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How to get fromDortmund to Florenceby train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Dortmund to Florence by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUS - FLR
    4h 57m
    €110–296

  2. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    6h 34m
    €100–303

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train Fr
    13h 21m
    €183–447

  4. Bus via Alamanni - Stazione Smn

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus Catania– Dortmund
    18h 5m
    €158–213

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to München Hbftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain night train Nj
    17h 47m
    €121–384

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    5h 32m
    €107–336

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane FRA - FLR
    6h 8m
    €171–379

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus N537
    19h 45m
    €100–170

  9. Drive  1,173.6 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Florencecar car 1,173.6 km
    10h 55m
    €190–274

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Florencecar car
    15h 16m
    €232–334

Dortmund to Florence by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration13h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€183Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 970.2 km
  • Duration: 4h 57m

What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Florence, Italy?

You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Firenze S.M.N. via Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 21m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Dortmund Hbf to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station twice a week. Tickets cost €150–220 and the journey takes 17h 40m.

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