There are 11 ways to get from Florence to Patras by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FLR - ATH
- Take the train from Ano Liosia to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
8h 55m€104–313Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BLQ - ATH
- Take the train from Ano Liosia to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
9h 27m€82–310Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Brindisitrain Fr / ...
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
21h 40mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Florence to Port of Anconacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
24h 57m€192–280Drive 1,761.3 km
- Drive from Florence to Patrascar 1,761.3 km
22h 34m€330–476Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane BLQ - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
12h 52m€112–336Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VCE - ATH
- Take the train from Ano Liosia to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
11h 13m€86–279Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
25h 27m€183–366Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Firenze to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
27h 6mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Faenzatrain Re
- Take the train from Faenza to Anconatrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patrasferry Asf
28h 26m€179–278Bus and ferry, bus via Durrës
- Take the busferry from Firenze Autostazione to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Patrasbus
37h 57m€143
Florence to Patras by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Patras is to train and fly and bus which costs €80 - €310 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Patras is to fly and train and bus which takes 8h 55m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence to Patras. However, there are services departing from Firenze and arriving at Patra via Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 6m.
The distance between Florence and Patras is 1499 km. The road distance is 1761.3 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Patras without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 21h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Florence to Patras, including transfers.
Florence to Patras bus services, operated by Ruci Tours, depart from Firenze station.
Florence to Patras bus services, operated by Ruci Tours, arrive at Vlorë station.
Patras is 1h ahead of Florence. It is currently 3:42 AM in Florence and 4:42 AM in Patras.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Patras is 1761 km. It takes approximately 22h 34m to drive from Florence to Patras.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Patras, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Florence to Patras. However, you can take the vehicle to Florence Airport (FLR), walk to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) airport, fly to Athens International Airport (ATH), walk to Athens Airport, take the subway to Koropí, walk to Koropi, take the line 2201 train to Ano Liosia, take the train to Kiato, walk to Kiato, then take the bus to Patra. Alternatively, you can take a train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Patra via Roma Termini, Brindisi, Brindisi - Via Bastioni Carlo V, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto, Vlorë, and Vlorë in around 21h 40m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Ano Liosia to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Ano Liosia to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Ano Liosia to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
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 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- 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
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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 Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Faenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- 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
- €11–15
- 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 Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Faenza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Faenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- 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
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 Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- 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 Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Faenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- 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
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Firenze Autostazione to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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