There are 9 ways to get from Ankara to Florence by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ESB - FLR
8h 48m€94–334Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Stazione Santa Maria Novellabus
37h 49m€152–185Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
39h 22m€160–240Train, night train
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
44h 48m€223–346Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ESB - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
8h 49m€111–239Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ESB - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train
10h 34m€133–284Bus via Prizren
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Firenze Autostazionebus
43h 37mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Firenze Autostazionebus
43h 37m€122–132Drive 2,369.9 km
- Drive from Ankara to Florencecar 2,369.9 km
21h 56m€372–538
Ankara to Florence by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Florence is to train and bus which costs €120 - €140 and takes 43h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Florence is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs €90 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Florence. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Stazione Santa Maria Novella via Istanbul and Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to Florence. However, there are services departing from Ankara Gar and arriving at Firenze S.M.N. via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 48m.
The distance between Ankara and Florence is 1878 km. The road distance is 2369.9 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Florence without a car is to bus which takes 37h 49m and costs €150 - €190.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Ankara to Florence, including transfers.
Ankara to Florence bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Florence train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara Gar station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Florence is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs €90 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €190 and takes 37h 49m.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Florence, Italy?
SunExpress, Air Dolomiti, and seven other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to Stazione Santa Maria Novella via Istanbul and Kumanovo in around 37h 49m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €21–30
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- €21–30
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Kumanovo to Stazione Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Firenze Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 383 044 233 555
- Website
- sabagroup.eu
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Firenze Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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More Questions & Answers
Ankara to Florence bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Florence is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 10:46 AM in Ankara and 9:46 AM in Florence.
Ankara to Florence train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Istanbul(Halkali) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to Florence is 2370 km. It takes approximately 21h 56m to drive from Ankara to Florence.
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