Venue

By Plane

Padova can be reached from the following airports:

1. Venice Marco Polo Airport - VCE (50 km from Padova)

• By Shuttle: Airservice private collective shuttles, costing 44 euros one way. Book 24 h in advance (email: booking@airservicepadova.it or call +39 049 8744025). The trip takes about 45 minutes. The service is door-to-door.
• By Bus: check at BUSITALIA. Bus departing every 30 minutes (from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm on weekdays, varying schedules on holidays). One-way ticket: 13 EUR.
• By Bus + Train: bus by ATVO (Venice Airport Bus Express) to Venice Mestre train Station, which will take you in less than 20 minutes. From Venice Mestre, trains to Padova station. For train schedules and tickets, visit Trenitalia.
• From the airport to Padova by Taxi: cost 100-150 EUR depending on the time of the day, about 45 minutes. The taxi service at Venice Airport Marco Polo is provided by Cooperativa Artigiana Radiotaxi (+39 041 5964, 24-hour service). Radiotaxi cab service (start from Padova): to be booked with 24 h in advance (+39 049 651333).

2. Treviso Antonio Canova Airport - TSF (57 km from Padova)

• By Bus: check at Treviso Airlink. From Treviso to Padova the journey takes from 40 minutes to 1 hour.
• By Taxi: Radio Taxi Treviso: +39 0422 431515 - SMS taxi +39 338 844 2000.

3. Verona Airport Valerio Catullo - VRN (95 km from Padova)

• By Bus: check at Verona Airlink bus 199 to the Verona train station (travel time: 20 min). From there, train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova takes about an hour.
• By Taxi: Radiotaxi Catullo: +39 045 2223525; Unione Radiotaxi: +39 045 532666; Taxi e auto blu Soc. Cooperativa: +39 045 8581403.

4. Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi di Bologna - BLQ (120 km from Padova)

• Marconi Express: the monorail train connecting the airport to Bologna central train station (10 min). Travel from Bologna to Padova by train.
• By Taxi: Taxi Cat Bologna: +39 051 4590; Cotabo Taxi: +39 051 372727.

Getting Around Padova

By Train

Padova is located between the cities of Vicenza, Treviso, Venice and Rovigo.

It is easily reachable by train: with the high-speed trains you can reach Padova without changes in about 4 hours from Rome or Turin, just over 2 hours from Milan or Florence. From Padova it is also possible to reach the main towns of the North-East by train: Venice and Vicenza in about half an hour, Verona and Treviso in an hour.

The city center can be reached by foot in less than 20 minutes, or by public transport (buses and tram).

Train times and tickets: TRENITALIA (high speed and local trains) - ITALO (high speed trains).

By Car

Padova is at the centre of the main motorway junctions: A4 Milan-Venice for the west-east route, A13 Bologna-Padova for those coming from the south.

• Venice - Milan (A4) motorway: exit Padova Est if you come from Venice; exit Padova Ovest if you come from Milan. Follow the signs to the city centre.
• Bologna - Padova (A13) motorway: exit at Padova Sud, follow the signs for the centre of Padova or continue in the direction of A4 Milan-Venice heading east.

To plan your trip go to www.autostrade.it.

Please note: the centre of Padova is a Traffic-Restricted Area (ZTL) bounded by electronic gates that read the vehicle license plate. Traffic in the ZTL is only permitted to vehicles with a special traffic permit. More information is available on the website of the Municipality of Padova.