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How to get fromGelsenkirchen to Florenceby train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Gelsenkirchen to Florence by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUS - FLR
    4h 44m
    €112–259

  2. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    4. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    6h 12m
    €79–345

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train Fr
    13h 11m
    €184–901

  4. Bus via Dortmund Hbf

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus Catania– Dortmund
    19h 31m

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovanighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Firenze S.M.N.train train Fr
    18h 55m
    €155–522

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    5h 15m
    €94–314

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane FRA - FLR
    6h 6m
    €169–469

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus N537
    20h 4m
    €102–188

  9. Drive 1,189.1 km

    1. Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Florencecar car 1,189.1 km
    11h 1m
    €186–269

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Florencecar car
    15h 38m
    €235–328

Gelsenkirchen to Florence by train

Calendar50Weekly Trains
Duration13h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket€184Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 946.9 km
  • Duration: 4h 44m

What companies run services between Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Florence, Italy?

You can take a train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Firenze S.M.N. via Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 11m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Dortmund Hbf to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station twice a week, and the journey takes 17h 44m.

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