There are 13 ways to get from Florence to Ashford by plane, train, bus, night bus, car, car train or car ferry
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 Florence to London City, train
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Fly from Florence (FLR) to London City (LCY)
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Take the train from Stratford International to Ashford International
Cheapest option
Train to Pisa, fly to London Stansted, bus, train
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Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
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Fly from Pisa (PSA) to London Stansted (STN)
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Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
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Take the train from Stratford International to Ashford International
11 alternative options
Fly Florence to London Heathrow, train
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Fly from Florence (FLR) to London Heathrow (LHR)
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford International
Fly Florence to London Gatwick, train
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Fly from Florence (FLR) to London Gatwick (LGW)
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Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford International
Train to Bologna, fly to London Heathrow, train
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Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
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Fly from Bologna (BLQ) to London Heathrow (LHR)
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford International
Train to Bologna, fly to London Stansted, bus, train
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Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
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Fly from Bologna (BLQ) to London Stansted (STN)
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Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
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Take the train from Stratford International to Ashford International
Train to Pisa, fly to London Gatwick, train
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Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
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Fly from Pisa (PSA) to London Gatwick (LGW)
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Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford International
Train via Lyon
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Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
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Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
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Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
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Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford International
Train
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Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
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Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
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Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
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Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford International
Bus, train
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Take the bus from Florence to Paris
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Take the bus from Paris to London Stratford- Montifichet Road Stop U
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Take the train from Stratford International to Ashford International
Night bus, bus, train
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Take the night bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bergamo Central Bus Station Bartolomeo Bono
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Take the bus from Bergamo to Paris - Bercy Seine
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Take the bus from Paris - Roissy Charles De Gaulle Airport to London - Victoria Coach Station
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Take the train from London Victoria to Ashford International
Drive, Eurotunnel
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Drive from Florence to Calais-Fréthun
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Take the Eurotunnel from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
Drive, car ferry
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Drive from Florence to Calais
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Take the car ferry from Calais to Dover
Florence to Ashford by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Ashford is to train and fly and bus which costs €80 - €200 and takes 7h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Ashford is to fly and train which takes 5h 44m and costs €150 - €420.
No, there is no direct train from Florence to Ashford. However, there are services departing from Firenze S.M.N. and arriving at Ashford International via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 48m.
The distance between Florence and Ashford is 706 miles.
The best way to get from Florence to Ashford without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 14h 48m and costs €370 - €900.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Florence to Ashford, including transfers.
Florence to Ashford train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Firenze S.M.N. station.
The quickest flight from Florence Airport to London City Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 10m.
Ashford is 1h behind Florence. It is currently 7:02 AM in Florence and 6:02 AM in Ashford.
Florence to Ashford train services, operated by South Eastern Trains Service, arrive at Ashford International station.

- Distance: 705.6 miles
- Duration: 5h 44m
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Ashford, England?
You can take a train from Florence to Ashford via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, and London St Pancras Intl in around 14h 48m.

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28 - £160
Flights from Bologna to London Stansted via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £160
Flights from Bologna to London Stansted via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £160
Flights from Bologna to London Stansted via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £160
Flights from Bologna to London Stansted via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £160
Flights from Bologna to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £28 - £160
Flights from Pisa to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22 - £95
Flights from Pisa to London Stansted via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22 - £95
Flights from Pisa to London Stansted via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22 - £95
Flights from Pisa to London Stansted via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22 - £95
Flights from Pisa to London Stansted via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £22 - £95
Flights from Pisa to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22 - £95
Flights from Pisa to London Gatwick via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £190

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Florence to London City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100 - £550
Flights from Florence to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £700
Flights from Florence to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65 - £210
Flights from Bologna to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55 - £600

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £600
Flights from Florence to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £850
Flights from Bologna to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140 - £470

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £550
Flights from Florence to London Heathrow via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £450
Flights from Florence to London Gatwick via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120 - £500
Flights from Bologna to London Heathrow via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130 - £350
Flights from Bologna to London Stansted via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £480

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170 - £750
Flights from Bologna to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £950

- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65 - £210
Flights from Florence to London Gatwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65 - £210

- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160 - £600
Flights from Florence to London Heathrow via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150 - £700
Flights from Bologna to London Heathrow via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £380

- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Pisa to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £250
Flights from Pisa to London Gatwick via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45 - £250

- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Florence to London Heathrow via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100 - £380
Flights from Bologna to London Heathrow via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95 - £380

- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bologna to London Heathrow via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130 - £460

- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Stratford International to Ashford International
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27 - £40
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £27 - £40
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Ashford International
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £30 - £45
Train from London Victoria to Ashford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £30 - £45

- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14 - £30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £14 - £21
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £21 - £30

- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce.html
- Super Economy
- £9 - £13
- Base Standard
- £21 - £29
- Base Premium
- £27 - £40
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20 - £70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce.html
- Super Economy
- £20 - £28
- Base Standard
- £35 - £55
- Base Premium
- £45 - £70

- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7 - £35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- £12 - £17
- Smart Low Cost
- £7 - £10
- Smart Flex
- £24 - £35
Train from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18 - £55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- £20 - £27
- Smart Low Cost
- £18 - £23
- Smart Flex
- £35 - £55

- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6 - £12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £10 - £12
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5 - £10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £9 - £10
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30 - £50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £45 - £50
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55 - £95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £85 - £95
Frequently asked questions

- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6 - £9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- £6 - £9
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16 - £23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- £16 - £23

- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85 - £150
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- £85 - £120
- 1st Class
- £110 - £150

- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille-Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £170 - £310
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html

Rome2Rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75 - £270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- £220 - £270
- Standard
- £75 - £95
- Standard Premier
- £110 - £140
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100 - £300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- £270 - £300
- Standard
- £100 - £130
- Standard Premier
- £140 - £180

- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/

- Phone
- 0044 (0) 1279681984
- info@airportbusexpress.co.uk
- Website
- airportbusexpress.co.uk
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £16
- Website
- Airport Bus Express

- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13 - £19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en

- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Stansted Airport Coach Station to London Stratford Montfichet Road
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables

Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Florence to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75 - £110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Stratford- Montifichet Road Stop U
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30 - £50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions

- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Night bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bergamo Central Bus Station Bartolomeo Bono
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home

- Phone
- +33 1 71 53 01 80
- Website
- blablacar.fr
Bus from Bergamo to Paris - Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50 - £80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from Paris - Roissy Charles De Gaulle Airport to London - Victoria Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24 - £40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/

- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45 - £60
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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