There are 8 ways to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane FRA - FLR
4h 12m€114–272Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N77 / ...
16h 45m€85–150Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
11h 4m€138–796Bus via Alamanni - Stazione Smn
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main - Stuttgarter Straße to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
15h 19mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
17h 14m€109–336Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane FRA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
4h 38m€106–267Fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane FRA - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
5h 26m€116–263Drive 957 km
- Drive from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florencecar 957 km
9h 3m€149–215
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence is to fly which takes 4h 12m and costs €110 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Frankfurt central train station station and arriving at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Firenze S.M.N. via Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
The distance between Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Florence is 739 km. The road distance is 957 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence without a car is to train which takes 11h 4m and costs €130 - €800.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence, including transfers.
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence is to fly which takes 4h 12m and costs €110 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €800 and takes 11h 4m, you could also bus via Alamanni - Stazione Smn, which costs and takes 15h 19m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Germany and Florence, Italy?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and two other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Frankfurt to Firenze S.M.N. via Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 11h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Pisa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- 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
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Frankfurt am Main - Stuttgarter Straße to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence is 957 km. It takes approximately 9h 3m to drive from Frankfurt(Main)Hbf to Florence.
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