There are 10 ways to get from Fort William to Florence by bus, plane, train, car, car train, 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.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane EDI - FLR
8h 34m€113–264Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane EDI - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
8h 57m€80–264Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain
37h 4m€192–361Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Fort William to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Florencecar
24h 10m€505–678Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane GLA - FLR
9h 21m€137–291Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the bus from Fort William Bus Station to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane INV - FLR
10h 14m€169–306Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane GLA - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
9h€114–249Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
38h 54m€236–401Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
41h 34m€224–369Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Fort William to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Florencecar
25h 10m€397–632
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort William to Florence is to bus and fly and train which costs €80 - €270 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Fort William to Florence is to bus and fly which takes 8h 34m and costs €110 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort William station to Florence station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg Park&Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 54m.
The distance between Fort William and Florence is 1911 km.
The best way to get from Fort William to Florence without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 4m and costs €190 - €370.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Fort William to Florence, including transfers.
Fort William to Florence bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station.
Fort William to Florence bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Florence is 1h ahead of Fort William. It is currently 2:12 PM in Fort William and 3:12 PM in Florence.
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What companies run services between Fort William, Scotland and Florence, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Batoni via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg Park&Drive, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, and Villa Costanza in around 38h 54m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pisa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–260
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William Bus Station to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €23–45
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €23–45
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €23–45
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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