Editing Padua (section)

==Transport==

=== By car ===
By [[Automobile|car]], there are 2 motorways (autostrade in Italian): A4 Brescia-Padova, connecting it to Verona (then to [[Brenner Pass]], [[Innsbruck]] and [[Bavaria]]) and [[Milan]] (then Switzerland, [[Turin]] and France); A4 Padova-Venezia, to [[Venice]] then [[Belluno]] (for [[Dolomites]] holiday resorts like [[Cortina d'Ampezzo|Cortina]]) [[Trieste]] and [[Tarvisio]] (for Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Eastern Europe); A13 Bologna-Padova, to [[Ferrara]] and [[Bologna]] (then [[Central Italy|Central]] and [[Southern Italy|South Italy]]). Roads connect Padua with all the large and small centers of the region. A [[Tangenziale di Padova|motorway]] with more than 20 exits surrounds the city, connecting districts and the small towns of the surrounding region.

===By rail===
Padua has two railway stations open to passengers. The main station ''[[Padova railway station|Stazione di Padova]]'' has 11 platforms and is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Padova Centrale"; it is one of the biggest stations in Italy. More than 450 trains per day leave Padova. The station is used by over 20&nbsp;million passengers per year. Other railway stations are ''[[Ponte di Brenta railway station|Padova Ponte di Brenta]]'' (soon to be closed), Padova San Lazzaro (planned), Padova Campo di Marte, with no passenger service once used as a freight station which could become one of the stations of the "Servizio Ferroviario Metropolitano Regionale". From Padova, [[High-speed rail|high speed train]]s connect to [[Milan]], Rome, [[Bologna]], [[Florence]] and [[Venice]]; one can reach Milan in 1{{nbsp}}hour and 59&nbsp;minutes, Rome in 3{{nbsp}}hours 13{{nbsp}}minutes and Venice in 30&nbsp;minutes.{{cn|date=December 2023}} There are also international day trains to Zurich and Munich, and overnight sleeper services to Munich and Vienna (ÖBB).

The station was opened in 1842 when the service started on the first part of the [[Milan–Venice railway]] (the "Imperial Regia Ferrovia Ferdinandea") built from Padua to Marghera through Mestre. Porta Marghera is a major port of the Venetian area.

Railways enthusiasts can visit the Signal Box A (Cabina A), preserved by the "Società Veneta Ferrovie" (a society named after the former public works and railway company, based in "Piazza Eremitani" in Padua) association.

===By aeroplane===
Padua is approximately {{cvt|50|km|0}} away from [[Venice Marco Polo Airport]] which is the nearest airport with regular commercial service. Padua is also serviced by the [[Verona Villafranca Airport]], [[Treviso Airport]] and [[Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport]].

The [[Padua Airport|Gino Allegri]], or ''Aeroporto civile di Padova "Gino Allegri"'', is no longer served by regularly scheduled flights. Padua is, however, the home of one of Italy's four [[area control center|area control centre]]s.

===Public transport===
[[File:Padova-Translohr-cnr.jpg|thumb|Street tram in Padua]]

Urban public transport includes public buses together with a new [[Translohr]] guided tramway (connecting Albignasego, in the south of Padua, with Pontevigodarzere in the north of the city, thanks to the [[Trams in Padua|new line]] built in 2009) and private [[Taxicab|taxis]].

The city centre is partly closed to vehicles, except for residents and permitted vehicles. There are some [[Parking lot|car parks]] surrounding the district. In this area, as well, there are some streets and squares restricted to pedestrian and bicycle use only.

Padua has approximately 40 bus lines, which are served by new buses (purchased in 2008–9).

The [[Veneto]] Region is building a regional rail line ([[S-Bahn]]-like system) around the city with 15 new stations. Its name will be ''SFMR'' and it will reach the [[province of Venice]].

===Statistics===
The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Padova, Vicenza e Verona, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 46 min. 5% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 13 min, while 30% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 4.7&nbsp;km, while 4% travel for over 12&nbsp;km in a single direction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Padova, Vicenza e Verona Public Transportation Statistics |publisher=Global Public Transit Index by Moovit |url=https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Italy_Padova-1842 |access-date=19 June 2017 |archive-date=24 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180922/https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Italy_Padova-1842 |url-status=live }} [[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016050101/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |date=16 October 2017 }}.</ref>