From age 2, the full price1 applies: no child rate. Under-2s ride free2.

The Venetian gondola ride: $39 a person, indoors only this season

Q: Can I ride without staying at The Venetian?

Yes. The tickets sell to anyone2; there’s no room key to show.

Q: Can I buy a gondola ticket on the day?

Only at the desk: same-day tickets aren’t sold online2. A busy day can sell out, so book ahead if the date matters.

Q: Does the gondolier really sing?

Yes: gondoliers know the classic Italian songs4, and the resort promises it1 in as many words.

For $39 and about 10 to 13 minutes, a Venetian gondola ride takes you along a canal on Level 2 of a shopping mall. Only the indoor route runs now: the outdoor lagoon is shut for the season, with no reopening date.

Updated 1 November 20264 min readHow we write the guide

A gondolier in a straw hat rowing a black gondola on The Venetian’s outdoor canal, under a stone bridge, a route shut for the season

Is the gondola worth it

Why go

An indoor outing with children of any age, with a gondolier who sings.

The ride

When to wait

Open air and the Strip come back only with the outdoor route; until then the view is the Shoppes and their cafés.

Indoor or outdoor

From the desk to the last boat

Be early
With a booked slot, reach the launch 15 minutes ahead¹.
Under the bridges
The boat goes under bridges and past cafés¹, steered with a long oar and no motor⁴ by a gondolier in a striped shirt and straw hat.
Gondolier March
The gondoliers perform in unison along the indoor canal⁴, usually at 9.45am and 4.20pm: ask at the desk before you time your coffee around it.
15 minutes before closing
So 9.45pm from Sunday to Thursday¹ and 10.45pm on Friday and Saturday.

Finding the gondolas

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Emporio d’GondolaLevel 2, Grand Canal Shoppes: tickets and the indoor launch
Doge’s Palace entranceThe outdoor ticket booth, facing the Strip

What a ticket costs, by date

Prices

Shared boat: $39 a person
Cheaper dates: $34 a person on 3, 4, 10, 11 and 17 to 26 November, and 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16 December
Private boat: $156
Photo packages: from $40

The boat’s rules

Boat	4 passengers at most; a group of 5 or more splits
Sharing	Tickets are general admission: you may be paired with others unless you buy all 4 seats
Babies	They count as 1 of the 4
Food and drink	None on the ride or in the line

No room needed

The ride takes anyone with a ticket; a suite upstairs only keeps the walk to Level 2 indoors.

All The Venetian’s suites

The 2 routes this season

Route	Where	This season	Ticket
Indoor	Grand Canal, Level 2 of the Shoppes	Running	Valid
Outdoor	The lagoon by the Doge’s Palace	Shut for the season, no reopening date	Valid once it’s back
Private boat	Either route	Indoors for now	Buy all 4 seats for one slot

What guests say
On Google⁵, a guest in September 2026 spent about 45 minutes finding the ticket desk, then had a short wait for the boat. Level 2 is the floor to aim for.

Questions about the Venetian gondola ride

Can I ride without staying at The Venetian?

Yes. The tickets sell to anyone²; there’s no room key to show.

Can I buy a gondola ticket on the day?

Only at the desk: same-day tickets aren’t sold online². A busy day can sell out, so book ahead if the date matters.

Do children pay?

From age 2, the full price¹ applies: no child rate. Under-2s ride free².

Does the gondolier really sing?

Yes: gondoliers know the classic Italian songs⁴, and the resort promises it¹ in as many words.

Check whether your date is a $34 one, then buy online for a set time

The gondolas on The Venetian’s site

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