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By train

We arrived in Venice by train after a two hours trip from Florence. We were almost fooled into getting down at Mestre, because the signs read "Venezia" but we didn't because we saw everyone else in the train sitting quietly. Finally we arrived at Santa Lucia, the other Venice railway station which is the end point for trains coming from many European cities. A few trains will only take you as far as Mestre, where you will need to hop into a local train. Traveling by train in Italy is a great experience. Services are regular, trains are in time and the cost of travel is reasonable. We took the Eurostar, which is the fast intercity, but there are a variety of trains available. The Santa Lucia station is located at the west end of the Grand Canal and the No. 1 vaporetto stops right in front of the building. Inside the station there are automatic ticket machines which we found very easy to use and a variety of shops and services helpful for the traveler: an exchange office, a left luggage facility, a cafeteria and bar and shops that sells souvenirs as well as international newspapers and magazines.
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