There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Florence by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane PVG - FLR
17h 13m€279–760Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane PVG - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
18h 43m€226–730Drive 10,867.2 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Florencecar 10,867.2 km
5d 3h€1,762–2,545Fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane PVG - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
19h 37m€271–728Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane PVG - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.train
18h 5m€250–681Fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane PVG - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
17h 57m€317–1,479Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PVG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Bovisa Politecnicotrain
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.train
18h 23m€363–787
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Florence is to fly and train which costs €250 - €700 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Florence is to fly which takes 17h 13m and costs €270 - €800.
The distance between Shanghai and Florence is 9151 km. The road distance is 10867.2 km.
It takes approximately 17h 13m to get from Shanghai to Florence, including transfers.
Florence is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 4:11 AM in Shanghai and 10:11 PM in Florence.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Florence is 10867 km. It takes approximately 5 days 3h to drive from Shanghai to Florence.
There are 8302+ hotels available in Florence.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Florence, Italy?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and eight other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–1,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–750
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pisa International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €240–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Bovisa Politecnico
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
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