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the motorway
(to
calculate the cost, you can look up servizio Autostrade
s.p.a.
From
East Padua: (from the direction of Venice): as you
exit, take the first right at the roundabout; move straight
away to the left side of the road, following the signs
to the centre, getting on to the road 'via San Marco'.
Keep going straight until you reach the large cross-roads
in the area called 'Stanga', where you turn left, at
the traffic lights, onto 'via Ariosto'. At the second
set of traffic lights, turn right onto 'via Gattamelata'.
Follow this road, crossing three sets of traffic lights.
At the fourth, turn right onto 'via Cavazzana', to go
to 'Prato della Valle'. At the second set of traffic
lights, stick to the left, to get to 'via Carducci',
to the Prato della Valle car park.
For further information on parking in Padua,
click here.
From
West Padua (from the direction of Milan), also
from the direction of 'statale della Valsugana':
as you exit, follow the sign saying Sant'Antonio
and you will get onto 'Corso Australia'. Go straight
for about three kilometres, until you see the sign
Sant'Antonio - Prato della Valle on the right-hand
exit. Follow the signs saying Sant'Antonio at
the junctions, until you get onto the road 'via Sorio',
passing Padua airport on the right. Keep going straight
until you reach the set of traffic lights at the crossroads
on 'via Cernaia'. Turn right and keep going straight
until you get to the next set of traffic lights, keeping
to the left. Keep heading for Sant'Antonio - Prato
della Valle, passing along the roads 'via Paoli'
and 'via Cavalletto'. At the set of traffic lights that
leads to 'Prato della Valle', go straight for 150 metres,
then turn right into the road 'via Carducci', where
the entrance to the Prato della Valle car park
is located. For further information on parking in Padua,
click here.
From
South Padua (from the direction of Bologna): exit
from the motorway, follow the connecting road up to
a set of traffic lights. Turn right and follow the signs
saying Sant'Antonio. At the next set of crossroads,
after the railway flyover, turn right, to enter the
city, getting onto 'via Adriatica'. Keep going straight
until you get to the 'Bassanello' traffic lights, follow
the signs saying Centro and Sant'Antonio. Go
straight along the road 'via Costa' and having crossed
the traffic lights, turn left, following the signs saying
Sant'Antonio, keep to the right until the road turns
into 'via Marghera'. After about 400 metres, turn left
into the road 'via 58° Fanteria', following signs
for il parcheggio di Prato della Valle.
For further information on parking in Padua,
click here.
 From
the railway station
(for
train timetables go to the
Ferrovie dello Stato ticket office)
On foot: 'corso del
Popolo', 'corso Garibaldi', 'piazza Eremitani', 'via
Zabarella', 'via del Santo';
By tram: to
get off at "Santo" bus stop
By
bus: bus routes A, M, T, urban routes n.
3, 8, 12, 18, minibus Diretto piazze (weekdays and
pre-holidays); 43 only on Sundays (for
bus timetables go to the
APS
internet site): Get off at Prato della
Valle.
There you will find a free Shuttle Bus which
goes to the Basilica (except on Sunday); or you
can get to the Basilica on foot in ten minutes.
 From
Venice airport (Marco Polo)
(for
aeroplane timetables see Venice airport's seasonal timetable)
Bus
to Padua: by the airport exit there is a bus stop
for SITA buses. For timetables, go
to the Padua connecting page: You can buy tickets from
arrivals area at the SITA stand in the arrival
area from 8.00 until 24.00 every day.
Information
office Tel: (+39) 041 5415180. You can also buy
tickets on board, paying a surcharge.
SITA
buses arrive in Padua in Piazzale Boschetti.
From there take bus n° 24 and get off at Prato della Valle.
There you will find a free Shuttle Bus which goes to the Basilica (except on Sunday);
or you can get to the Basilica on foot in ten minutes.
On foot: from Piazzale Boschetti take 'via Gozzi',
'via Porciglia', 'via Cassan', 'via Zabarella', 'via del Santo'.
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