There are 10 ways to get from Florence to Balaton by train, bus, train (Trenitalia), night train, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Siófokbus
10h 4mFt 57,956–474,418Night train, train, bus
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Firenze Campo Marte to Graz Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Szentgotthardtrain Re
- Take the bus from Körmend, autóbusz-állomás to Keszthely, autóbusz-állomásbus
13h 51mFt 21,319–56,206Train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Graz Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Szombathelytrain 351
- Take the train from Szombathely to Celldoemoelktrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Celldoemoelk to Keszthelytrain Ir
13h 41mFt 43,731–78,103Drive 791.1 km
- Drive from Florence to Balatonfüredcar 791.1 km
8h 45mFt 44,200–63,844Bus
- Take the bus from Florence to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Siófokbus
11h 16mFt 55,723–462,357Bus, train
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Zagrebbus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Balatonfenyvestrain Ic
15h 40mFly Florence Peretola Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane FLR - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofoktrain
8h 2mFt 37,163–80,563Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BLQ - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofoktrain
6h 34mFt 23,081–89,723Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane PSA - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofoktrain
7h 26mFt 25,885–73,037Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane FLR - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofoktrain
8h 17mFt 40,263–132,413
Florence to Balaton by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Balaton is to night train and train and bus which costs 21 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Balaton is to train and fly which takes 6h 34m and costs 23 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence to Balaton. However, there are services departing from Florence and arriving at Siófok via Padova and Maribor bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Florence to Balaton. However, there are services departing from Firenze S.M.N. and arriving at Keszthely via Venezia Mestre, Graz Hbf, Szombathely and Celldoemoelk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 41m.
The distance between Florence and Balaton is 823 km. The road distance is 791.1 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Balaton without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 4m and costs 55 000 Ft - 480 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Florence to Balaton, including transfers.
Florence to Balaton bus services, operated by Busitalia Simet S.p.A., depart from Florence station.
Florence to Balaton train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Firenze S.M.N. station.
The best way to get from Florence to Balaton is to train which takes 13h 41m and costs 43 000 Ft - 80 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 55 000 Ft - 470 000 Ft and takes 11h 16m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Balaton, Somogy megye, Hungary?
You can take a train from Firenze S.M.N. to Keszthely via Venezia Mestre, Graz Hbf, Szombathely, and Celldoemoelk in around 13h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Florence to Siófok via Padova, Maribor, Bus Station, and Maribor bus station in around 11h 16m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–90,000
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–130,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–120,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–100,000
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 55,000–200,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–110,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–95,000
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–130,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–55,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–55,000
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–55,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–23,000
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,800–10,000
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Venezia Mestre to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–36,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 23,000–35,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Graz Hbf to Szombathely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–14,000
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Graz Hbf to Szentgotthard
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,500
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Szombathely
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–12,000
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Szentgotthard
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–7,500
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szombathely to Celldoemoelk
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 850–1,000
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Celldoemoelk to Keszthely
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,400–1,700
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–2,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–2,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–2,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–2,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +36 99/577-212
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gysev
Train from Szombathely to Celldoemoelk
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Gysev
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Firenze Campo Marte to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–42,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 37,000–42,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 26,000–30,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 15,000–18,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hbf to Szentgotthard
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–11,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Balatonfenyves
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,200–8,500
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–7,000
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–6,000
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–7,500
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–25,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- Ft 17,000–25,000
- 2nd Class
- Ft 9,500–13,000
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Padova to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,023–440,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- Ft 40,023
- Private
- Ft 148,192
Bus from Padova to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,023–440,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- Ft 40,023
- Private
- Ft 148,192
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maribor bus station to Siófok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–12,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maribor bus station to Siófok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–12,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Körmend, autóbusz-állomás to Keszthely, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,200–2,700
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- [email protected]
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Florence to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
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More Questions & Answers
Florence to Balaton bus services, operated by Busitalia Simet S.p.A., arrive at Padova station.
Florence to Balaton train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Balaton is 791 km. It takes approximately 8h 45m to drive from Florence to Balaton.
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