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There are 11 ways to get from Heidelberg to Florence by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane FRA - FLR
    5h 25m
    €132–342

  2. Bus via Karlsruhe

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus FlixBus 108 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus N77
    15h 59m
    €85–127

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    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 Santa Maria Novellatrain train
    11h 28m
    €114–383

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia Mestrenighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain train
    16h 16m
    €87–214

  5. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane STR - FLR
    6h 39m
    €128–351

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane FRA - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    6h
    €114–322

  7. Train, train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane SXB - FLR
    6h 25m
    €86–401

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    4. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane MUC - FLR
    7h 40m
    €168–441

  9. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane ZRH - FLR
    8h 9m
    €161–479

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Mannheim, Zob to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus
    16h 20m
    €137–189

  11. Drive  875.5 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Florencecar car 875.5 km
    8h 25m
    €142–205

Heidelberg to Florence by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration11h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket€114Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 816.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 25m

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

You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 11h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Karlsruhe central train station in around 15h 59m.

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