There are 9 ways to get from Florence to Switzerland by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
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 S.M.N. to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
5h 46mCHF 82–185Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N528 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N177 / ...
8h 58mCHF 29–82Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Milano - Famagostabus
- Take the bus from Milano - Famagosta to ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquaibus
7h 17mDrive 576.2 km
- Drive from Florence to Zurichcar 576.2 km
5h 58mCHF 94–136Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FLR - ZRH
4h 6mCHF 96–235Train via Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centraletrain 8134 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
6h 1mCHF 88–173Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FLR - GVA
5h 58mCHF 94–248Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Basel
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Basel (BSL)plane FLR - BSL
6h 7mCHF 100–236Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- 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
4h 37mCHF 93–287
Florence to Switzerland by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Switzerland is to bus via Milan which costs SFr 29 - SFr 85 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Switzerland is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence station to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and arriving at ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai via Milano - Famagosta. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Florence to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Firenze S.M.N. and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Milano Centrale and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 46m.
The distance between Florence and Switzerland is 555 km. The road distance is 576.2 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Switzerland without a car is to train which takes 5h 46m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Florence to Switzerland, including transfers.
Florence to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Florence to Switzerland train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Firenze S.M.N. station.
The best way to get from Florence to Switzerland is to train which takes 5h 46m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 17m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 240 and takes 4h 6m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Switzerland?
You can take a train from Firenze S.M.N. to Zürich Stadelhofen via Milano Centrale, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 5h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Batoni to Zürich Stadelhofen via Villa Costanza, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, Milano - Famagosta, ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai, and Zürich HB in around 7h 17m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–240
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–25
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- 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
- CHF 10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Milano - Famagosta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Milano - Famagosta to ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 0965644747
- [email protected]
- Website
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Milan to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- RegioJet
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More Questions & Answers
Florence to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Florence to Switzerland train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Switzerland is 576 km. It takes approximately 5h 58m to drive from Florence to Switzerland.
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