The other day a reader asked me about the public toilets in Venice, partly because the few she had found were permanently or temporarily closed.
Therefore, in this blog article I will share some words regarding the public toilets in Venice, but the most interesting will be the Venice city map with the different locations and the alternatives that are, in my opinion, the best option compared to the public toilets in Venice.
The importance of public toilets in Venice – or in any other foreign city – is obvious: going to the toilet is an unavoidable biological necessity.
You can find the current state of affairs on the website of Veritas, the municipal company for environmental hygiene, on this page. Although they are now almost all open again, the “almost” unfortunately remains to make their use more difficult.
The prices of the public toilets in Venice
The VERITAS Toilet Pass, valid for 2 or 7 admissions, gives access to manned facilities with toilets and, in some cases, changing rooms/nurseries, located in the historic center of Venice and on the islands of Murano, Burano and Lido.
On the Venezia Unica website you can buy the recharge card, which will save you the (almost negligible anyway) cost of access to the toilets.
The prices by Venezia Unica card for the public toilets in Venice are the following:
- 2 entries: 3 EUR
- 7 entries: 9 EUR
Here you can buy and recharge a Venezia Unica Card:
It is free for people with disabilities and for children under 110 cm tall. The right to free entry is established directly by the operator of public toilets in Venice.
So that you are well prepared for Venice, you can find here my personal packing list for the lagoon city, with everything that should not be missing in your luggage.
The map of the public toilets in Venice, Murano, Burano and Lido
The map with the public toilets in Venice can be found here:
The public toilets: The most popular locations
- Venezia Santa Lucia train station. There, the use of the station’s clean and accessible toilets cost one euro, compared to the 1.50 euro of the other public toilets in Venice.
- Piazzale Roma, near the train station, where Venice airport and city buses arrive.
- Accademia, at the foot of the Accademia Bridge on the Dorsuduro side of the Grand Canal (near the Accademia vaporetto stop).
- Calle Large dell’ Ascensione, which is just beyond the narrow end of St. Mark’s Square. From the square, go through the archway, turn right, and look for the restrooms (located in a short alley on the left side of the pedestrian area).
- Giardini Reali San Marco. This restroom is right on the waterfront, not far from the “San Marco Giardinetti” vaporetto and airport boat stop.
- The park island Tronchetto, if you arrive or leave by car or coach. Last time we were there, the public toilets were 50 cents cheaper than in the city center.
- Lido di Venezia, the beach town of Venice. The serviced toilets are in a modern building next to the Santa Maria Elisabetta ACTV station.
All locations of public toilets in Venice
| Name of the location | Address | Opening hours |
| Piazzale Roma | Calle Cossetti 456/a | Daily: 8 am – 8.30 pm |
| San Leonardo | Cannaregio 1586/a | Monday-Friday: 11 am – 4.30 pm Saturday and Sunday: 11 am – 6.30 pm |
| Rialto Novo | San Polo 551 | Daily: 9.30 am – 7 pm |
| San Bortolomio | San Marco 5404 | Daily: 10 am – 8 pm |
| Accademia | Dorsoduro 1050 | Daily: 10 am – 7:30 pm |
| Diurno San Marco | San Marco 1265 | Daily: 9.30 am – 8 pm |
| Giardini Reali | San Marco | Monday-Friday: 9.30 am – 6 pm Saturday and Sunday: 9.30 am – 6.30 pm |
| Bragora | Castello 4053-54 | Daily: 10 am – 6 pm |
| SS. FIlippo e Giacomo | Castello 4332 | Daily: 10 am – 9.30 pm |
| Giardini Napoleonici | Castello | Daily: 10 am – 7 pm |
| Pineta Sant’Elena | Giardini di Sant’Elena | Actually closed |
| Tronchetto | Isola nuova del Tronchetto | Daily: 8 am – 8 pm |
| Murano | Fondamenta Serenella | Daily: 10 am – 5 pm |
| Burano | Rio terà del Pizzo 32 | Daily: 10 am – 6 pm |
| Torcello | Vicino a museo e Basilica | Monday-Friday: 11 am – 4.30 pm Saturday and Sunday: 11 am – 6.30 pm |
| Lido | Piazzale Santa Maria Elisabetta | Daily: 10 am – 7 pm |
The alternatives
In Venice, Mestre and Murano there are some department stores and shopping centers with public toilets for customers.
If you’re in Dorsoduro, go to Ca’ Rezzonico near the vaporetto stop and use the impeccably maintained restrooms in the lobby. The restrooms are free even if you don’t visit the museum upstairs, and they’re next to the gift store and checkroom on the first floor.
Otherwise, there is always the possibility of using the toilets of a café or bar. So far, this has never been a problem when I’ve asked nicely, and certainly not when I’ve ordered an espresso (“un caffé”) at the counter.
To Venice overview page
You can find all blog articles about the lagoon city here:
Mehr Informationen
- The official website of the public toilets in Venice: wctoilettevenezia.com
- You can find all the important info about Venice in this blog article: Venice Compendium.