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Compare train, bus, and flight for Rome to Florence
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Rome to Florence among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €15 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 2h 27m. 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 €15, while a flight costs an average of €480.
Distance: 231 km
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€480 Average price | €29 Average price | €15 Average price Cheapest | €66 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 42m Average total duration 2h 42m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 2h 27m Average total duration Fastest 1h 57m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 4m Average total duration 3h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 16m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
- CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.6kg 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 Rome to Florence:
A bus is €15 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Rome to Florence costing on average €29.
A bus is €465 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Rome to Florence costing on average €480.
Other travel options to Florence take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 4m.
Flight takes on average 4h 42m.
Travel optionsfrom Rome to Florence
How to get from Rome to Florence by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Rome to Florence is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
350611:15 PM3h15Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina2:30 AMScandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)€81One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 350611:15 PM3h15Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina2:30 AMScandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)€81One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- AZ16819:45 PM0h55Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport10:40 PMFlorence Peretola Airport€801One-way0 transfers
Other options
Regionale 41065:20 PM3h35Rome Termini8:55 PMFlorence Santa Maria Novella€261One-way0 transfers- Regionale Veloce 41108:10 PM3h40Rome Termini11:50 PMFlorence Santa Maria Novella€261One-way0 transfers
- Regionale 410011:08 AM3h40Rome Tiburtina2:48 PMFlorence Santa Maria Novella€261One-way0 transfers
- 38989:45 PM3h15Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina1:00 AMScandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)€81One-way0 transfers
- 249410:15 PM3h45Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina2:00 AMScandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)€81One-way0 transfers
- 24141:00 PM4h25Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina5:25 PMScandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence)€81One-way0 transfers
- AZ16795:20 PM0h55Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport6:15 PMFlorence Peretola Airport€1071One-way0 transfers
- AZ16771:50 PM0h55Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport2:45 PMFlorence Peretola Airport€1281One-way0 transfers
- AZ16759:35 AM1h00Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport10:35 AMFlorence Peretola Airport€1281One-way0 transfers
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General Information about the journey from Rome to Florence
It is possible to travel between these two cities by train, bus and plane. As the cities are less than 300 km apart, the quickest and most convenient way of making the journey is by high-speed train and the slowest route is by plane, when airport transfers and security checks are taken into consideration.
Buses from Rome to Florence
Megabus have five departures a day leaving Rome for the direct journey to Florence, with a journey time of around 4 hours. Two departures are during the night and the same route operates seven days a week. Buses depart from Autostazione Tiburtina on Piazzale Mazzoni, which is located next to Roma Tiburtina Train Station. Tiburtina Station is on all three of Rome's Metro lines. Buses arrive in Florence at the Stazione FS Santa Maria Novella in Piazzale Montelungo. This station has good tram, bus and local train links to the rest of the city.
Trains from Rome to Florence
Trenitalia and Italo run daily train services between the two cities from early morning to late night, with departures between two and six times an hour. The high-speed Trenitalia Frecciarosa and Italo trains take around 1.5 hours other trains take approximately 3 hours. Trenitalia departures are from Roma Termini, with arrivals at either Firenze Campo di Marte Station or Firenze S M Novella Station. Italo trains leave from Roma Tiburtina Station and arrive at Novella.
Flights from Rome to Florence
Alitalia have six direct flights a day from Rome Fiumicino Airport to Firenze Airport with a flight time of just under one hour and a total travelling time of around four hours. There is a later direct flight, but this involves a lengthy wait at Firenze Airport before public transport services resume in the morning.
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This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Florence:
A bus is €15 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Rome to Florence costing on average €29.
A bus is €465 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Rome to Florence costing on average €480.
Other travel options to Florence take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 4m.
Flight takes on average 4h 42m.
- Around 141 trains per day.
- Around 55 buses per day.
- Around 14 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Rome and Florence as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport and arrive in Florence Peretola Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Rome Termini and arrive in Florence Santa Maria Novella.
- Buses mostly depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arrive in Scandicci, Villa Costanza (Florence).
- Travel with Swiss, Lufthansa City Airlines, Luxair, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, ITA, British Airways, Edelweiss Air to go to Florence by flight.
- Travel with Salemi, FlixBus, Autoservizi Salemi, BlaBlaCar Bus, Marino Autolinee, Itabus to go to Florence by bus.
- Travel with Intercity, Frecciarossa, Italo, Regionale, Intercity Notte, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca to go to Florence by train.
- 4 direct flights per day with ITA.
- 54 direct buses per day with Salemi, FlixBus, Autoservizi Salemi, BlaBlaCar Bus, Marino Autolinee, Itabus.
- 134 direct trains per day with Intercity, Frecciarossa, Italo, Regionale, Intercity Notte, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca.
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