There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Florence by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanobus Re4
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain
7h 30mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Genoabus FlixBus N506
- Take the bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 510 / ...
11h 5m€53–87Drive 612.3 km
- Drive from Bern to Florencecar 612.3 km
6h 37m€107–154Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
4h 42m€147–382Train
- Take the train from Bern to Spieztrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to Domodossolatrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho-Fiera Milanotrain Re
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain
8h 6m€78–138Train, bus via Reichenbach
- Take the train from Bern to Spieztrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Mülenen to Domodossolatrain Re1
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Milano Centralebus Re4
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
8h 32mTrain to Basel, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BSL - FLR
7h 9m€133–356Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Bern 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
5h 14m€140–427
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Florence is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Florence is to train and fly which takes 4h 42m and costs €140 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Florence station. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Genoa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Florence. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Spiez, Domodossola and Milano Rogoredo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 6m.
The distance between Bern and Florence is 580 km. The road distance is 612.3 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Florence without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Bern to Florence, including transfers.
Bern to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Florence train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Florence is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs €50 - €90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 8h 6m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Florence, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bern to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Genoa in around 11h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bern to Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Spiez, Domodossola, and Milano Rogoredo in around 8h 6m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Spiez to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Bern to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Mülenen to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bern to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Bern to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Bern to Florence train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Spiez station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Florence is 612 km. It takes approximately 6h 37m to drive from Bern to Florence.
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