There are 13 ways to get from Florence to Lens by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, train, car, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Fr
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain Tgv
12h 2m€103–374Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Florence to Parisbus N1503
- Take the bus from Paris to Lensbus 781
21h 35m€65–111Bus, train
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain Tgv
19h 37m€93–161Drive 1,195.9 km
- Drive from Florence to Lenscar 1,195.9 km
12h 54m€183–265Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane FLR - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
7h 22m€103–249Train via Paris
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Fr
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain Tgv
12h 25m€100–385Drive, car train
- Drive from Florence to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Lenscar
14h 50m€227–1,186Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane FLR - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arrastrain
6h 55m€103–298Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane FLR - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Lenstrain
6h 55m€90–283Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane PSA - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
8h 53m€86–226Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BLQ - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
8h 22m€103–280Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane BLQ - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routièrebus
- Take the train from Amiens to Arrastrain
9h 20m€88–254Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane PSA - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routièrebus
- Take the train from Amiens to Arrastrain
9h 51m€71–270
Florence to Lens by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Lens is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 21h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Lens is to fly and train which takes 6h 55m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence to Lens. However, there are services departing from Florence and arriving at Lens via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Florence to Lens. However, there are services departing from Florence Santa Maria Novella and arriving at Lens via Milano Centrale, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 2m.
The distance between Florence and Lens is 1378 km. The road distance is 1195.9 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Lens without a car is to train which takes 12h 2m and costs €100 - €380.
It takes approximately 12h 2m to get from Florence to Lens, including transfers.
Florence to Lens bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence station.
Florence to Lens train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Florence Santa Maria Novella station.
The best way to get from Florence to Lens is to train which takes 12h 2m and costs €100 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 21h 35m.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?
You can take a train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Lens via Milano Centrale, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 12h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Florence to Lens via Paris in around 21h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- 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 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 Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Nord to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €17–25
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Amiens to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- 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 Amiens to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Florence to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Aéroport to Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
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More Questions & Answers
Florence to Lens bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Florence to Lens train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Lens is 1196 km. It takes approximately 12h 54m to drive from Florence to Lens.
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