There are 8 ways to get from Florence to Milan by train, night train, night bus, rideshare, car, plane or bus
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
Train • 1h 55m
19€ - 80€
Cheapest option
Rideshare • 3h 49m
17€
6 alternative options
Night train • 4h 40m
35€ - 50€
Night bus • 4h 59m
20€ - 23€
Drive • 2h 51m
35€ - 55€
Fly Florence to Milan Linate • 5h 2m
97€ - 269€
Fly Florence to Milan Malpensa • 5h 27m
67€ - 263€
Bus to Pisa, fly to Milan Linate • 5h 15m
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Milan is to rideshare which costs 17€ and takes 3h 49m.
The quickest way to get from Florence to Milan is to train which costs 19€ - 80€ and takes 1h 55m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Firenze S.M.N. and arriving at Milano Centrale. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 55m.
The distance between Florence and Milan is 248 km. The road distance is 299.3 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Milan without a car is to train which takes 1h 55m and costs 19€ - 80€.
The train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale takes 1h 55m including transfers and departs every two hours.
Florence to Milan train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Firenze S.M.N. station.
The best way to get from Florence to Milan is to train which takes 1h 55m and costs 19€ - 80€. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 95€ - 270€ and takes 5h 2m.
There is no direct flight from Florence Airport to Milan Linate Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 30m and has one stopover.
Florence to Milan train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
- Distance: 248.2 km
- Duration: 1h 55m
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Milan, Italy?
Trenitalia Frecce operates a train from Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale every 4 hours. Tickets cost 24€ - 80€ and the journey takes 1h 55m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a vehicle from Florence, Florence to Milan, Milan twice daily. Tickets cost 17€ - 22€ and the journey takes 4h 40m.
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Florence to Milan Linate via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- 120€ - 300€
Flights from Florence to Milan Linate via Rome, Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 120€ - 300€
Flights from Florence to Milan Malpensa via Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 550€
Flights from Pisa to Milan Linate via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 230€
Flights from Pisa to Milan Linate via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 65€ - 230€
Flights from Pisa to Milan Linate via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 270€
Flights from Pisa to Milan Linate via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 420€
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence to Milan Linate via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 600€
Flights from Florence to Milan Malpensa via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 600€
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Florence to Milan Linate via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- 120€ - 420€
Flights from Pisa to Milan Linate via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 440€
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Florence to Milan Malpensa via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 300€
Flights from Florence to Milan Malpensa via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 140€ - 410€
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Florence to Milan Malpensa via Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 550€
Flights from Pisa to Milan Linate via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 270€
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Florence to Milan Linate via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 110€ - 1000€
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence to Milan Linate via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 380€ - 1200€
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence to Milan Malpensa via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 290€ - 1000€
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence to Milan Malpensa via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- 310€ - 1000€
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence to Milan Malpensa via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 85€ - 300€
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence to Milan Malpensa via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- 200€ - 800€
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Florence to Milan Malpensa via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- 280€ - 650€
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Pisa to Milan Linate via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- 150€ - 420€
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 Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 24€ - 80€
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- 24€ - 35€
- Base Standard
- 45€ - 65€
- Base Premium
- 55€ - 80€
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 Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 20€ - 60€
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- 23€ - 35€
- Smart Low Cost
- 20€ - 29€
- Smart Flex
- 40€ - 60€
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 Firenze S.M.N. to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 19€ - 27€
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 2nd Class
- 19€ - 27€
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
- 800 90 60 60
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Firenze Campo Marte to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 35€ - 50€
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia
- Schedules at
- Bahn DB
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).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Night bus from Florence, Florence to Milan, Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 17€ - 22€
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- pisa-airport.com
Bus from Piazza Stazione to Pisa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- pisa-airport.com
Blablacar is a popular ridesharing platform with 70 million users over 22 (mostly European) countries. The basic idea is that you carpool with locals who are already planning to drive your route and have space in their car. With some flexibility, you’ll get to your destination often faster and cheaper than other means. On the website or app, enter your departure and arrival points and your date of travel, sift through the profiles of drivers who’ve posted pre-planned drives and find one whose timing and preferences match yours. Request to join the ride, wait to be accepted, and pay your share of the set price.
Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar
Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Florence to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 17€
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Milan is 299 km. It takes approximately 2h 51m to drive from Florence to Milan.
KLM, Brussels Airlines, British Airways and three other airlines offer flights from Florence Airport to Milan Linate Airport.
Book your Florence to Milan train tickets online with Omio.
There are 7278+ hotels available in Milan. Prices start at 87€ per night.
The best way to get from Florence to Florence Airport is to bus which takes 12 min and costs 1€ - 7€.