There are 8 ways to get from Pontarlier to Florence by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Brig
best- Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain Ter
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho-Fiera Milanotrain Re
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain
10h 6m€101–191Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Frasne to Lausannetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Morges to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
14h 27m€63–112Drive 676.1 km
- Drive from Pontarlier to Florencecar 676.1 km
7h 26m€129–186Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
6h 33m€154–425Train
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain Ter
- Take the train from Bern to Locarnotrain Ic
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain
10h 42m€172–308Bus
- Take the bus from PEM Gare to PEM Viottebus 203 / ...
- Take the bus from Besançon to Dijonbus
- Take the bus from Dijon to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
17h 34m€101–158Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Neuchâteltrain
- Take the train from Neuchâtel to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane GVA - FLR
8h 29m€145–354Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
7h 18m€147–434
Pontarlier to Florence by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pontarlier to Florence is to train and bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 14h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Pontarlier to Florence is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €150 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Pontarlier to Florence station. However, there are services departing from PEM Gare and arriving at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Besançon and Dijon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Pontarlier to Florence. However, there are services departing from Pontarlier and arriving at Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Bern, Brig, Domodossola and Milano Rogoredo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 6m.
The distance between Pontarlier and Florence is 659 km. The road distance is 676.1 km.
The best way to get from Pontarlier to Florence without a car is to train via Brig which takes 10h 6m and costs €100 - €200.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Pontarlier to Florence, including transfers.
Pontarlier to Florence bus services, operated by Mobigo - Doubs, depart from PEM Gare station.
Pontarlier to Florence train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Pontarlier station.
The best way to get from Pontarlier to Florence is to train via Brig which takes 10h 6m and costs €100 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €160 and takes 17h 34m.
What companies run services between Pontarlier, France and Florence, Italy?
You can take a train from Pontarlier to Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Bern, Brig, Domodossola, and Milano Rogoredo in around 10h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from PEM Gare to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Besançon and Dijon in around 17h 34m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Neuchâtel
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Frasne to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Neuchâtel
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Neuchâtel to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Domodossola to Rho-Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Frasne to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- 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
- +39 0824 46304
- [email protected]
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Morges to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
- Phone
- +33 3 80 11 29 29
- Website
- viamobigo.fr
Bus from PEM Gare to PEM Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Schedules at
- viamobigo.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Dijon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dijon to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Pontarlier to Florence bus services, operated by Mobigo - Doubs, arrive at PEM Viotte station.
Pontarlier to Florence train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pontarlier to Florence is 676 km. It takes approximately 7h 26m to drive from Pontarlier to Florence.
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