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How to get fromSolothurn to Florenceby train, plane, bus, car, or train (Trenitalia)

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There are 8 ways to get from Solothurn to Florence by train, plane, bus, car, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

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    1. Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane ZRH - FLR
    4h 40m
    €134–359

  2. Drive  618.3 km

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    1. Drive from Solothurn to Florencecar car 618.3 km
    6h 16m
    €112–162

  3. Train via Zurich

    1. Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich HBtrain train Ic5
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain train S11
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain train
    8h 19m
    €160–258

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich HBtrain train Ic5
    2. Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Modenabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Modena to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus bus 532 / ...
    9h 5m
    €115–166

  5. Fly Basel to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane BSL - FLR
    7h 23m
    €118–346

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

    1. Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane ZRH - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    5h 20m
    €131–379

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Olten to Luganotrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain train
    8h 36m
    €156–255

  8. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Olten to Locarnotrain train
    2. Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train Fr
    10h 53m
    €121–215

Solothurn to Florence by train

Calendar94Weekly Trains
Duration8h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket€160Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 558.2 km
  • Duration: 4h 40m

What companies run services between Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland and Florence, Italy?

You can take a train from Solothurn to Firenze Santa Maria Novella via Zürich HB, Como S. Giovanni, and Milano Centrale in around 8h 19m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) 5 times a day.

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