It took me my 3rd trip to Venice to finally visit the colorful towns of Murano and Burano. I would say they were worth the wait!

Murano and Burano can be visited as a day drip from Venice. Or as I did it, a day trip during a long layover at Venice airport (airport code VCE).

I arrived around 9am and my next flight was not until 7pm so it was plenty of time to get out and explore. The immigration process took a lot longer than I though for a smaller airport (about 40 minutes total) so keep that in mind!). It was a Saturday so maybe that’s why it was so busy.

How to Visit to Murano and Burano in One Day

How To Get To Murano and Burano from Venice Airport

Alilaguna Water Boat

The Alilaguna water boat from Venice Marco Polo airport to Murano takes 30 minutes. The Ticket costs 8€ one way and 15€ return. (The ticket to Venice costs 15€ one way). 

The boat for Murano leaves every 30 minutes from the airport. It is Blue Line B. 

You can buy the ticket online, at the airport, on the boat, or at the dock. They take credit cards in the airport. It costs 1€ more to buy it on the boat. The boat takes cash only.

The dock is a 5 minute walk in a covered walkway that’s connected to the airport.

How to Get to Burano from Murano

Vaparetto 12

The Vaparetto 12 goes to Burano (or Venice).

The #12 leaves from Murano to Burano every 20 minutes and takes 33 minutes from Murano to Burano.  

Note: you MUST validate your ticket at the machine for Vaparetto #12 or it’s a 70€ fine. There is a little box when you’re waiting in line to board that stamps your ticket with the time.  DO NOT FORGET!

It’s about a 7-8 minute walk form the main terminal of Line B to Vaparetto 12 

How to Get to Murano & Burano from Venice

Vaporetto 12 goes from Venice to Burano and the cost is 6.50€. You can get on the #12 from Fondament Nove (near St. Mark’s Sq).

Colors of Burano

The Vaporetto 12 leaves every 30 minutes. Get off on the first stop if you want to go to Murano (Burano is the 3rd stop). It takes a total of 40 minutes to get from Venice to Burano.

The Vaporetto 12 schedule can be found here.

What to do in Murano and Burano 

There isn’t a whole lot to “do” besides walk around and take in the amazing colorful towns. 

Murano is famous for their colorful glass and its fun to walk into all the shops and see all the artsy creations. If you have time, you can take a tour of the glass workshops.

Burano is the prettier of the 2 in my opinion, and I enjoyed just walking around and enjoying the vibe and having a cappuccino with a waterside view. 

Make sure to eat at Trattoria al Gatto Negro in Burano. It’s a Michelin Star restaurant and has fabulous seafood dishes. It’s very popular and there is always a wait. I had to wait one hour. The seafood pasta was amazing and they give you a lot of seafood. They had GF pasta and Gf bread too!

How To Get Back To Venice Airport from Burano

Unfortunately, there is no direct line back to the airport so you will have to go back to Murano first via Vaparetto 12 and then back to the airport via the water boat on Line B. 

Make sure to allow enough time to get back to the airport because both boat rides will take 63 minutes total, plus the time in between to walk from one dock to the other (7-8 minutes), plus whatever time it is until the next boat. So give yourself AT LEAST 1 hour and 30 minutes to get back to Venice Airport from Burano.

Luggage Storage at Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)

You can easily store your luggage at Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE). The cost is 7€ for the first hour and then 0,30€ (30 cents) for each additional hour. They charge per bag so definitely try to consolidate.

Luggage storage hours at VCE: 5am to 10pm.

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