St Mark’s Campanile Tickets: The 10 Best Options

1.St Mark’s Basilica, Doge Palace, & Bell Tower Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,633 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $100Our pick

Join a small-group guide for St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, the Bridge of Sighs, and the old prisons. Choose extras such as the Campanile, VR history gallery, gondola ride, or lunch. Guides including Lucia, Valentina, Elena, and Elinor bring Venice’s art and politics to life.

“One of the best guided tours we have done in the whole of Italy. The starting office was exceptional with a great waiting area and staff. Our guide, Lucia, was outstanding. Her knowledge and humour shone through in a real love for the city and stories she told. The Basilica tour was brilliant: highly recommend and appreciated the early start so that it felt calm and like a place of worship. We had not expected the group size to reduce at that point, but only a very small group continued to the Doge's Palace. This, too, was calm and allowed for great insights to be shared and stories told. We…”

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2.Bell Tower & St Mark’s Square History Gallery Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 910 reviews · 1 hour · from $44Best value

You’ll collect your ticket near St. Mark’s Square, watch a short VR journey through Venice’s past, then ride the elevator up St. Mark’s Bell Tower. The $44 package is self-guided, with no tower tour, but includes skip-the-line entry and sweeping views of the basilica, lagoon, and city.

“Accord agency did a good job in taking care of their clients. there's opportunities to grow in their QR code to access the museum via personal cellphone as audio guide. it was very slow to upload the audio guide app.”

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3.Basilica, Doge’s Palace, History Gallery & Bell Tower Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 586 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $116Top rated

Explore Doge’s Palace, the Bridge of Sighs, and St. Mark’s Basilica with a guide such as Sara, Matteo, Helena, or Giovanna. Add St. Mark’s Bell Tower for wide views over the lagoon. Expect 2 to 3 hours, a maximum group of 15, and clear choices between the basilica interior and tower option.

“This was an excellent tour to get a great overview of all the top Venice tourist attractions. We had an excellent guide who was very knowledgeable of all the attractions.”

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4.St. Mark’s Classic Walking Tour & Bell Tower Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 471 reviews · from $56

Explore San Marco and Rialto with guides such as Valentina, Paula, or Francesco, finding quiet lanes, La Fenice, and Scala Contarini del Bovolo. Finish with Bell Tower views and a VR trip through old Venice. A gondola ride may be included, depending on the option you book.

“Very informative about the architecture, history and current day Venice. Well worth it, especially the 20 min virtual reality experience at the end where it felt like we were standing in Venice in the Middle Ages!!”

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5.Doge’s Palace: Priority Ticket, GuideBook & Optional Bell Tower

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 177 reviews · 1 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $51

Enter Doge’s Palace with priority access, cross the Bridge of Sighs, see the former prisons, and visit Museo Correr and Napoleon’s Royal Rooms at your own pace. The package includes a seven-language guidebook and map. Add Bell Tower entry for 98-meter views, or choose the guided option if available.

“Worst tour ever , there was no tour guide , intead they gave us and old book guide to read .the meeting point was a kiosk hard to find .”

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6.Venice St. Mark’s Pass: Basilica, Doge Palace, & Bell Tower

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 55 reviews · from $90

Use one pass to visit St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, the Bell Tower, Correr Museum, Marciana Library, and the Archaeological Museum. Audioguides add context, while guides such as Lucia and Elena help explain the ticket system and answer questions.

“Our guide Lucia was absolutely amazing! She had excellent knowledge on everything during the tour. She was very friendly and happy to answer questions.”

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7.San Marco Pass: Basilica, Doge Pal. & Bell Tower Priority Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 22 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $81

Spend 3 to 4 hours exploring Venice’s main St. Mark’s Square sights with priority tickets, an audioguide, and a short VR journey through eight centuries of the city. The pass suits independent visitors who want several major monuments in one booking, without a full guided tour.

“Muy útil y muy recomendable para ir en pareja más a tu aire, nos ha gustado mucho y además recomienda muchos sitios para comer o tomar algo súper interesantes”

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8.Bell Tower Priority Ticket & History Gallery Experience

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 20 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $45

Visit St. Mark’s Campanile with priority admission, ride the elevator to its 98-meter summit, and see Venice from above. Your package also includes a virtual reality presentation about Venice in the past and a gondola-building display, though the ticket collection process can be confusing.

“The Bell tower visit itself was ok. It is at a high level of Venice and the views are nice. The ticketing process was tedious. The company first provides a voucher that needs to be exchanged at their office for a ticket. The directions to their office is terrible. I wandered around for awhile before I could find it. The number on street is just not enough. They should additionally provide a Google map location. I gave this feedback to the customer rep giving me the ticket. Her response told me that she wasn’t interested in receiving this information. Borderline rude behavior. The experience for a tourist needs to be…”

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9.Bell Tower Priority Entry & Rialto Bridge Walking Tour of Venice

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 16 reviews · from $57

Walk through Venice’s San Marco district with a local guide, passing quiet calli, campielli, Scala Contarini del Bovolo, a historic theater, and a beautiful church. Skip the line at St. Mark’s Bell Tower, then visit the History Gallery for a dissected gondola and virtual reality view of old Venice.

“The tour guide was amazing and although very busy she ensured that we saw a lot of Venice that is usually missed. Good and informative tour!! The Bell Tower was amazing!! Really made my holida!!”

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10.Venice & Skip-the-line St. Mark’s Bell Tower Private Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $192

Spend two hours with a private English-speaking guide in Venice, exploring St. Mark’s Square, the Bridge of Sighs, and the city’s narrow lanes before riding the lift up St. Mark’s Bell Tower. Guides such as Gina, Diane, and Lucia tailor the walk to your interests.

“Our guide, Gina, was an absolute delight! Super knowledgeable, as well as so personable. Loved being in the bell tower with her listening to her explain the history or background about everything we could see. Plus, she tailored the rest of the tour to our preferences. Grazie mille!”

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