Conference Venue

How to get there

Address:

Palazzo De Claricini, Via Cesarotti 10/12, 35123 Padova, Italy

Padua is in the north-east of Italy, 40 km west of Venice and 90 km east of Verona.

The nearest international airports are:

  •  “Marco Polo” International Airport, Venice (https://www.veneziaairport.it/en/),
  •  “Antonio Canova” Airport, Treviso Airport (https://www.trevisoairport.it/)
  •  “Valerio Catullo” Airport, Verona (https://www.aeroportoverona.it/).
  •  “Guglielmo Marconi” Airport, Bologna (https://www.bologna-airport.it). 

Travel time from Venice or Treviso is 40 minutes, and from Verona and Bologna it is around 1 hour 20 minutes. Venice airport is connected to Padua by buses run by the Busitalia company; buses run around every 60 minutes (https://www.fsbusitalia.it/eng/tourism/airport-connection-services/link-to-venice-airport.html).

Buses to and from Treviso Airport run about every 30 minutes from 6:00am to 9:00pm (https://mobilitadimarca.it/files/filemanager/source/ORARI/2024-25/EXTRA/101_24-25.4.pdf. Please, visit the airports websites to see the current timetable.

The bus stops are just outside the arrivals areas at both airports. Tickets can be bought at the airports, though normally not on board. Travel time from each airport is about 1 hour 10 minutes. The final destination is Padua Bus station/Train station. 

Verona airport is connected by a shuttle service to Verona railway station, where trains can be caught to Padua railway station. Trains run about every hour and travel time is about 1 hour. 

For taxis, call Radio Taxi (+39 049 651333 https://www.taxipadova.it/home/).

Padua is connected to the major cities in Italy by train services Trenitalia (www.trenitalia.it) or Italo (www.italotreno.it).

It takes half an hour from Venice, one hour from Treviso and Verona, one hour from Bologna.

The train station is a 20 minute walk from the conference venue or a 10 minute tram or bus ride.

To get to the conference venue from Padua’s train station, take the tram towards Guizza and get off at the Santo stop (about 10 minutes). Trams run frequently, typically every 10-15 minutes. Alternatively, take bus lines 3, 12, or 16 and get off at Riviera Businello. From there, you are a short walk away from the conference venue.

Tickets must be purchased and validated before boarding. On the tram, you can use a contactless payment card directly on board.

Exit the Milano -Venezia motorway at “Padova Est”. From there, follow the signs to the city centre (“centro”).

To find out more about getting around Padova please visit https://www.unipd.it/en/getting-around-padua