BY PLANE
Three international airports are conveniently located nearby; Venice is the closest and the one with the best connections; other options include Treviso and Verona.
Venezia Marco Polo (VCE), 50 km; several destinations throughout Europe. Padua can be reached from Venice Airport:
- by individual taxi - the ride from Venice to Padua with an individual taxi costs about 100 euros.
- by collective taxi - surely the most convenient means of transportation considering cost and overall comfort. The service (Venice Airport to Padua) is run by private companies (e.g. Airservice and Landomas) at an average cost of 35 Euros per person (one-way fare). The ride lasts about 45 minutes and takes travellers directly to their hotel in Padua. Service to be booked in advance.
- by bus - the bus service is run by SITA; it departs from Venice Airport and arrives at Padua bus station, next to the train station. The journey takes an hour and ten minutes, and the frequency of buses varies from half-hourly to hourly during the day (the cost of one-way tickets is less than 10 Euros).
Treviso (TSF), 45 km, low-cost airport with Ryanair and other carriers; Destinations: Dublin, London, Frankfurt, Bruxelles, Barcelona, Paris. The Treviso Airport - Venice ATVO bus service stops by Mestre station. If you're arriving at Venice Marco Polo Airport, you can catch a bus to Mestre and then take the train to Padua.
Verona Valerio Catullo (VRN), 88 km, many domestic flights and some international destinations (also low-cost); by train + bus
Other options further afield include:
- Brescia Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS), 130km
- Bergamo Orio al Serio (BGA), 190km, many low-cost flights
- Bologna Guglielmo Marconi (BLQ), 120km