There are 9 ways to get from Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence by train, bus, car or plane
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Train • 8h 43m
Cheapest option
Bus • 11h 30m
7 alternative options
Bus, train • 11h 52m
Drive • 7h 2m
Train to Basel, fly to Florence • 6h 29m
Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence by train
The train journey time between Freiburg im Breisgau and Florence is around 8h 43m and covers a distance of around 732 km. This includes an average layover time of around 1h 51m. Operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, Deutsche Bahn Regional, ÖBB EuroCity and others, the Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence train service departs from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof and arrives in Firenze Santa Maria Novella. Typically six trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence is to bus which costs €55 - €85 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence is to train and fly which takes 5h 43m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence. However, there are services departing from Freiburg and arriving at Florence via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence. However, there are services departing from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Basel SBB and Milano Centrale Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 43m.
The distance between Freiburg im Breisgau and Florence is 732 km. The road distance is 709.5 km.
The best way to get from Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence without a car is to train which takes 8h 43m and costs €140 - €310.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence, including transfers.
Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Freiburg station.
Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, depart from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence is to train which takes 8h 43m and costs €140 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €85 and takes 11h 30m.
- Distance: 732 km
- Duration: 8h 43m
What companies run services between Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany and Florence, Italy?
You can take a train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence via Basel SBB and Milano Centrale Station in around 8h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 11h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Florence via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €420
Flights from Basel to Florence via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €430
Flights from Zurich to Florence via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €390
Flights from Zurich to Bologna via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €360
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €750
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €750
Flights from Basel to Venice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600
Flights from Zurich to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €420
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Florence via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Florence via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180 - €750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €380
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25 - €28
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €41 - €46
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26 - €30
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12 - €18
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18 - €26
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?revia=yes&existOptimizePrice=1&country=overseas&initialAvail=ON&S={fromName}&Z={toName}&start=1
- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110 - €210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel Sbb to Zürich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30 - €60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60 - €120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale Station to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21 - €65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €23 - €35
- Smart Low Cost
- €21 - €27
- Smart Flex
- €40 - €65
Train from Bologna Centrale to Stazione Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9 - €40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €14 - €19
- Smart Low Cost
- €9 - €11
- Smart Flex
- €28 - €40
Train from Venezia Mestre to Stazione Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17 - €55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €20 - €28
- Smart Low Cost
- €17 - €22
- Smart Flex
- €35 - €55
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11 - €45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce.html
- Super Economy
- €11 - €15
- Base Standard
- €25 - €35
- Base Premium
- €30 - €45
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20 - €70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce.html
- Super Economy
- €20 - €28
- Base Standard
- €40 - €55
- Base Premium
- €45 - €70
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7 - €14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12 - €14
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7 - €11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- €7 - €11
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Stazione Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22 - €150
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €130 - €150
- Seating Carriage
- €22 - €45
- Couchette Carriage
- €75 - €95
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Freiburg to Mannheim Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14 - €21
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Freiburg to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24 - €35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof Bstg 9 to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50 - €75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence station.
Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Firenze Santa Maria Novella station.
Yes, the driving distance between Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence is 709 km. It takes approximately 7h 2m to drive from Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence.
Book your Freiburg im Breisgau to Florence bus tickets online with FlixBus.
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