By Air From the Marco Polo airport (VE) the old city centre of Venice can be reached in various ways: By Car It’s easy to get to Venice by car using the various motorway links (A4 from Trieste and Turin, A27 from Belluno, A13 from Bologna) and the ordinary State road connections (SS.309 Romea from the Adriatic coast, SS.14 from Trieste, SS.13 from Treviso, SS.11 from Padua). Having reached the vicinity of the lagoon, take Ponte della Libertà which literally connects Venice to the mainland. The directions for Venice bring you to Piazzale Roma, which is the point closest to the city centre accessible by car. VIEW THE MAP ON GOOGLE MAP By Train Th train is the simplest way of reaching Venice directly: To get to the Pontile della Pieta' you can take the ACTV water bus that connects the "Ferrovia" stop with "San Zaccaria". HOW TO GET TO THE EMBARKATION POINT IN VENICE VIEW THE MAP By Car Venice – Milan motorway (A4) Padova Est exit if you are coming from Venice - Padova Ovest exit if you are coming from Milan Bologna - Padova motorway (A13) Padova Sud exit VIEW THE MAP ON GOOGLE MAP By Train from the railway station to Piazzale Boschetti: - by bus – numerous lines from the station (Bus numbers 4-9-24); - on foot – 10 minutes’ walk, proceeding along Corso del Popolo, turn left at the third intersection into Via Trieste, after 200 metres you will come to Piazzale Boschetti on the right and the SITA bus station. By Air VENICE - Marco Polo airport (Tessera), the closest. From here you can reach Padua as follows: - by taxi – journey of approximately 40-60 minutes; - by bus – there is a service from the airport to the Padua bus station, with departures every half hour between 6.00 and 23.00 on weekdays and different timetables for Sundays and holidays; - by train – there is a bus service from the airport to the Mestre railway station, and from there a train for Padua, journey time approximately 40 minutes. HOW TO GET TO THE RENDEZ VOUS IN PADUA VIEW THE MAP