There are 8 ways to get from Solothurn to Florence by train, plane, bus, car, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
best- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
4h 41m€104–290Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Olten Gosgerstrasse to Milanbus MarinoBus 252 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N528 / ...
10h 52m€47–78Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich HBtrain Ic5
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ic2 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
8h 7m€118–233Drive 618 km
- Drive from Solothurn to Florencecar 618 km
6h 16m€105–152Fly Basel to Florence Peretola Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BSL - FLR
7h 7m€117–294Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
5h 18m€118–347Train
- Take the train from Olten to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
8h 15m€103–237Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
14h 16m€85–121
Solothurn to Florence by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Solothurn to Florence is to bus via Milan which costs €45 - €80 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Solothurn to Florence is to train and fly which takes 4h 41m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Solothurn to Florence. However, there are services departing from Solothurn and arriving at Florence Santa Maria Novella via Zürich HB, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Solothurn and Florence is 557 km. The road distance is 618 km.
The best way to get from Solothurn to Florence without a car is to train via Zurich which takes 8h 7m and costs €110 - €240.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Solothurn to Florence, including transfers.
Solothurn to Florence train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Solothurn station.
The best way to get from Solothurn to Florence is to train via Zurich which takes 8h 7m and costs €110 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €45 - €80 and takes 10h 52m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €300 and takes 7h 7m.
Solothurn to Florence train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Solothurn to Florence is 618 km. It takes approximately 6h 16m to drive from Solothurn to Florence.
What companies run services between Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland and Florence, Italy?
You can take a train from Solothurn to Florence Santa Maria Novella via Zürich HB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 8h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Solothurn to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station via Olten, Olten Gosgerstrasse, Milan, and Milano, San Donato M3 in around 10h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Solothurn to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Olten to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Olten Gosgerstrasse to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, San Donato M3 to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Bern to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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