Burano Transportation

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There are regular boats going to Burano from Venecia and Lido Venecia. Be prepare for spending 30-40 minutes on the way there. If you had bought the long term tickets you can use them for this trip too. ACTV boats go to Burano too. They are bigger neither boats what go only to and around Venecia.

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To get to Burano, the best option is to take LN line (LN stands for laguna nord, olive-green colour), leaving from Fondamenta Nuove. But careful, it is not the stop the lines 41/42 and 51/52 use, but the one across the bridge to the west (see GE screenshot).
I lived close to Fondamenta Nuove, so it was my vaporetto stop anyhow. If you live somewhere else (and have one of the unlimited boat cards), take the lines 41/42 or 51/52 to get to Fondamenta Nuovo and just walk across the bridge to the other boat stop.
Boats of line LN leave from Fond. Nuove every 10 min and 40 min past the hour, will make one stop in Murano (at stop Faro), then one at Mazzorbo and the next one is Burano. The last one, Treporti, is on the peninsula Cavallino. The trip takes around 45 – 50 minutes, depending on the traffic in the lagoon (boats slow down when another one passes by – either way).

If you don’t have one of the “boat cards”, you can buy your ticket at the Fond. Nuove ticket counter; it is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Then, your ticket is already validated. If you have one of the “boat cards”, it would be validated anyhow.

To go back to Venezia, you can either take LN line via Lido to San Marco, or the same way back via Murano to Fond. Nuove.

The trip itself is marvellous as well, but I describe this separately.

You get to Burano via Vaporetto or water taxi or just sail your own yacht.

It's easy to get there via vaporetto. You can take the LN line from Fondamenta Nove or the DM (Diretto Murano) line from the train station and then continue on from there.

Water taxi will be extremely expensive, so don't just hop in unless you have deep pockets or lots of friends.

The VENICEcard and the Venice Connected card both entitle you to "free" transportation to Burano. The islands are serviced by the LN (Laguna Norte) line. For the quickest service to Burano, you should take the boat at the San Zaccaria stop, near San Marco. The boat goes to the Lido first, then Burano, then Murano, then returns to Fondamente Nove in the Cannaregio district of Venice proper.

Therefore, if you want to visit Burano + Torcello first, take the boat at San Zaccaria. If you want to start in Murano, take the boat at Fondamente Nove

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Now I love boat trips anyhow, but this one was special, as a boat trip through the lagoon (or in the lagoon ?) is marvellous ! The boat will stop first at Murano to collect more passengers (it seems to be popular to “do Murano, Burano and Torcello in one day….”) and then sets out into open waters. It is fascinating to watch the lagoon traffic, how the boats move and behave if other boats pass, what kind of “water street signs” are set out, what they mean and also to look at the scenery around. The first little island we pass (at 45°,28’10” N; 12°,22’,45’’ E) is called Isola de San Giacomo in Palude, where once a monastery dedicated to San Giacomo was built. But it was abandoned and later (mid 15th century) used to evacuate victims of the plague, and even much later as military garnison during the world wars. Now it is abandoned again, but from what I got through the website below (with help of babelfish of course), Biennale used it as stage for theatre performance. Left from its former purpose is the altar with Madonna (photo 1).

And as fan of Commissario Brunetti, I am pretty sure that it was used as set to film the end of the (German) TV version of “Sea of Troubles” (Das Gesetz der Lagune), the Pellestrina story.
Update February 10, 2009:
Haha, no it is not..... the real Pellestrina is/was where the scenes of Sea of Troubles were filmed...

From Venice, the only way to go to Burano is in Vaporetto the water bus. The journey from Venice to Murano takes about 20-30 minutes depending on which part of Venice you are at. Vaporetto number from Venice to Burano is number 12.
If you are not sure of the vaporetto numbers, the best way is to ask the staff at the vaporetto station where you want to go and they will tell you the best vaporetto number to take.*

Si vas desde Venecia a Burano, la única manera es en vaporetto. El viaje desde Venecia dura entre 20 y 30 minutos, dependiendo desde que parte de venecia lo coges. Los vaporettos que van a Burano es el numero 12. Si no estás seguro del número del vaporetto que tienes que coger, lo mejor serás preguntar en las paradas del vaporetto al personal y ellos te ayudarán.*

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Walking is the only way of exploring the little island of Burano because there are no roads here, just walking paths and canals. It is very nice and relaxing walking along the paths filled with colourful houses and picturesque small canals, which is really a good getaway from busy and touristy Venice. Because Burano is very small and compact, it is very easy to move around and you will not get lost easily.

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In order to reach Burano from Venice, you need to take the vaporetto (water buses). The journey from Venice to Burano (via Murano or Lido) takes about 30-40 minutes depending on which part of Venice you are at. If you are taking the vaporetto frequently when you are at Venice, I suggest that you buy the day tickets which are much cheaper and allow unlimited travel within the time given. Below are useful information:

Vaporetto day tickets:
One way = 6 euros
12 hours = 13 euros
24 hours = 15 euros
36 hours = 20 euros
72 hours = 30 euros

Vaporetto numbers from Venice to Burano (via Murano or Lido): 12, 14

If you are not sure of the vaporetto numbers, the best way is to ask the staff at the vaporetto station where you want to go and they will tell you the best vaporetto number to take. I asked them and it always worked well (they can communicate in English so don't worry).