ARRIVAL GUIDE

Padova is a medieval town located about 20 km far from Venice. The average temperature in Padova during January varies between 0 ^oC and 7 ^oC.

How to reach Padova…

The closest international airport to reach Padova is the Marco Polo Airport in Venice, which is connected to the city center by shuttle bus, bus or train (see info below). The international airports of Treviso and Verona  are also very close to Padova city center and can be reached in the same way.

Shuttle bus connection:

A collective shuttle bus service taking you from/to the airport (Venice, Treviso and Verona airports), according to the expected flight arrival/departure, can be reserved online with Air Service. Service must be booked almost 24 hours in advance of your departure/arrival flight and will be paid on board or on-line. The average trip from/to Venice Airport takes about 50 minutes. The approximate cost for a one-way trip is about 32 Euros from Padova to Venice airport. (Reduced fare for more persons).
AirService provides a meeting point in the arrivals hall of Venice airport.

Bus connection:

From Venice Airport there is a regular coach service managed by SITA bus company. The trip takes about 75 minutes (the actual duration can vary according to the traffic conditions) and ends at Padua Coach Station in Piazzale Boschetti (it is near the train station). Tickets can be bought at the airport in the Arrivals Hall or on board (pick up points tips: exit the Arrivals Hall and turn right. At the rightmost stop you'll see a SITA sign from where you will take the bus). Here you can find the time schedule. The approximate cost for a one-way trip is about 8 Euros.

Train connection:

 The Venice airport is not directly connected to a railway station. To use the train, you have to catch the Orange Actv bus departing from the airport to Mestre railway station. This is a urban public service with buses leaving from the airport at 15-minute intervals. From Mestre, there are trains stopping in Padova every 20 minutes. Be careful that trains can be either local or high-speed national (Eurostar), with the cost of the ticket possibly varying from about 5 Euros to 20 Euros. Tickets for Actv transportation can be bought at either the airport or the Mestre railway station, with an approximate cost of 2 Euros.

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

How to reach the hotel …

To reach the M14 Hotel from the train station you can walk across the street to the tram station “Stazione”. From there you can take the tram (direction Capolinea Sud) to “Prato” station. The time schedule of the tram can be found here. The hotel is very close to the “Prato” tram station, within 300m walking distance. The duration of the route is about 15 minutes. Otherwise you can take the bus no. 12 or no. 18 from the “Ferrovia Corsia 3” bus stop to the “Cavalleto 6” bus stop. The time schedule of the busses can be found here for no. 12 and here for no. 18. The journey duration is about 15 minutes. A route map can be found here.

Tickets for both tram and busses are available in the kiosk outside the train station or in “Tabacchi” shops (ticket price: 1.30 Euros).

How to reach ICEA …

To get to ICEA from the M14 Hotel you can walk to the tram station “Prato” and from there you can take the tram (direction Pontevigodarzere) to “Ponti Romani” station. The time schedule of the tram can be found here. From “Ponti Romani” station you can walk to ICEA (distance of about 1km). The duration of the route is about 20 minutes. Also, you can take the bus no. 12 or no. 18 from the “Cavalleto 6” bus stop to the “Ponti Romani 70” bus stop. The time schedule of the busses can be found here for no. 12 and here for no. 18. The journey duration is about 25 minutes. A map of the route can be found here.

From the train station the ICEA Department can be accessed by bus from the “Piazzale Stazione 21” bus stop, located opposite to the exit of the train station. You can take the bus no. 9, no. 15 or no. 42 to the bus stop “Belzoni”, every day from 6.30am until 8.30pm with a frequency of 20 minutes. From the bus stop “Belzoni’’ you can walk to ICEA via Paolotti street. The duration of the journey is about 10 minutes. A map of the route can be found here.

Tickets for tram and busses are available in the kiosk outside the train station or in "Tabacchi" or newspapers shops (ticket price: 1.30 Euros).