There are 9 ways to get from Ghent to Florence by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, or car
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Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BRU - FLR
5h 5m€73–235Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CRL - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
6h 1m€62–301Train
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
13h 23m€328–666Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gent to Bolognabus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
18h 55mDrive 1,221.5 km
- Drive from Ghent to Florencecar 1,221.5 km
12h 31m€191–276Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BRU - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
5h 31m€85–270Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane CRL - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
6h 49m€72–247Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane AMS - FLR
6h 31m€136–367Train, bus
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
19h 33m
Ghent to Florence by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ghent to Florence is to bus and fly and train which costs €70 - €250 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Ghent to Florence is to train and fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €70 - €240.
No, there is no direct train from Ghent to Florence. However, there are services departing from Gand-Saint-Pierre and arriving at Firenze S.M.N. via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 23m.
The distance between Ghent and Florence is 1009 km. The road distance is 1221.5 km.
The best way to get from Ghent to Florence without a car is to train which takes 13h 23m and costs €320 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Ghent to Florence, including transfers.
Ghent to Florence train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Gand-Saint-Pierre station.
Ghent to Florence train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ghent to Florence is 1222 km. It takes approximately 12h 31m to drive from Ghent to Florence.
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What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Florence, Italy?
You can take a train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Firenze S.M.N. via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Torino Porta Susa in around 13h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–220
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–220
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €240–430
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- [email protected]
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
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