TRANSPORTATION
The Conference Centre is in the center of Padua
AIRPORTS
Venice
airport (42 km from Padova)
How to reach Padova from Venice airport:
By bus
The SITA coach to Padova leaves (every 30 minutes, every 60 minutes on Sundays)
from just outside the arrivals terminal. Tickets are sold at the ATVO booth
in the arrivals hall.
By train
Take bus no. 15 to Mestre railway station (tickets are sold at the ATVO booth
in the arrivals hall). During the day trains to Padova are very frequent (every
15-20 minutes). Timetables and fares are available from http://www.trenitalia.com
By air service taxi
Venice Airport is served by Padova's radiotaxi air service. A taxi can be booked
on the internet at www.taxipadova.com/english/chi_siamo.html, by e-mail at http://www.taxipadova.com/english/air_service_files/,
or by telephone. For an individual taxi ring 049 651333. A collective mini-bus
is cheaper but not always available (ring 049 8707840).
Treviso
airport (50 Km from Padova)
By bus
to Padova: Daytime flights connect with a SITA coach to Padova which leaves
from just outside the airport (every 30 minutes during the week; every hour
on Sundays). Tickets are sold at the information booth inside the arrivals hall.
to Venezia-Mestre: ATVO buses connect Treviso airport to Venice-Mestre, where
you can take a train, or another bus to Padova. A single ticket from Treviso
airport to Venezia-Mestre is 4,40 € (luggage included). A return ticket
is 7,80€ (luggage included). Timetables are available at http://www.atvo.it/eng/airport.php
By train
Take the ATVO bus to Mestre railway station (tickets are sold in the arrivals
hall). Timetables and fares are available at http://www.trenitalia.com/.
By taxi
Treviso Airport is served by Padova's radiotaxi air service. You can book a
taxi at 049 651333 (further information about Padova taxi service at www.taxipadova.com/english/chi_siamo.html)
Verona
(80 Km from Padova)
By bus
A coach outside the terminal will take you directly to the railway station (every
20 minutes; fare 3.62 €; tickets are sold at the information booth inside
the arrivals hall).
By train
During the daytime there is one train every hour to Padova. Timetables and fares
are available at http://www.trenitalia.com/.
By taxi
Taxis are available at the rank outside the terminal. The fare to the railway
station is about 20 €.
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TRAINS
Padova is on both the Venezia-Milano and the Venezia-Roma
lines, so many trains are available.
The typical ride time:
from Milano to Padova - from 2 to 3 hours
from Roma to Padova - from 4 to 6 hours
from Verona to Padova - about 1 hour
from Venezia to Padova - 30 minutes
from Treviso to Padova - about 1 hour
1) first and second class are available;
2) for fast trains, such as "Eurostar" (ES), "Eurocity"
(EC), "Intercity" (IC) and "Cisalpino" (CIS) the basic ticket
must be accompanied by an extra supplement. For Eurostar and Cisalpino a seat
reservation is also required. You must specify which type of train you are going
to take when you ask for a ticket. If you pay the difference or pay for the
ticket on board, you will be charged an extra 8€ on top of the difference
in price;
3) all tickets (both round-trip and one way) have a validity of 2 months. Before
boarding the train, you must stamp the ticket in one of the yellow machines
located on the platforms and at various points throughout the station.
You can find timetables and book tickets on-line through
the web site: http://www.trenitalia.com/
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MOTORWAYS
Padova is linked by motorway (Italian "Autostrade")
with Venezia, Milano and Bologna. Motorways are coded with an "A"
followed by a number and the road signs indicating them are green (the signs
indicating other types of road are blue).
Typical travel times:
a) from Milano to Padova (about 230 kilometers or 143 miles) is about 2 hours
(100 km/h);
b) from Verona to Padova 1 hour,
c) from Venezia to Padova 30 to 50 minutes, depending on the weather and traffic;
On all motorways in Italy you must pay a toll when exiting. The driver is automatically
issued a ticket on entering the motorway, and this must be produced at the exit.
If you wish to pay by VISA, use exits marked "viacard" or "fastpay"
and insert your card in the automatic payment machine.
The motorway speed limit is 130 km/h (off the motorway it is 70 km/h in the
country, unless otherwise specified, and 50 km/h in towns, unless otherwise
specified). While on the motorway, headlights must be turned on even during
daytime. If you are not accustomed to driving on the right, please remember
that roundabouts must be entered counterclockwise.
How to reach PALAZZO
BO
We strongly discourage you from using
your car for reaching "Palazzo del Bo".
It is almost impossible to find a parking in the old part of the city, and there
are a lot of oneway streets and no thoroughfare zones which make it very difficult
for a non-resident to find his way.
by foot from the train station: take Corso del Popolo, it is a big and long street and you will be just at the beginning of it exiting through the station main entrance. Just walk till the end of the street, and you will be in a pedestrian-only zone. Go straight on, go along till the end of the street, you will pass through a nice small square on your left (piazza Cavour) and a smallest one on the right immediately after(piazzetta Pedrocchi). Just after that, and just a few meters before the end of the street (via VIII febbraio), you will find the entrance of "Palazzo del Bo" on your left. There will be the conference indications on the entrace and in the building, just follow them. (It will take 15/20 min. by foot)
by bus from the train station: buses nos. 8,12,18,22 are suggested ( stop at Banca d'Italia, Riviera Tito Livio) the journey takes about 10 minutes
Useful links
Venezia
Airport
Verona Airport
Treviso Airport