There are 12 ways to get from Exeter to Florence by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Exeter to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane EXT - FLR
7h 13m€175–556Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LGW - FLR
8h 5m€142–427Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain
23h 11m€229–383Train, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain
27h 7m€234–377Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Florencecar
18h 17mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BRS - FLR
7h 44m€150–353Train to London City Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LCY - FLR
7h 14m€202–471Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LHR - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
7h 47m€186–561Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane CWL - FLR
10h 35m€217–478Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Exeter Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the bus from Upminster to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novellatrain
30h 6mTrain, bus #3
- Take the train from Exeter Central to London Waterlootrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
32h 22m€193–393Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Exeter to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Florencecar
19h 24m€304–445
Exeter to Florence by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Florence is to train and fly which costs €150 - €360 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Florence is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs €170 - €600.
The distance between Exeter and Florence is 1354 km.
The best way to get from Exeter to Florence without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 23h 11m and costs €220 - €390.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Exeter to Florence, including transfers.
Florence is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 12:01 AM in Exeter and 1:01 AM in Florence.
There are 7924+ hotels available in Florence.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Florence, Italy?
KLM flies from Exeter (EXT) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–1,100
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €100–130
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €130–200
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €45–60
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €60–90
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €80–100
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €30–40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €40–65
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €50–65
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €65–95
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €22–28
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €45–65
- Smart Flex
- €50–65
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €50–65
- Smart Flex
- €50–65
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €28–40
- Smart Flex
- €29–40
Train from Bologna centrale to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €28–40
- Smart Flex
- €29–40
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €45–70
- 1st Class
- €80–120
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €50–75
- 1st Class
- €85–120
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €29–45
- 1st Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €70–100
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Exeter Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €85–130
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €140–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- 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 a week
- 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 London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Upminster to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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