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How to get fromCarlow to Florenceby bus, plane, car, car ferry, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Carlow to Florence by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or train

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  1. Bus, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Carlow Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus bus
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUB - FLR
    8h 25m
    €96–266

  2. Bus, fly to Pisa International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Carlow Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus bus
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane plane DUB - PSA
    3. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    7h 54m
    €73–224

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Carlow to Rosslare Harbourcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Florencecar car
    34h 32m
    €326–863

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Carlow Bus Stn to Parkgate Stbus bus 736
    2. Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Rădăuți to Firenzebus bus
    3d 3h
    €77–354

  5. Bus, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Carlow Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus bus
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUB - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    7h 7m
    €73–246

  6. Bus, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Carlow Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus bus
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane DUB - VCE
    3. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    9h 10m
    €89–276

  7. Bus, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Carlow Bus Stn to Red Cow Luasbus bus
    2. Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUB - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Bovisa Politecnicotrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    9h 28m
    €80–243

Dublin Airport (DUB) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) flights

Calendar40Weekly Planes
Duration5h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket€58Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,764.5 km
  • Duration: 8h 25m

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.

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