There are 11 ways to get from Florence to Brolo by train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, plane, shuttle, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Napoli Afragolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Brolo-Ficarratrain Re
10h 14mTrain to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BLQ - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Capo D'orlando-Nasotrain
7h 46m€43–285Train, bus
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Roma Tiburtinatrain 8902 / ...
- Take the bus from Rome Tiburtina Bus Station Largo Guido Mazzoni to Brolo Via Ferrarabus Autoservizi Salemi S201
12h 19m€61–94Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Florence to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Brolocar
10h 7m€183–274Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FLR - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Brolo
6h 41m€46–210Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Terminitrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Capo D'orlando-Nasotrain Ic
13h 5m€104–213Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messinabus N597 / ...
- Take the bus from Messina Centrale Station to Brolobus
13h 53m€89–131Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane FLR - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Capo D'orlando-Nasotrain
7h 10m€61–248Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Brolo
7h 17m€49–277Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Brolo
7h 54m€70–238Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport, train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane PSA - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Capo D'orlando-Nasotrain
8h 18m€68–286
Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Brolo is to train and bus which costs €60 - €95 and takes 12h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Brolo is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 41m and costs €45 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence station to Brolo. However, there are services departing from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and arriving at Brolo via Messina Centrale Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Florence to Brolo. However, there are services departing from Firenze S.M.N. and arriving at Capo D'orlando-Naso via Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 5m.
The distance between Florence and Brolo is 978 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Brolo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 14m to get from Florence to Brolo, including transfers.
Florence to Brolo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Florence to Brolo train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Firenze S.M.N. station.
The best way to get from Florence to Brolo is to train which takes 13h 5m and costs €100 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €140 and takes 13h 53m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Brolo, Sicily, Italy?
You can take a train from Firenze S.M.N. to Brolo via Roma Termini, Capo D'orlando-Naso, and Capo d'Orlando in around 13h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Brolo via Messina and Messina Centrale Station in around 13h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €16–110
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €17–130
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €15–90
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–65
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €12–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Afragola to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Capo D'orlando-Naso
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Capo D'orlando-Naso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Capo D'orlando-Naso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Capo D'orlando-Naso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Brolo-Ficarra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Capo D'orlando-Naso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Capo D'orlando-Naso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Capo D'orlando-Naso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Rome Tiburtina Bus Station Largo Guido Mazzoni to Brolo Via Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +39 3312844763
- [email protected]
- Website
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Brolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Brolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Brolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0941.56.22.95
- [email protected]
- Website
- magtour.it
Bus from Messina Centrale Station to Brolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- magtour.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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Florence to Brolo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Messina station.
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