InGondola, sold by TUI Musement · Piazzale Roma
A private gondola for up to five from the InGondola stand at Piazzale Roma, through the quiet canals of Santa Croce and Dorsoduro, with rides from 30 minutes to two hours. Pick it if you arrive by bus, car or train, and book the 90-minute or 2-hour ride if you want to see Rialto.
This gondola leaves from Piazzale Roma, the bus and car terminal at the western edge of Venice, from the InGondola stand on Fondamenta Cossetti. That is handy if you arrive by road or train, and a long way from St Mark's, as two recent low reviews point out. Enter the address from your voucher in your maps app; one guest says searching for the company name sends you to the wrong place.
How far you go depends on the option you buy. The listing is specific: the 30-minute ride (from $182) turns back at Palazzo Briati in Dorsoduro, the 1-hour ride at San Polo, the 90-minute ride at the Rialto Market, and only the 2-hour ride does the full route past the Rialto Bridge, the Ca' d'Oro, San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and the Salute. Night rates are sold separately. For comparison, a walk-up gondola anywhere costs EUR 90 for 30 minutes by day under the official city tariff.
The 3.9 from 527 reviews splits along familiar lines. The quiet side canals, the night rides and gondoliers like Fabio get warm reviews. The complaints: gondoliers on the phone or smoking, a 30-minute ride that lasted 20, a time change that didn't reach the voucher, and guests who realised too late that walk-up was cheaper. The listing says the clock starts at boarding, and over 15 minutes late counts as a no-show.
Fondamenta Cossetti 458, Piazzale Roma. Show your voucher at the Servizio Gondole stand.
Past the Carmini church and Ca' Zenobio to Palazzo Briati in Dorsoduro, then back.
Further along the side canals and the upper Grand Canal past the Scalzi bridge to San Polo.
Down the Grand Canal as far as the Rialto Market, then back.
Rialto Bridge, Ca' d'Oro, San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs and the Salute, and back to Piazzale Roma.
★★★★★COMPLETELY different city at night. There were some portions of the ride where it seemed like we were the only people in town! The reflecting lights on the canal were magical.
★★★★★Easy, peaceful and off the beaten track as well as the classics! Gentle commentary and recommend the 1.5hrs
★★★★★Then you wove your way through smaller very quiet waterways seeing where people lived and what daily life was like.
★★★★★We had an hour of peace going through the smaller canals and he pointed out historical buildings and palaces.
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Only on the longer options. The listing says the 30-minute ride turns at Palazzo Briati, the 1-hour ride at San Polo, the 90-minute ride at the Rialto Market, and the 2-hour ride covers the full route including the Rialto Bridge and San Marco.
The InGondola Servizio Gondole stand at Fondamenta Cossetti 458, Piazzale Roma. Navigate to the address on your voucher, not the company name.
The 30-minute option starts at $182 per boat. Walk-up at any gondola station is EUR 90 for 30 minutes by day and EUR 110 for 35 minutes at night. Pre-booking buys a fixed slot, not a lower price.
The ride runs rain or shine, but in exceptional high tide or heavy rain the supplier may cancel and give a full refund.
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A private gondola from Piazzale Roma through quiet side canals. Pick the 90-minute or 2-hour ride to reach Rialto.
Private Gondola Ride from RialtoThe only gondola here that leaves from Rialto: 45 private minutes from the Carbon station. No commentary.★ 3.8 · 45 minutes · from $321
Shared Grand Canal Gondola Ride with StorytellingThe cheapest gondola seat near St Mark's: shared, with a VR intro. It stays on the San Marco side and never reaches Rialto.★ 4.0 · 1 hour · from $42
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