Venice, the new access fee kicks in on 18 April: how to pay
The Municipality of Venice introduces an access fee with new rules. An online portal simplifies booking and payment. Find out who has to pay and how it works.
by Barbara Ganz
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The access charge (Cda) in Venice under the new rules will be introduced: the date is Friday 18 April, and it will be applied for 54 days.
To help tourists, the municipality has set up a portal and a series of questions and answers covering the most frequent doubts: how does it work? Who has to pay and who is exempt? Are friends of residents in the historic centre required to contribute? And children, what rules must they follow?
Questions and Answers
The section also tackles one of the recurring questions: is the contribution for making money? No - the answer entrusted to a video - it is to safeguard Venice: 'If we consider the costs of putting together such a project, including the installation of turnstiles, communication and dedicated personnel, this will not fill the city's coffers'.
The online portal is used to proceed with the booking and payment of the 2025 Access Fee. The new trial for the year 2025 provides for a total of 54 days instead of the 29 in the year 2024.
It will start with a single block from 18 April to 4 May, and then continue in May (9 and 10, 11 and 16, 17,18,23,24,25 and 30,31), June (1,2 and 6,7,8 and 13,14,15 and 20,21,22 and 27,28,29) and July (4,5,6 and 11,12,13 and 18,19,20 and 25,26,27).

