There are 7 ways to get from Bruges to Florence by train, plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, or car
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Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BRU - FLR
5h 31m€85–250Train
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain
13h 19m€401–648Bus
- Take the bus from Bruges Sint-Michiels Station West to Charleroi Airportbus flibco 768
- Take the bus from Charleroi Rue de la Villette to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
20h 1m€179–255Drive 1,261.9 km
- Drive from Bruges to Florencecar 1,261.9 km
12h 54m€205–296Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BRU - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
6h 7m€93–310Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane AMS - FLR
7h 25m€136–280Train, bus
- Take the train from Bruges to Gand-Dampoorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N77 / ...
24h 21m
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bruges to Florence is to train and fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 5h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Bruges to Florence is to train and fly which takes 5h 31m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bruges station to Florence station. However, there are services departing from Bruges Sint-Michiels Station West and arriving at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via CHARLEROI Airport - Quai 10 and Charleroi Rue de la Villette. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Bruges to Florence. However, there are services departing from Bruges and arriving at Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 19m.
The distance between Bruges and Florence is 1050 km. The road distance is 1261.9 km.
The best way to get from Bruges to Florence without a car is to train which takes 13h 19m and costs €400 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from Bruges to Florence, including transfers.
Bruges to Florence bus services, operated by Flibco, depart from Bruges Sint-Michiels Station West.
Bruges to Florence train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Bruges station.
The best way to get from Bruges to Florence is to train which takes 13h 19m and costs €400 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €260 and takes 20h 1m.
What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Florence, Italy?
You can take a train from Bruges to Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bruges Sint-Michiels Station West to Batoni via Charleroi Airport, CHARLEROI Airport - Quai 10, CHARLEROI Gare Centrale - Quai 05, Charleroi Rue de la Villette, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, and Villa Costanza in around 20h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €310–500
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Bruges Sint-Michiels Station West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Charleroi Rue de la Villette to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 0965644747
- [email protected]
- Website
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
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Bruges to Florence bus services, operated by Flibco, arrive at Charleroi Airport station.
Bruges to Florence train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bruges to Florence is 1262 km. It takes approximately 12h 54m to drive from Bruges to Florence.
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