Practical Information for Venice

Practical Information for Venice

Venice Tourist Information Centre
Piazza San Marco, Venice
Tel (041) 522 6356

American Express
San Marco 1471, Venice
Tel (041) 520 0844

Hospital:

Ospedale Civili Riunti di Venezia, Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo 30122, Tel (041) 523 0000
This hospital is housed within the ‘Scuola Granda di San Marco’, next to the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo. They also have an emergency service with water ambulances.

For any emergency, free phone 118 from any telephone. The Ospedale Civile of Venice can also be reached on Tel (041) 5294516 and the red cross ambulance service is (041) 5286346.

Police:

The “Questura” is on Via Nicoldi 21, Marghera, Tel. (041) 271 5511

Post offices:

Main office: Fondaco dei Tedeschi (near Rialto Bridge), open: Mon – Sat 8.15am-7pm.

Church Services:

Churches in Venice (catholic and non-catholic)

Useful Telephone Numbers in Venice:

• ACTV tickets and rentals: (041) 238 1510 (24 hours a day).

• Vaporetto Glossary timetable: (041) 238 1520 (24 hours a day).

• Lido buses timetable: (041) 238 1540 (24 hours a day).

• Mestre buses timetable: (041) 238 1530 (24 hours a day).

• Night connections between Venezia and Mestre: (041) 238 1530 (24 hours a day).

• ACTV Information Service: (041) 528 7886 (only on week days from 8.00 to 14.30 during winter, from 8.00 to 18.30 during summer).

• Train timetable: (041) 238 1560 (24 hours a day).

• State Railway Information Service: 147888088.

• Venice railway station welcome and handicapped assistance service: (041) 785570 (from 8.00 to 16.00).

• Airlines and flight timetable: (041) 238 1590 (24 hours a day).

• Marco Polo Airport Information Service: (041) 260 9260.

• Cinemas and Theatre information: (041) 238 1600 (24 hours a day).

• Water taxi station: (041) 522 2303.

• Radiotaxi: (041) 936222.

• Bacino Orseolo landing place for gondola rides: (041) 528 9316.

• Venetian Tide Information Service: (041) 522 8662.

• Venice Tourist Promotion Agency: (041) 529 8711.

• Doge’s Palace Information Service: (041) 522 4951.

• Hotel Information Service: (041) 715016/(041) 715288.

• Port of Venice – Captain’s Office: (041) 520 5600.

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