There are 7 ways to get from Cinque Terre to Venice by train, bus, car or plane
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Recommended option
Train • 5h 20m
29€ - 92€
Cheapest option
Bus, train • 6h 1m
23€ - 74€
5 alternative options
Bus • 8h 19m
28€ - 39€
Drive • 4h 6m
50€ - 80€
Train to Genoa, fly • 7h 33m
88€ - 315€
Train to Pisa, fly • 7h 26m
83€ - 331€
Train to Florence, fly • 8h 14m
113€ - 376€
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The cheapest way to get from Cinque Terre to Venice is to bus which costs 28€ - 40€ and takes 8h 19m.
The quickest way to get from Cinque Terre to Venice is to drive which costs 50€ - 80€ and takes 4h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Cinque Terre to Venice. However, there are services departing from Corniglia and arriving at Venezia S. Lucia via Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 20m.
The distance between Cinque Terre and Venice is 253 km. The road distance is 389.5 km.
The best way to get from Cinque Terre to Venice without a car is to train which takes 5h 20m and costs 29€ - 95€.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Cinque Terre to Venice, including transfers.
Cinque Terre to Venice train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Corniglia station.
The best way to get from Cinque Terre to Venice is to train which takes 5h 20m and costs 29€ - 95€. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 28€ - 40€ and takes 8h 19m.
There is no direct flight from Genoa Airport to Venice Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 5m and has one stopover.
Cinque Terre to Venice train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia S. Lucia station.
- Distance: 253.2 km
- Duration: 5h 20m
What companies run services between Cinque Terre, Italy and Venice, Italy?
You can take a train from Cinque Terre to Venice via Firenze S.M.N. in around 5h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cinque Terre to Venice via La Spezia Centrale, Piazza Caduti, Canaletto, La Spezia, La Spezia, Bologna, Bologna, and Padua in around 8h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Genoa to Venice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 210€ - 950€
Flights from Genoa to Venice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 210€ - 950€
Flights from Pisa to Venice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 330€ - 700€
Flights from Florence to Venice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 360€ - 1300€
Flights from Florence to Venice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 360€ - 1400€
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Genoa to Venice via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 110€ - 290€
Flights from Pisa to Venice via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 270€
Flights from Florence to Venice via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 110€ - 470€
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Genoa to Venice via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 170€ - 600€
Flights from Florence to Venice via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 200€ - 950€
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Pisa to Venice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 330€ - 700€
Flights from Florence to Venice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 360€ - 1300€
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Pisa to Venice via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 95€ - 220€
Flights from Pisa to Venice via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- 95€ - 220€
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Genoa to Venice via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 330€
Flights from Genoa to Venice via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 330€
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence to Venice via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 280€ - 1500€
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence to Venice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 200€ - 1000€
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence to Venice via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 120€ - 550€
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa to Venice via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 160€
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Genoa to Venice via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 210€ - 340€
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Pisa to Venice via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 320€
- Website
- p.turkishairlines.com
Flights from Pisa to Venice via Istanbul Ataturk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 130€ - 460€
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Florence to Venice via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 700€
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence to Venice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 550€ - 2000€
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 Corniglia to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 11€ - 23€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 20€ - 23€
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 11€ - 22€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 20€ - 22€
Train from Corniglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 5€ - 12€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 10€ - 12€
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 5€ - 12€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 10€ - 12€
Train from Corniglia to Firenze Rifredi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 11€ - 22€
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 1st Class
- 20€ - 22€
Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecce trains run on specialised tracks and have a greater level of service and comfort than InterCity and regional trains. There are three types of Frecce trains: Frecciarossa, (the fastest; connects major Italian cities); Frecciargento (mostly connect Rome to other Italian cities); and Frecciabianca (the slowest Frecce trains). Frecciarossa trains offer four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Standard, Premium, Business and Executive. All Frecce tickets include a seat reservation and must be purchased before boarding the train.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 21€ - 70€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 21€ - 28€
- Base Standard
- 40€ - 55€
- Base Premium
- 50€ - 70€
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 15€ - 55€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 15€ - 21€
- Base Standard
- 30€ - 45€
- Base Premium
- 35€ - 55€
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 9€ - 45€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 9€ - 14€
- Base Standard
- 23€ - 35€
- Base Premium
- 30€ - 45€
Private train company Italotreno operates high-speed trains in Italy on the same tracks as Trenitalia. The routes service 21 stations across the country, including popular routes Milan-Florence, Rome-Venice and Bologna-Naples. Choose from four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Smart, Comfort, Prima and Club Executive. Italo also operates Italobus – an integrated train-bus service that takes passengers from the main train stations to other Italian cities.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 18€ - 55€
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- 21€ - 29€
- Smart Low Cost
- 18€ - 26€
- Smart Flex
- 35€ - 55€
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 15€ - 45€
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- 17€ - 24€
- Smart Low Cost
- 15€ - 21€
- Smart Flex
- 30€ - 45€
Trenitalia’s Intercity (IC) trains are slower than the high-speed Frecce trains but are still a good way to travel between major cities and towns, with routes including Rome to Naples, Venice to Bologna and Milan to Genoa. Tickets usually open for booking 90 days ahead of travel, and you’ll need make a seat reservation before boarding. All IC trains have 1st and 2nd class carriages as well as a bar buffet car, air conditioning and power sockets. InterCity trains that run at night are called InterCity Notte (ICN).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- 6€ - 9€
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- 6€ - 9€
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from La Spezia to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 14€
- Website
- Marino Autolinee
As the bus subsidiary of French railway SNCF, Ouibus offers eco-friendly coaches serving 35 French cities and 10 European cities at affordable fares. Ouibus journeys are safe and comfortable, with the four-star coaches offering power outlets, restrooms and WiFi. All Ouibus stations are located close to town centres for easy access to public transport. Getting on one of the 130 daily journeys is easy - electronic travel documents include your ticket and a personalised mini-guide with handy information.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0890715298
- Website
- ouibus.com
Bus from La Spezia to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 10€ - 13€
- Website
- Blablabus
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).
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from La Spezia, La Spezia to Bologna, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- 13€ - 16€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna, Bologna to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 8€ - 11€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
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Yes, the driving distance between Cinque Terre to Venice is 390 km. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Cinque Terre to Venice.
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