After the cruise, how can I get to the train station from the pontoon

From the “San Zaccaria A” pontoon in Venice in Riva degli Schiavoni, you can reach the “Santa Lucia” train station (to return by train) or Piazzale Roma (to return by bus):

• On foot (approx 45 minutes): by following the directions on plaques on the buildings;
• By boat (around 30 minutes): using vaporetto line 5.1 from the San Zaccaria A pontoon (around 3 minutes on foot from the cruise pontoon).

From the Portello pontoon in Padua you can easily reach the train station (to return to Venice by train) and the Busitalia bus station in Viale della Pace (to return to Venice by bus):

• on foot (approx 20 minutes): the train station and the bus station are adjacent to each other.
• by APS bus: route 18 on weekdays, route 12 on public holidays, from the stop in Via Venezia (Fiera Padova) near the pontoon (see map).
• by taxi.