Getting here

The main offices of the Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science is at the Polo di Agripolis, viale dell'Università 16 - 35020 Legnaro (Pd) Italy

BY CAR

Motorway A13 – Bologna/Padua:

Exit “Padova Zona industriale”. At the roundabout, after the exit, turn left. At the first traffic light (which is approximately 500 meters away), turn left in the direction of Ponte San Nicolò; after approximately 1.5 km, at the overpass of the waterway, turn left in the direction of Legnaro. Keep to the right, along the water way for about 500 meters. Turn right before crossing the underpass of Expressway. Continue for approximately 1.5 km and at the junction take the exit for Legnaro. At the first traffic light, turn right and follow signs for Università degli Studi di Padova. 

Motorway A4 – “Serenissima” (Turin – Milan – Padua – Venice – Trieste)

Exit “Padova Est”. Once you have taken  the exit, you will enter a roundabout; follow signs for Ravenna/Chioggia/Adria; continue on this road for approximately 5 km (tangenziale Corso Argentina). Take the fourth exit, following signs for Chioggia; at the traffic light, turn left. Once you have passed  the developed area Roncaglia and the bridge of the developed area of Ponte San Nicolò, continue in the direction of Legnaro/Piove di Sacco. Once you have gone over the overpass over motorway A13, at the first traffic light turn right and follow signs for Università degli Studi di Padova.

BY TRAIN and BUS

There is only one railway station in Padova which is served regularly by trains from most major Italian cities (e.g., Milan, Verona, Bologna, Rome. To reach the Campus of Agripolis from Padova’s train station, you must take a SITA bus to Agripolis – Brugine – Legnaro Centro from Lane 1 (estimated time of trip 30 minutes). Leaving the train station the bus stop is on the left. The bus tickets (approximately €3) can be bought in the train station’s arrivals hall (tobacco shop/ news stand), in the ticket office (near the bus stop) or on the bus itself. When buying tickets, please specify Agripolis as your destination.

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BY PLANE and BUS

Venice’s “Marco Polo” International Airport is approximately 30 km from Padova. There is a public bus service from the airport to Padova, which takes approximately 1 hour. The bus stop is on your right as you exit the airport from the arrivals hall. Buses are marked “SITA” and tickets (which cost approximately €4) can be either purchased in the airport (at the ATVO agency in the arrivals hall) or on the bus itself. Get off the bus at the end of the line in Padova’s train station. To reach the Campus of Agripolis from Padova’s train station, you must take a SITA bus to Agripolis – Brugine – Legnaro Centro from Lane 1 (estimated time of trip 30 minutes). Leaving the train station the bus stop is on the left. The bus tickets (approximately €3) can be bought in the train station’s arrivals hall (tobacco shop/ news stand), in the ticket office (near the bus stop) or on the bus itself. When buying tickets, please specify Agripolis as your destination.