There are 10 ways to get from Florence to Basque Country by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV), train, bus, or car
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Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FLR - BIO
5h 15m€64–217Train
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
17h 7m€244–540Train, bus
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Torino - Porta Nuovatrain 9924 / ...
- Take the bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to San Sebastian Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3415 / ...
20h 17m€75–148Drive 1,304 km
- Drive from Florence to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 1,304 km
12h 36m€202–292Fly Florence Peretola Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane FLR - EAS
8h 3m€72–332Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BLQ - BIO
7h 27m€68–249Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane FLR - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
7h 51m€127–371Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane FLR - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
10h 58m€106–243Bus, train
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Toulousebus N718
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain Intercités
20h 22m€83–133Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Toulousebus N718
- Take the bus from Toulouse to San Sebastian / Donostiabus FlixBus S786 / ...
20h 40m€66–110
Florence to Basque Country by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Basque Country is to bus which costs €65 - €110 and takes 20h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Basque Country is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence station to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and arriving at San Sebastian / Donostia via Toulouse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Florence to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Florence Santa Maria Novella and arriving at Amara-Donostia via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Massy Tgv and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 7m.
The distance between Florence and Basque Country is 1157 km. The road distance is 1304 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Basque Country without a car is to train which takes 17h 7m and costs €240 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Florence to Basque Country, including transfers.
Florence to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Florence to Basque Country train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Florence Santa Maria Novella station.
The best way to get from Florence to Basque Country is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs €60 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €550 and takes 17h 7m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €110 and takes 20h 40m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Basque Country, Spain?
Volotea, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Amara-Donostia via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Massy Tgv, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 17h 7m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Torino - Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Turin Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to San Sebastian Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Toulouse to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Toulouse to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Toulouse to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Florence to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Toulouse station.
Florence to Basque Country train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Basque Country is 1304 km. It takes approximately 12h 36m to drive from Florence to Basque Country.
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