How to get to the embarkation wharves

In questa sezione troverete le indicazioni per raggiungere i pontili d’imbarco di Padova, Stra, Oriago, Malcontenta e Venezia.

» Venice

Embarkation at 8.45 a.m. at Pontile della Pietà

on Riva degli Schiavoni, near St. Mark’s, in front of the Church of Pietà

The wharf called Pontile della Pietà can be reached (ticket cost is € 7.50, save variations):

-From the Santa Lucia railway station: by the ACTV steamboat, line 5.1 which gets to the San Zaccaria wharf (in front of the Danieli Hotel).

-From Piazzale Roma: by the ACTV steamboat, line no. 1, which gets to the San Zaccaria wharf (in front of the Danieli Hotel).

-From Punta Sabbioni: with the transfer services provided by the ACTV company, leaving at 00 a.m. (and arriving at the Pontile della Pietà at 8.35).

The distance from Pontile San Zaccaria to Pontile della Pietà is a 5-minute walk.

» Padua

Embarkation at 8.00 a.m. at Pontile del Portello, or the wharf of the Portello, the old river port of Padua

Tourists can reach the embarkation wharf at the Portello in Padua (see enclosed MAP OF PADUA):

– On foot: from the Padua railway station (see map no. 2) it is a 20-minute walk; from the square of the Railway Station walk to via Niccolò Tommaseo heading to the Fiera (the Exhibition Centre), and walk past the Fiera entrance; then turn to the right on the side road via Venezia to get straight to the Portello.

– By bus from the Padua railway station: from the bus station next to the Padua railway station (busses leave around 25 / 7.30 a.m.; length of the trip approx. 5 minutes) with Fsbusitaliaveneto (ex APS) n. 10 take the Ponte di Brenta direction (on Sundays and holidays, the bus is no. 12) i.e. the bus leaving from the bus-stop located in the square of the railway station opposite to the railway building and driving along via Niccolò Tommaseo; get down after the Exhibition Centre at the stop called “via Venezia Università”; then turn to the right on the side road via Venezia to get straight to the Portello.

– By the SITA busses from Venice: the SITA busses (on Wednesdays and Fridays) leave from Piazzale Roma at 00 a.m. and reach Padua around 7.40 a.m.; get off at the bus stop on via Niccolò Tommaseo, at the BMW car dealership, and take the side road called via Venezia to immediately reach the Portello (approx. ticket cost is € 4.60 save variations).

– By the ACTV busses from Venice: the ACTV busses no. 53 leave from Piazzale Roma at 25 a.m. on Saturdays and at 6.10 a.m. on Sundays or holidays; get off at the bus stop on via Niccolò Tommaseo, at the BMW car dealership, and take the side road called via Venezia to immediately reach the Portello (approx. ticket cost is € 6.40 save variations).

– By car: leave the A4 motorway at the Padova Est exit, take the road to the city centre and drive on via Venezia to get to the car parks (identified by the blue sign with the letter “P” on map no. 2).

Parking places (see enclosed MAP OF PADUA, blue signs with the “P” letter):

– Unsheltered paid car park on via Trieste – Piazzale Boschetti, at the hourly cost of € 1.70, open 24 hours a day; then walk along the river promenade to the Portello.

– Sheltered paid car park on via Trieste, at the hourly cost of € 1.10, open 24 hours a day; then walk along the river promenade to the Portello

-Free parking spaces on via Portello or via Loredan, located on the opposite bank to the embankment; then reach the embarkation point by crossing the Portello Gate and its relevant bridge.

» Stra

The meeting is set at 9.20 a.m. at the entrance to Villa Pisani and the embarkation, after the visit to the Villa, is on the wharf in front of the Villa.

The bus stop in the central square of Stra can be reached (then walk 10 minutes to get to the entrance to Villa Pisani):

– By bus from Padua: by ACTV bus no. 53 of the Padova-Venezia line, which leaves from the bus station next to the Padua railway station at 55 a.m. (ticket cost € 2.80 approx., save variations).

– By bus from Venice: by ACTV bus no. 53 of the Padova-Venezia line, leaving from Piazzale Roma at 25 a.m. (ticket cost € 4.60 approx., save variations).

» Oriago

The meeting is set at 1.15 p.m. or at 2.15 p.m. at the restaurant “Il Burchiello”

How to get to the bus stop in front of the restaurant “Il Burchiello”:

– By bus from Padua: by ACTV bus no. 53 of the Padova-Venezia line, leaving from the bus station next to the Padua railway station at 55 a.m. (arrival time is 12.42 a.m., which we advise for travellers sailing at 1.15 p.m.; ticket cost € 4.60 approx., save variations).

– By bus from Padua: by ACTV bus no. 53 of the Padova-Venezia line, leaving from the bus station next to the Padua railway station at 55 a.m. (arrival time is 1.42 p.m., which we advise for travellers sailing at 2.15 p.m.; ticket cost € 4.60 approx., save variations).

– By bus from Venice: by ACTV bus no. 53 of the Venezia-Padova line, leaving from Piazzale Roma in Venice at 25 a.m. (arrival time is 12.52 a.m., which we advise for travellers sailing at 1.15 p.m.; ticket cost € 2.80 approx., save variations).

– By bus from Venice: by ACTV bus no. 53 of the Venezia-Padova line, leaving from Piazzale Roma in Venice at 25 p.m. (arrival time is 1.52 p.m., which we advise for travellers sailing at 2.15 p.m.; ticket cost € 2.80 approx., save variations).

» Dolo

The meeting is set at 2.00 p.m. at the Old Mills wharf in Dolo

(pontile degli Antichi Molini)

How to get to the bus stop in the centre of Dolo:

– By bus from Padua: by ACTV bus no. 53 of the Padova-Venezia line, which leaves from the bus station next to the Padua railway station at 55 a.m. (the advised arrival time is 1.30 p.m.; ticket cost € 3.40 approx., save variations).

– By bus from Venice: by ACTV bus no. 53 of the Venezia-Padova line, leaving from Piazzale Roma in Venice at 55 a.m. (the advised arrival time is 1.35 p.m.; ticket cost € 4.00 approx., save variations).

» Malcontenta

The meeting is set at 10.25 a.m. at the entrance gate of Villa Foscari

How to get to the bus stop in the centre of Malcontenta:

– By bus from Padua: by ACTV bus no. 53 of the Padova-Venezia line, which leaves from the bus station next to the Padua railway station at 25 a.m. (the advised arrival time is 10.19 a.m.; ticket cost € 5.20 approx., save variations).

– By bus from Venice: by ACTV bus no. 53 of the Venezia-Padova line, leaving from Piazzale Roma in Venice at 25 a.m. (the advised arrival time is 9.42 a.m.; ticket cost € 1.50 approx., save variations).

Please note: the Management does not take any responsibility in case of variations to the timetable/costs herein specified.