There are 8 ways to get from Leuven to Florence by plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BRU - FLR
4h 25m€70–219Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Louvain to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- 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 55m€65–242Train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain
12h 51m€390–676Train, bus
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Liege - Rue Varin to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
17h 19m€154–227Drive 1,159.1 km
- Drive from Leuven to Florencecar 1,159.1 km
11h 56m€208–301Fly Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- 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 1m€78–269Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane AMS - FLR
6h 45m€127–271Bus
- Take the bus from Leuven Station to Cologne Airport CGNbus N84
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N537
21h 30m€119–187
Leuven to Florence by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Florence is to train and fly which costs €65 - €250 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Florence is to fly which takes 4h 25m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven station to Florence station. However, there are services departing from Leuven Station and arriving at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Cologne Airport CGN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Florence. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 51m.
The distance between Leuven and Florence is 961 km. The road distance is 1159.1 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Florence without a car is to train which takes 12h 51m and costs €390 - €700.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Leuven to Florence, including transfers.
Leuven to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leuven Station.
Leuven to Florence train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Florence is to fly which takes 4h 25m and costs €70 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €390 - €700 and takes 12h 51m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 21h 30m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Florence, Italy?
Vueling Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Louvain to Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Milano Centrale in around 12h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €310–550
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Liege - Rue Varin to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leuven Station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Leuven to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Leuven to Florence train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Chambery Challes Les Eaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leuven to Florence is 1159 km. It takes approximately 11h 56m to drive from Leuven to Florence.
Book your Leuven to Florence bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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