There are 7 ways to get from Carlow to Florence by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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 Carlow to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane DUB - FLR
8h 46m€100–262Train, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Carlow to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DUB - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
7h 28m€72–252Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Carlow to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Florencecar
34h 32m€326–863Bus
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Stn to Parkgate Stbus 736
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Firenzebus
3d 3h€77–354Train, fly to Pisa International Airport
- Take the train from Carlow to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane DUB - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
8h 15m€77–220Train, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Take the train from Carlow to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane DUB - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train
9h 28m€88–292Train, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Take the train from Carlow to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane DUB - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
9h 22m€99–291
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Carlow to Florence is to train and fly which costs €75 - €220 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Carlow to Florence is to train and fly which takes 7h 28m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Carlow to Florence. However, there are services departing from Carlow Bus Stn and arriving at Firenze via Heuston Station, Dublin and Rădăuți. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between Carlow and Florence is 1785 km.
The best way to get from Carlow to Florence without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 3h and costs €75 - €360.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Carlow to Florence, including transfers.
Carlow to Florence bus services, operated by J.J.Kavanagh & Sons, depart from Carlow Bus Stn station.
Carlow to Florence bus services, operated by J.J.Kavanagh & Sons, arrive at Parkgate St station.
Florence is 1h ahead of Carlow. It is currently 10:09 AM in Carlow and 11:09 AM in Florence.
There are 8310+ hotels available in Florence.
What companies run services between Carlow, Ireland and Florence, Italy?
You can take a bus from Carlow Bus Stn to Firenze via Parkgate St, Heuston Station, Liffey Valley SC, Dublin, and Rădăuți in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pisa International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pisa International Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Dublin Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Carlow to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €8–12
Train from Carlow to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €8–12
Train from Carlow to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €8–12
Train from Carlow to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €8–12
Train from Carlow to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €8–12
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- 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
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Carlow Bus Stn to Parkgate St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Firenze
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–600
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €26–140
- Car Single Ticket
- €120–600
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–500
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €80–130
- Passenger Car
- €100–500
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