The meeting will be held at the Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro of the INFN, Viale dell’Università 2, LEGNARO (Padova), Italy (ph. +39-049-8068311). Legnaro is only 10 Km (6 miles) from Padova.
Regular buses connect Padova to Legnaro about every 30 min in office hours (see "BY BUS" section below).
BY AIR
- The nearest airport is VENICE AIRPORT "Marco Polo" at Tessera-Venezia (http://www.veniceairport.it), about 45 Km from Padova (Padua). From the Airport you can reach Padova:By bus: there are frequent bus connections to Padova Autostazione (BUSITALIA Nord). The ride lasts about 65' minutes. The ticket costs 9€ and can be bought at the box office just outside the luggage area or directly on board with the cost of 10€. The timetable is available here: http://ro.autobus.it/ro/asp/RicercaOrari.asp?User=SITA (in the FERMATE DI PARTENZA field put "VENEZIA AEROPORTO MARCO POLO TESSERA" and in the FERMATE DI ARRIVO field put "PADOVA AUTOSTAZIONE").
- By private shuttle service: there are also private shuttle connections from the Venice Airport to Padova, The cost per transfer ranges from 30€ to higher costs depending on arrival time. Payment can be made directly to the driver. The service must be booked at least 24 hrs in advance. You can contact:
LANDOMAS BLUE SERVICE http://www.landomas.it/ - Ph. +39 049 8600382; e-mail landomas@landomas.it.
AIRSERVICE Padova http://www.airservicepadova.it/ - Ph. +39-049-8704425; e-mail reservation@airservicepadova.it.
BY TRAIN
Padova is at the crossroad of the Venezia-Milano and Venezia-Roma railways. Trenitalia (http://www.trenitalia.com) and Italo trains (http://www.italotreno.it) are available. Before boarding remember to validate your tickets.
BY BUS
To reach Legnaro from Padua Railway Station you have to take a bus (BUSITALIA Nord) from Padua Bus Station (Autostazione), at walking distance on the left on the railway station.
The buses leave every 30 minutes and arrive just in front of the laboratories. You can check timetable here: http://ro.autobus.it/ro/asp/RicercaOrari.asp?User=SITA (in the FERMATE DI PARTENZA field put "PADOVA AUTOSTAZIONE" and in the FERMATE DI ARRIVO field put "LEGNARO" or "AGRIPOLIS").
BY CAR
Padova can be reached by car on the A4 Torino-Trieste Motorway or on the A13 Bologna-Padova Motorway, exit “Padova Est” (direction: Legnaro-Chioggia-Piove di Sacco).
