There are 9 ways to get from Florence to Fribourg by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Rogoredotrain 9904 / ...
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Berntrain Ec
6h 23mCHF 91–165Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Payernebus
14h 10mCHF 52–65Bus, train
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Comobus 518
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain Ic
11h 44mCHF 136–255Drive 640.4 km
- Drive from Florence to Fribourgcar 640.4 km
6h 56mCHF 107–155Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
6h 3mCHF 147–372Train via Thun
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Thuntrain Ec
- Take the train from Thun to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain S1
7h 18mCHF 95–165Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FLR - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
7h 35mCHF 132–317Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Basel (BSL)plane FLR - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
8h 5mCHF 137–340Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
6h 35mCHF 139–434
Florence to Fribourg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Fribourg is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 65 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Fribourg is to fly and train which takes 6h 3m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 380.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence station to Fribourg. However, there are services departing from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and arriving at Fribourg/Freiburg, gare/Tivoli via Payerne, gare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Florence to Fribourg. However, there are services departing from Firenze Santa Maria Novella and arriving at Fribourg/Freiburg via Rho-Fiera Milano and Bern. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 23m.
The distance between Florence and Fribourg is 596 km. The road distance is 640.4 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Fribourg without a car is to train which takes 6h 23m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 170.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Florence to Fribourg, including transfers.
Florence to Fribourg bus services, operated by Sellitto, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Florence to Fribourg train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Firenze Santa Maria Novella station.
The best way to get from Florence to Fribourg is to train which takes 6h 23m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 65 and takes 14h 10m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Fribourg, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Fribourg/Freiburg via Rho-Fiera Milano and Bern in around 6h 23m. Alternatively, Sellitto operates a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Payerne twice a week. Tickets cost CHF 45–60 and the journey takes 12h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–490
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–490
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–400
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
Train from Milano Centrale to Thun
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–65
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Thun to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- [email protected]
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Payerne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–60
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
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Booking & Getting There
Florence to Fribourg bus services, operated by Sellitto, arrive at Payerne station.
Florence to Fribourg train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Rogoredo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Fribourg is 640 km. It takes approximately 6h 56m to drive from Florence to Fribourg.
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