Port of Venice (tel: (041) 533 4111; www.port.venice.it) caters for freight traffic, and passenger ferries operate out of the modern Venice Passenger Terminal, located to the west of the city centre (tel: (041) 240 3000; www.vtp.it). Facilities, including shops, banks and cafes, are available in the terminal.

Ferry services: During the summer, Minoan Lines (tel: +30 2810 399 800, in Greece; www.minoan.gr) operates daily services to and from Patras, on the Greek mainland, stopping (according to schedule) at the islands of Igoumenitsa and Corfu en route. There are also regular ferries to the Italian port of Ancona. The journey to Greece takes approximately 36 hours, including two nights on board. Passengers must arrive two hours before sailing. In summer Venezia Lines (tel: (041) 242 4000; www.venezialines.com) runs high-speed catamarans between Venice and the Croatian ports of Poreč, Rovinj and Pula, and Piran in Slovenia.

Transport to the city: The port is within walking distance of Piazzale Roma (the city's main transport hub) and is connected to the city centre by vaporetti (water buses) 41, 42, 51, 52, 61 and 62. There is a free shuttle bus to the Piazzale Roma on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.