There are 12 ways to get from Aachen to Florence by train, plane, car, car train, bus, or train (Eurostar, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)DUS - FLR
5h 44m€102–264Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)CRL - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
7h 53m€83–319Drive, car train
- Drive from Aachen to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Florence
11h 34m€186–1,126Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNN79 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus StationN537
18h 50m€88–133Drive 1,101.9 km
- Drive from Aachen to Florence1,101.9 km
11h 30m€170–246Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)BRU - FLR
5h 25m€95–258Train to Frankfurt, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)FRA - FLR
5h 30m€142–368Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)CGN - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
5h 57m€100–337Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)DUS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
6h 27m€107–286Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbfIce / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
13h 40m€135–472Train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganoEc
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.Fr
14h 42m€108–524Train, bus
- Take the train from Welkenraedt to Brussels-NordIc / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.Fr
21h 4m
Aachen to Florence by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Florence is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 18h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Florence is to train and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €95 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Florence station. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Cologne Airport CGN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Florence. However, there are services departing from Aachen Hbf and arriving at Florence Santa Maria Novella via Frankfurt, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 40m.
The distance between Aachen and Florence is 995 km. The road distance is 1101.9 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Florence without a car is to bus which takes 18h 50m and costs €85 - €140.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Aachen to Florence, including transfers.
Aachen to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Florence train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Florence is to bus which takes 18h 50m and costs €85 - €140. Alternatively, you can train via Mannheim, which costs €130 - €480 and takes 13h 40m.
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, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Welkenraedt to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €11–13
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- 1st Class
- €80–140
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- 1st Class
- €150–260
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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Aachen to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Aachen to Florence train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Florence is 1102 km. It takes approximately 11h 30m to drive from Aachen to Florence.
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