There are 6 ways to get from Aarau to Florence by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
4h 10m€118–305Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Modenabus
- Take the bus from Modena to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 532 / ...
8h 35m€101–141Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
7h 5m€122–217Drive 587.1 km
- Drive from Aarau to Florencecar 587.1 km
6h 8m€106–153Train, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
4h 45m€110–345Train
- Take the train from Olten to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain
10h 48m€117–186
Aarau to Florence by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aarau to Florence is to train and bus which costs €100 - €150 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Aarau to Florence is to train and fly which takes 4h 10m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct train from Aarau to Florence. However, there are services departing from Aarau and arriving at Firenze S.M.N. via Zürich HB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 5m.
The distance between Aarau and Florence is 511 km. The road distance is 587.1 km.
The best way to get from Aarau to Florence without a car is to train via Zurich which takes 7h 5m and costs €120 - €220.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Aarau to Florence, including transfers.
Aarau to Florence train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Aarau station.
Aarau to Florence train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aarau to Florence is 587 km. It takes approximately 6h 8m to drive from Aarau to Florence.
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What companies run services between Aarau, Switzerland and Florence, Italy?
You can take a train from Aarau to Firenze S.M.N. via Zürich HB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 7h 5m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Aarau to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Aarau to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Olten to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Modena to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
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