Meeting Venue
The Planck International Conference will take place in the Centro Culturale San Gaetano, in the centre of Padova, via Altinate 71. The parallel sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon will be held in the Paolotti building of the Physics and Astronomy Department, via Belzoni 7.
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Travel Information
Airports
The closest airports are:
- Marco Polo International Airport (Tessèra, Venice - VCE), about 40 km East from Padova. This airport is connected to 93 international destinations, including some low-cost airlines;
- Antonio Canova International Airport (Treviso - TSF), about 66 km from Padova. It is served mainly by low-cost airlines and it is connected to 44 international destinations;
- Valerio Catullo International Airport (Villafranca, Verona - VRN), about 90 km from Padova.
Reaching Padova from the airports
From the Venice airport:
- AIRSERVICE: a private shuttle minibus can be booked to collect participants at the airport and drive them directly to their hotels. The price starts from 44 € per person. The service must be booked at least 48 hours in advance by email or webform.
- Landomas: a private shuttle minibus service or vehicle with driver service. The service must be booked at least 24 hours in advance by email or by telephone (+39 0498600382).
- FSBusItalia Veneto Bus: The ticket costs 13 € and can be bought at the ticket vending machine at the airport, next to the stop. The bus stop is located outside the arrivals hall and the travel time is about 45 minutes. The main stop in Padova is "Padova Autostazione". More information here.
- Trenitalia: Padova can easily be reached by train, once you land in Venice. Venice International Airport is connected to the Venezia Mestre railway station by bus (ACTV line 15) and by the shuttle bus ATVO Mestre Express. It takes about 30 minutes by train from Venezia Mestre to Padova.
From the Treviso airport:
- AIRSERVICE: see above ("From the Venice airport").
- FSBusItalia Veneto or MOM bus: The ticket costs about 10 euros and can be bought at the newspapers stand in the hall; the bus stop is located across the road in front of the airport, slightly on the right. The travel time is 1 hour and the bus runs approximately every 30 minutes. The main stop in Padova is "Padova Autostazione". The timetable is available at this here (from "Treviso Aeroporto" to "Padova Autostazione").
From the Verona airport:
- Verona AIRLINK: the airport is connected to the Verona Porta Nuova train station via shuttle service that runs every 20 minutes. The timetable is available here. The train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova takes about 1 hour.
By train
Padova can be reached using both the Venice-Milan-Turin and the Venice-Rome railways.
The timetables are available on the Trenitalia and Italo websites.
