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Compare bus, train, and flight for Florence to Venice
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Florence to Venice among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €17 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 3h 11m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €17, while a flight costs an average of €488.
Distance: 205 km
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€488 Average price | €29 Average price | €17 Average price Cheapest | €42 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 4m Average total duration 3h 4m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 3h 11m Average total duration Fastest 2h 41m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 37m Average total duration 4h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 56m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
- CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Florence to Venice:
A bus is €11 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Florence to Venice costing on average €29.
A bus is €471 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Florence to Venice costing on average €488.
Other travel options to Venice take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 37m.
Flight takes on average 5h 4m.
Travel optionsfrom Florence to Venice
How to get from Florence to Venice by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Florence to Venice is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
27265:55 PM3h34Scandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)9:29 PMVenezia, Viale Stazione / Via Dante (Mestre Stazione)€61One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 27265:55 PM3h34Scandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)9:29 PMVenezia, Viale Stazione / Via Dante (Mestre Stazione)€61One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- 89206:39 PM2h01Florence Santa Maria Novella8:40 PMVenice Mestre€551One-way0 transfers
Other options
Regionale 17858 · Regionale 17806 · Regionale Veloce 39666:13 AM3h54Florence Rifredi10:07 AMVenice Mestre€221One-way2 transfers- Regionale 18508 · Regionale 17818 · Regionale Veloce 39949:09 AM3h58Florence Santa Maria Novella1:07 PMVenice Mestre€221One-way2 transfers
- Regionale 18830 · Regionale 17820 · Regionale Veloce 397410:01 AM4h06Florence Rifredi2:07 PMVenice Mestre€221One-way2 transfers
- 27901:20 PM3h35Scandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)4:55 PMVenezia, Viale Stazione / Via Dante (Mestre Stazione)€61One-way0 transfers
- 27265:55 PM3h50Scandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)9:45 PMVenezia, Tronchetto (Piazzale People Mover)€61One-way0 transfers
- 27901:20 PM3h55Scandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)5:15 PMVenezia, Tronchetto (Piazzale People Mover)€61One-way0 transfers
AZ1678 · AZ147511:20 AM3h10Florence Peretola Airport2:30 PMVenice Marco Polo Airport€1951One-way1 transfer- AZ1682 · AZ14673:30 PM2h55Florence Peretola Airport6:25 PMVenice Marco Polo Airport€2851One-way1 transfer
- AZ1676 · AZ14636:25 AM4h05Florence Peretola Airport10:30 AMVenice Marco Polo Airport€4431One-way1 transfer
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General Information about the journey from Florence to Venice
Florence is 260 km away from the Northern Italian city of Venice. Anyone wishing to travel between these picturesque cities has a choice of two modes of transport, train or bus. Of these, the train is the quickest option, with travel times of around 2 hours and over 40 departures daily. By contrast, the bus takes twice as long and there are only two services a day. Both bus and train services can be found at Florence's Santa Maria Novello station, a short distance from the city's key tourist attractions.
Buses from Florence to Venice
Flixbus operate two daily bus services from Florence to Venice. These depart from the Piazzale Montelungo bus stop (located on Viale Filippo Strozzi and part of Florence's Santa Maria Novello train station) at 5:25 a.m. and 5:25 p.m., concluding at Venice's Tronchetto bus terminal. The journey takes around 4 hours.
Trains from Florence to Venice
Travellers can catch numerous direct trains from Florence to Venice from the Santa Maria Novella railway station (often shortened to Firenze SMN in Italian). There are two rail operators, Trenitalia and Italo. Trenitalia runs 3 trains every hour from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., while Italo offer 5 services spread across the day from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Travel times are around 2 hours for both operators, but Italo trains terminate at the Santa Lucia train station in the heart of Venice's city centre, while the arrival point for Trenitalia is Mestre Station on the mainland part of the city.
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This is compared to other travel options from Florence to Venice:
A bus is €11 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Florence to Venice costing on average €29.
A bus is €471 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Florence to Venice costing on average €488.
Other travel options to Venice take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 37m.
Flight takes on average 5h 4m.
- Around 55 trains per day.
- Around 31 buses per day.
- Around 7 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Florence and Venice as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Florence Peretola Airport and arrive in Venice Marco Polo Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Florence Santa Maria Novella and arrive in Venice Mestre.
- Buses mostly depart from Scandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence) and arrive in Venezia, Viale Stazione / Via Dante (Mestre Stazione).
- Ferries mostly depart from Cesenatico and arrive in Port of Rovinj.
- Travel with Intercity, Frecciarossa, Italo, Regionale, Intercity Notte to go to Venice by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, GoOpti, BlaBlaCar Bus, Marino Autolinee, Itabus to go to Venice by bus.
- Travel with Swiss, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Helvetic Airways, ITA to go to Venice by flight.
- 38 direct trains per day with Intercity, Frecciarossa, Italo, Intercity Notte.
- 29 direct buses per day with FlixBus, GoOpti, Itabus.
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