There are 11 ways to get from Brussels to Florence by plane, train, bus, car or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Brussels to Florence • 4h 21m
79€ - 350€
Cheapest option
Fly Charleroi to Pisa, train • 6h 2m
42€ - 179€
9 alternative options
Fly Brussels to Pisa, train • 5h 19m
42€ - 230€
Fly Brussels to Bologna, train • 5h 32m
78€ - 299€
Train to Amsterdam Schiphol, fly to Florence • 5h 47m
85€ - 360€
Train • 12h 3m
221€ - 408€
Train via Strasbourg • 13h 2m
168€ - 357€
Bus • 20h 25m
67€ - 80€
Drive, car train • 18h 2m
110€ - 206€
Bus via Brescia • 27h 25m
60€ - 85€
Drive • 11h 50m
160€ - 240€
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Florence is to bus via Brescia which costs 60€ - 85€ and takes 27h 25m.
The quickest way to get from Brussels to Florence is to fly which costs 75€ - 350€ and takes 4h 21m.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Florence. However, there are services departing from Brussels, Brussels-North station and arriving at Florence, Florence via Genoa, Genoa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Florence. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and arriving at Firenze S.M.N. via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
The distance between Brussels and Florence is 942 km. The road distance is 1192.7 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Florence without a car is to train which takes 12h 3m and costs 220€ - 410€.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Brussels to Florence, including transfers.
Brussels to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels, Brussels-North station.
Brussels to Florence train services, operated by Thalys, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Florence is to fly which takes 4h 21m and costs 75€ - 350€. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 220€ - 410€ and takes 12h 3m, you could also bus, which costs 65€ - 85€ and takes 20h 25m.
- Distance: 941.7 km
- Duration: 4h 21m
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Florence, Italy?
Brussels Airlines, Swiss and five other airlines fly from Brussels to Florence every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brussels to Florence via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Susa in around 12h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels to Florence via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 190€ - 330€
Flights from Brussels to Florence via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 180€ - 800€
Flights from Brussels to Pisa via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 140€ - 650€
Flights from Brussels to Bologna via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 160€ - 750€
Flights from Brussels to Bologna via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 160€ - 750€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Florence via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 390€ - 850€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Florence via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 750€
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels to Florence via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 140€ - 600€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 170€ - 550€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Florence via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 550€
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels to Florence via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 210€ - 1100€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Florence via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 160€ - 750€
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels to Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 200€
Flights from Brussels to Bologna via Berlin Schoenefeld
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 60€ - 260€
Flights from Charleroi to Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 26€ - 250€
Flights from Charleroi to Pisa via Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 26€ - 250€
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Brussels to Florence via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 170€ - 700€
Flights from Brussels to Pisa via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 90€ - 500€
Flights from Brussels to Bologna via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 160€ - 500€
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- 120€ - 700€
Flights from Brussels to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 550€
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels to Florence via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 280€ - 1100€
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Florence via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 230€ - 800€
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Florence via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 550€
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 480€
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Florence via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 290€
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Schiphol to Florence via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- 160€ - 650€
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 5€ - 12€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 10€ - 12€
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 10€ - 15€
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale Station to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 21€ - 29€
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 60€ - 120€
- Website
- Thalys
- Standard
- 60€ - 85€
- Comfort
- 70€ - 95€
- Premium
- 85€ - 120€
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 75€ - 160€
- Website
- Thalys
- Standard
- 75€ - 110€
- Comfort
- 90€ - 120€
- Premium
- 110€ - 160€
Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 23€ - 50€
- Website
- NS
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 23€ - 30€
- 1st Class
- 35€ - 50€
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 110€ - 150€
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- 110€ - 130€
- 1st Class
- 120€ - 150€
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 110€ - 150€
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- 110€ - 130€
- 1st Class
- 120€ - 150€
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 100€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 30€ - 45€
- Base Standard
- 55€ - 80€
- Base Premium
- 70€ - 100€
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 24€ - 80€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 24€ - 35€
- Base Standard
- 45€ - 65€
- Base Premium
- 55€ - 80€
France’s state-owned railway company is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country, with over 14,000 trains operating daily. SNCF runs the country’s extensive rail network, including the high-speed TGV network, regional TER trains and local Intercités. It also operates international routes including Eurostar and Thalys, as well as the low-cost, long-distance Ouigo services that run on limited routes across France. Book up to 3 months in advance for the cheapest fares. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Gare de Bruxelles-M./Brussel-Z. to Gare de Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 190€
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- 100€ - 120€
- 1st Class
- 150€ - 190€
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 22€ - 40€
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- 22€ - 26€
- 1st Class
- 35€ - 37€
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 50€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
The national railway company of Switzerland, Swiss Railways operates trains throughout the country and adjacent European nations including Germany, France, Italy and Austria. Tickets are sold in two classes - First and Second - with most long-distance trains offering a bistro car serving beverages and snacks. Individual tickets can be bought easily at stands, while a variety of travel passes are on offer to suit different travel needs.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +41 51 220 11 11
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel Sbb to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- 90€ - 170€
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 12€ - 50€
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Super Economy
- 12€ - 15€
- Base 2nd Class
- 30€ - 40€
- Base 1st Class
- 44€ - 49€
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Köln Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 120€
- Schedules at
- urlaubs-express.de
- Passenger
- 59€
- Motorcycle
- 99€
- Vehicle
- 109€
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Brussels, Brussels-North station to Genoa, Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 65€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa, Genoa to Florence, Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- 14€ - 17€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- + 33 1 41 86 24 21
- Website
- eurolines.fr
Bus from Bruxelles, Nord to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 70€
- Website
- Eurolines FR
- Phone
- +39 0861 1991900
- info@baltour.it
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Brescia - Autostazione Via Solferino -22 - 23 to FIRENZE - Autostazione SITA via S.Caterina da Siena17
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 13€ - 19€
- Website
- Baltour
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The quickest flight from Brussels Airport to Florence Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 50m.
Brussels to Florence bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence, Florence station.
Brussels to Florence train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Firenze S.M.N. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Florence is 1193 km. It takes approximately 11h 50m to drive from Brussels to Florence.
Brussels Airlines, KLM, Alitalia and four other airlines offer flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Airport.
Book your Brussels to Florence bus tickets online with FlixBus and FlixBus.
There are 4657+ hotels available in Florence. Prices start at 87€ per night.
The best way to get from Brussels to Brussels Airport is to train which takes 12 min and costs 7€ - 18€.