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How to get fromLoire Valley to Florenceby train (TGV), bus, car, train, plane or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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There are 12 ways to get from Loire Valley to Florence by train (TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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  1. Train via Lyon

    best
    1. Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
    2. Take the train from Massy Tgv to Lyon Part DieutrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano CentraletrainFr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
    13h 9m
    €173–504

  2. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Saumur to Nantestrain
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)planeNTE - FLR
    8h 22m
    €87–224

  3. Bus via Clermont-Ferrand

    1. Take the bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCFbus404 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Angers to Clermont-Ferrandbus724
    3. Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
    24h 46m

  4. Drive 1,179.4 km

    1. Drive from Loire Valley to Florencecar1,179.4 km
    12h 7m
    €184–265

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Port Boulet to AncenistrainTer
    2. Take the train from Ancenis to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano CentraletrainFr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
    15h 4m
    €180–428

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Port Boulet to St Pierre Des CorpstrainTer
    2. Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Lyon Part DieutrainTer
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta SusatrainFr
    4. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.trainFr
    15h 16m
    €157–547

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Gare routière Balzac to Gare Routière et SNCFbus404 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Angers - Bus Station Esplanade to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
    26h 31m

  8. Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
    2. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)planeORY - FLR
    8h 20m
    €109–326

  9. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
    2. Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)planeCDG - FLR
    9h 8m
    €123–360

  10. Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Angers Saint-Laudtrain
    2. Take the train from Angers St Laud to Rennestrain
    3. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)planeRNS - FLR
    13h 27m
    €153–489

  11. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
    2. Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeCDG - BLQ
    4. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
    10h 2m
    €138–392

  12. Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
    2. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)planeORY - PSA
    3. Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
    9h 45m
    €118–353

Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration3h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket€56Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Loire Valley, France and Florence, Italy?

You can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Florence Santa Maria Novella via Saumur, Massy Tgv, Lyon Part Dieu, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Centre 2 - Montsoreau, Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR, Gare routière Balzac, Angers, and Clermont-Ferrand in around 24h 46m.

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