By Plane

By plane

The international airports of Veneto Region are:

1. Venezia (Marco Polo International Airport),
2. Treviso (Treviso Airport)
3. Verona (Valerio Catullo)

A collective taxi service provided by Taxi Air Service picks up travellers from Venice, Treviso and Verona airports and delivers them directly to their final destination. Service must be booked almost 24 hours in advance of your departure/ arrival flight at the following addresses: tel. +39 049 8704425, fax: +39 049 8705050, e-mail: airservice@taxipadova.it , web: http://www.airservicepadova.it/ , and will be paid on board or on-line. The average trip from/to Venice Airport takes about 50 minutes (Fare: 29 euro. Reduced fares for more persons).

From Venezia and Treviso airports there is a regular coach service managed by SITA Bus Company. Trip takes about 1h10' and ends at Padua Coach Station (Padova Autostazione) close to Railways station, where local buses and taxi are available. Tickets can be bought at airports. Pick up points are just outside arrivals.

From Verona there is a coach service to the railway station where the national train service Trenitalia provides at least a train every hour to Padua. Trip takes from 45 to 60 minutes depending on the train.

By Train

Direct connections with major cities in Italy are provided by the national train service Trenitalia. Milano and Firenze (Florence) are about 2 hours away, Roma (Rome) and Torino, about 4 hours. Venezia city centre can be reached in half an hour, Bologna and Verona in about one hour.

By Car

Two major motorways ("autostrade") connect Padua to main cities in Italy and Europe: the A4 Milano-Venezia cuts northern Italy east to west and the A27 Bologna-Padua connects the city with Bologna, Firenze, Roma and the South. To plan your trip by car in Italy: www.autostrade.it. For further information on the Brescia-Padua part of the A4 Milano-Venezia www.autobspd.it