There are 7 ways to get from Florence to Lesbos by plane, bus, ferry, train, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane FLR - MJT
9h 42m€147–417Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
33h 53m€234–365Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane BLQ - MJT
8h 49m€155–444Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane FCO - MJT
8h 57m€176–402Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane VCE - MJT
10h 30m€192–284Bus, ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry Bsf
40h 12m€193–301Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Firenze to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytileneferry Hsw
46h 44m
Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Lesbos is to bus and ferry via Sofia which costs €190 - €310 and takes 40h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Lesbos is to train and fly which takes 8h 49m and costs €150 - €450.
The distance between Florence and Lesbos is 1425 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Lesbos without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 33h 53m and costs €230 - €370.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Florence to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 1h ahead of Florence. It is currently 9:34 AM in Florence and 10:34 AM in Lesbos.
There are 532+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Lesbos, Greece?
Brussels Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- 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
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- 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
- €10–15
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- 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 Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Firenze Autostazione to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- [email protected]
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Firenze to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 210 89 19 800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Hellenic Seaways
- Airplane Type Seats
- €50–75
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