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4.6Travel Information to Venice from Florence
 Distance | 204 km |
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 Available travel modes | Coach or train |
 Ticket price range | €5 - €16 |
 Cheapest mode | Coach • €5 • 3 h 30 min |
 Fastest mode | Train • €16 • 2 h 3 min |
 Popular travel companies | Itabus or Italo |
Travel 204 km by coach or train to Venice from Florence. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are Itabus or Italo among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Florence to Venice.
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How to get from Florence to Venice by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Florence to Venice is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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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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FAQs: Travel from Florence to Venice
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You can get from Florence to Venice 2 different ways: coach or train.
The cheapest way to travel from Florence to Venice is a coach with an average price of €5.
This is compared to other travel options from Florence to Venice:
Taking a coach costs €11 less than taking a train, which costs on average €16 for the same trip.
The quickest way to travel between Florence and Venice is by train, which takes on average 2 h 3 min compared to other travel options that take longer:
Coach takes 3 h 30 min on average.
You should expect to travel around 204 km from Florence to Venice.
The average frequency per day from Florence to Venice is:
- Around 8 coaches per day.
- Around 25 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Venice from Florence as scheduled services by coach or train can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Florence to Venice:
- Trains from Florence to Venice most often leave from Florence Santa Maria Novella and arrive in Venice Santa Lucia.
The following travel companies offer services from Florence to Venice:
- Itabus, FlixBus or BlaBlaCar Bus can take you to Venice by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for Itabus from Florence to Venice for €5.
- Travel with Italo, Frecciarossa, Regionale, Intercity or Intercity Notte for trains to Venice. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for Intercity Florence to Venice tickets on Omio for €16.
Yes, there are direct services available from Florence to Venice with the following travel companies:
- Direct coaches with Itabus or FlixBus with 4 direct coaches per day.
- 17 direct trains per day with Italo, Frecciarossa or Intercity Notte.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Venice as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Venice from Florence.
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