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There are 11 ways to get from Aachen to Florence by train, plane, car, car train, bus, or night train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)planeDUS - FLR
    5h 49m
    €110–315

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNbusN79 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus StationbusN537
    18h 50m
    €88–133

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Aachen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Florencecar
    11h 34m
    €187–1,127

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln HbftrainRe
    2. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich HbnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to LuganotrainIc2 / ...
    4. Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraletrainEc
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.trainFr
    17h 34m
    €130–534

  5. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)planeBRU - FLR
    5h 35m
    €97–268

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)planeFRA - FLR
    5h 30m
    €139–384

  7. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeCGN - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
    5h 59m
    €95–352

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeDUS - BLQ
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
    6h 33m
    €110–342

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganotrainEc
    4. Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraletrainEc
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
    13h 55m
    €130–384

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Welkenraedt to Brussels-NordtrainIc
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.trainFr
    21h 6m

  11. Drive 1,101.9 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Florencecar1,101.9 km
    11h 30m
    €173–250

Aachen to Florence by bus

Calendar4Weekly Buses
Duration18h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€88Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Florence, Italy?

You can take a bus from Aachen station west to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Cologne Airport CGN in around 18h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Florence Santa Maria Novella via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 55m.

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