
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Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal & Gondola Gallery™

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11.Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal & Gondola Gallery™

Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal with priority boarding, Gondola Gallery VR, and multilingual app tips for sights like Guggenheim.

★ 4.0

“Don't book with them! I was with 2 other groups and we all met at the meeting point we were given. Apparently that wasn't the correct location (after waiting 15 min) and were informed we had to go to another location to then find out the gondola left without us and there were no more…”

1,313 reviews45 minutes (approx.)From $47.28by CITY TOURS CO. LTD

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Classic 30-Minute Gondola Ride in Venice - What you’ll actually see on the Grand Canal stretch
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Classic 30-Minute Gondola Ride in Venice

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12.Classic 30-Minute Gondola Ride in Venice

Classic 30-minute shared gondola ride from San Marco, gliding the Canal Grande and key landmarks in English, then back near St Mark’s.

★ 3.0

“Our guide was substantially late and we had to walk a bit of a distance to where the gondola was do by the end of it all we only had a a 15 minute ride. Very disappointing for the price we paid for and we also had to share with other people.”

961 reviews25 to 30 minutes (approx.)From $46.96by Bucintoro Viaggi

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Venice: Shared Gondola Ride through the Lagoon City - Meeting point: TU.RI.VE, Calle larga de l’Ascension, and the 15-minute rule
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Venice: Shared Gondola Ride through the Lagoon City

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13.Venice: Shared Gondola Ride through the Lagoon City

A 30-minute shared gondola ride through Venice’s Grand Canal and side canals, with departure-time options and no guided narration. From $48.

★ 3.9

“Didn’t initially expect much but during and after the short 30 minute tour, I feel that it was a can’t miss experience that everyone has to have if they visit Venice. Just to realize the history and the close contact that you get by riding the canals. The cost was well worth it.”

937 reviews30 minFrom $48by Venice Events srl

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Best Of Venice: Saint Mark's Basilica, Doges Palace with Guide and Gondola Ride - Stop 1: Entering St. Mark’s Basilica without the long queue
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Best Of Venice: Saint Mark’s Basilica, Doges Palace with Guide and Gondola Ride

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14.Best Of Venice: Saint Mark’s Basilica, Doges Palace with Guide and Gondola Ride

Skip-the-line St Mark’s and Doge’s Palace with an art historian guide, then a 30-minute gondola ride in Venice.

★ 4.5

“We Scheduled this tour months ago. 4days prior to the tour we received a message saying that the tour is cancelled due to limited participants, but they can offer a different tour the same day. We agreed to that and they sent a NEW ticket/voucher reflecting the new price but NOT THE NEW TIME. Time…”

800 reviews3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)From $125.00by The Tour Guy

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Venice: Private Gondola Ride - The 20-minute pacing: Grand Canal first, then narrower calmer canals
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Venice: Private Gondola Ride

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15.Venice: Private Gondola Ride

Private 20-minute gondola ride from Santa Maria del Giglio, gliding past Venice landmarks through quieter canals with a traditional gondolier driver.

★ 3.6

“We had a private gondola ride at 7pm which was perfect as it gave us beautiful sunset views on the canals and buildings. Our gondolier pointed out notable highlights, took us down some quiet narrow canals and then onto the lively Grand Canal. It's amazing how steady the boat is when speedboats and vaporettos go…”

757 reviews20 minFrom $85by Venice Events srl

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