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There are 11 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 Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUS - FLR
    4h 36m
    €109–280

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    6h 12m
    €83–265

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train Fr
    13h 39m
    €168–422

  4. Bus via Dortmund Hbf

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus Catania– Dortmund
    19h 29m
    €155–235

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain night train Nj
    17h 20m
    €152–335

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

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain 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 10m
    €102–269

  7. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane CGN - FLR
    7h 12m
    €130–336

  8. 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 1m
    €164–402

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus N537
    20h 4m
    €111–179

  10. Drive  1,189.1 km

    1. Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Florencecar car 1,189.1 km
    11h 1m
    €221–319

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Bad Gasteincartrain train
    3. Drive from Bad Gastein to Florencecar car
    16h 59m
    €248–356

Gelsenkirchen to Florence by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration13h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket€168Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 943.1 km
  • Duration: 4h 36m

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

You can take a train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Firenze S.M.N. via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 39m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Dortmund Hbf to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station twice a week. Tickets cost €150–220 and the journey takes 17h 40m.

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