A real filming location. Elise and Frank step off the train from Paris here and the Grand Canal opens in front of them; a motorboat takes them to their hotel.
Where to stay nearby
Stay near this sceneHotels a 1-min walk awayMap with prices from several sites · minutes to the nearest hotel, per OpenStreetMap
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More to do here
Things to doVenice: all activities on GetYourGuide
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More The Tourist places nearby
Fondaco dei Turchi580 m away · 8 min on foot
Palazzo Pisani Moretta810 m away · 11 min on foot
Rialto Market (fish market)1 km away · 14 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Frari Basilica
580 m away · 8 min on footA huge Gothic brick church with Titian's Assumption above the high altar.
Venetian Ghetto
630 m away · 8 min on footThe historic Jewish quarter of Cannaregio, with tall houses around a quiet campo.
Campo Santa Margherita
730 m away · 10 min on footA long, lively square in Dorsoduro with a morning fish stall and student bars.
Where to stand for the photo
From the station steps, frame the Grand Canal with the green dome of San Simeone Piccolo opposite.
Getting there
- Address: Fondamenta Santa Lucia, 30121 Venezia
- Transport
- Train to Venezia Santa Lucia; the Ferrovia vaporetto stop is right in front.
- Access
- Busy station, open every day.
Public sources (4)
- Filming locations of The Tourist on IMDb
- Venezia Santa Lucia railway station on Wikipedia
- solosophie.com
- hotelarcadia.net
Sources found on November 2, 2026.
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
From other stories, nearby
- Venice Santa Lucia StationThe Talented Mr. Ripleysame place
- Grand Canal at Santa Lucia stationInfernosame place
- Rio MarinEmily in Paris260 m away · 3 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Ristorante Ai Scalzi
110 m away · 1 min on footItalian€€Restaurant and pizzeria by the Scalzi bridge, near the station where Langdon reaches Venice in Inferno
Trattoria Povoledo
170 m away · 2 min on foottrattoria€€Trattoria open since 1950 near Santa Lucia station, where Langdon arrives in Venice in Inferno
Osteria al Cicheto
210 m away · 3 min on footItalian€€Small Cannaregio osteria with two dinner sittings, 200 m from the station where Langdon arrives in Inferno
Part of the trip
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story