Venice charges day-tripping nomads €5 to enter Italy on 60 dates through July 26
How the Venice access fee works
Venice charges day visitors a Contributo di Accesso to enter the historic city on 60 high-traffic dates between April 3 and July 26, the city confirmed. The fee runs €5 ($5.40) per person when booked at least four days ahead and €10 ($10.80) within the final three days and applies only between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on flagged "red" calendar days.
Chargeable dates cluster on Fridays through Sundays, plus full weeks in late April and early June. The fee covers entry to the historic center and key islands. Children under 14 are exempt from payment but must still be listed on a group registration.
Outside of Venice, cities across Italy are raising overnight imposta di soggiorno rates at hotels and short-term rentals to fund local services and curb overtourism.
Who pays and who skips it
The access fee targets day-trippers who don't sleep in the municipality. That includes cruise passengers, tourists basing themselves in Padua or Treviso and nomads doing day visits from nearby towns.
Overnight guests at any registered Venice accommodation don't pay the access fee because the overnight tourist tax already counts as their contribution, though they still need an exemption QR code from their host. Venice residents, property owners, enrolled students and people entering for work or medical reasons also qualify for free exemption codes.
Friends and family of expats who pop in for the day fall under the standard day-tripper rules and owe the full fee.
How to register and pay
Bookings go through the official Venice access portal and Venice Unica site. The process:
- Pick visit dates on the official calendar; white days require nothing.
- Enter personal details for each visitor aged 14 and up.
- Select day-visitor (paid) or exempt status and upload proof where required.
- Pay online and download the nominative QR code for each person.
Carry the QR code, digital or printed, on the day of entry. Inspectors check codes at access points and inside the city and missing codes can trigger administrative fines reported around €300 ($324).
Book at least four days out to lock in the €5 rate rather than the €10 last-minute price.
Read our full Italy guide for the complete picture and follow our ongoing visa updates for more cost changes across Europe.
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