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Where it is (from www.padovanet.it)
Padua is located in the middle of Veneto Region, in North Eastern Italy, 40km West from Venezia (Venice) and 90km East from Verona. Its central position makes it very easy to reach it by plane, by car or by train.
By plane
The international airports of Veneto Region are Venezia
Marco Polo International
Airport (www.veniceairport.it), Treviso
(www.trevisoairport.it) and Verona
(www.aeroportoverona.it),
all very close to Padua city center.
A collective taxi service provided by Taxi Air
Service picks up travellers from Venice airport and delivers
them directly to their final destination. Service must be booked
at most 24 hours in advance of your departure/arrival flight (tel.
+39 049 8704425, fax: +39 049 8705050,
e-mail: airservice@taxipadova.it,
web: www.taxipadova.it, and will be paid on board. The
average trip from/to Venice Airport takes about 50 minutes.
From Venezia and Treviso there is a regular coach service managed by
SITA bus company (www.sitabus.it/wps/portal/DovePartire_Veneto).
Trip takes about 1h10' and ends at Padua Coach Station in Piazzale
Boschetti, where local buses and taxis 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 (www.trenitalia.it) provides at least a train
every hour to Padua. Trip takes from 45 to 60 minutes depending on the
train.
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 see www.autobspd.it
By train
Direct connections with major cities in Italy are provided by the
national train service Trenitalia (www.trenitalia.it).
Milano and Firenze (Florence) are about 2 hours away, Roma (Rome) and
Torino, about 4 hours. Venezia city center can be reached in half an
hour, Bologna an Verona in about one hour.