By all the usual methods of transport: fly, by train, drive.
811 km
Toronto, ON (YTO) to Venice (VCE) Shortest Flight Duration * 9 hours 50 mins * Via Frankfurt International Apt, Frankfurt (FRA) * this includes transfer time at Frankfurt International Apt, Frankfurt (FRA)
You drive south to Folkestone where there is a tunnel underneath the English Channel. You drive onto a train, then sit as the train goes under the tunnel in 35 minutes. The train comes out in Calais. You can then drive on to Paris.
Sydney (SYD) to Venice (VCE) Shortest Flight Duration * 25 hours 35 mins * Via Frankfurt International Apt, Frankfurt (FRA)
6 hours
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Instead of roads, Venice has canals. A car would sink.
7 hours
Driving to Frankfurt, Germany from Barcelona Spain1,331 km - about 11 hours 51 mins
I flew from El Paso to Denver, from Denver to Frankfurt, Germany, From Frankfurt to Rome. A total of 16 hours flight time, without layovers. Venice is accessible by rail or by car and of course by boat. Its about a 3-4 hour train ride from Rome to Venice.