There are 12 ways to get from Florence to Sparta by plane, bus, train, ferry, busferry, car, or car 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, bus
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FLR - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
10h 22m€112–322Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, 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 bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
10h 53m€90–319Train, ferry, bus via Bari
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
29h 15m€219–339Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Firenze to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
32h 6mDrive 1,989.7 km
- Drive from Florence to Spartacar 1,989.7 km
25h 20m€374–540Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane FLR - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Spartibus
10h 16m€139–484Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PSA - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
13h 5m€109–320Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FCO - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
12h 12m€111–277Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, 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 bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Spartibus
12h 39m€92–298Train, car ferry, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
31h 17m€208–411Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Faenzatrain Re
- Take the train from Faenza to Senigalliatrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patrasferry Asf
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
34h 27m€203–301Bus and ferry, bus via Durrës
- Take the busferry from Firenze Autostazione to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Patrasbus
- Take the bus from Patras to Spartibus
43h 4m€163–172
Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Sparta is to train and fly and bus which costs €90 - €320 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Sparta is to fly and bus which takes 10h 16m and costs €130 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence to Sparta. However, there are services departing from Firenze and arriving at Sparti via Vlorë and Patras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 6m.
The distance between Florence and Sparta is 1505 km. The road distance is 1989.7 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Sparta without a car is to train and ferry and bus via Bari which takes 29h 15m and costs €210 - €340.
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from Florence to Sparta, including transfers.
Florence to Sparta bus services, operated by Ruci Tours, depart from Firenze station.
Florence to Sparta bus services, operated by Ruci Tours, arrive at Vlorë station.
Sparta is 1h ahead of Florence. It is currently 8:42 AM in Florence and 9:42 AM in Sparta.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Sparta is 1990 km. It takes approximately 25h 20m to drive from Florence to Sparta.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Florence to Sparta. 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 Eleonas, walk to ΣΤ. Ελαιωνα, take the line 052 bus to ΣΤ. Υπερ. Λεωφ. Κηφισου, walk to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, then take the bus to Sparti. Alternatively, you can take a train from Firenze S.M.N. to Sparti via Bari Centrale, Bari Centrale, Stazione Marittima, Bari M.ma, Patras, and Patras in around 29h 15m.
- 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 Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Athens International Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–210
- 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, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Athens International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- 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 Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 20 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
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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- 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
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 Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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 Senigallia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- 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 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
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 Senigallia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- 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
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +302731026441
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Patras to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Patras to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Patras to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Patras to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Patras to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- 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 Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Kalamata to Sparti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
- 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
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- 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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