Visiting Italy

Bologna Train Station

Trains from Bologna to Florence are a great way to travel when you are visiting Italy. Train travel between the two cities is fast, efficient, and cost-effective.

Trains depart Bologna’s main train station and arrive at Florence Santa Maria Novella station (often abbreviated as FI. SMN on timetables). They are direct and require no changes en route.

Trains from Bologna to Florence leave up to four times an hour at peak times throughout the day, so you never have to wait long for a train.

Most trains on this route are high-speed Eurostar trains, but some are slower InterCity trains. The main difference between the two types of trains is that Eurostar trains travel almost twice as fast as InterCity trains, but can be more than twice as expensive. Eurostar trains also run much more frequently than InterCity trains.

Eurostar trains from Bologna take 37 minutes to travel to Florence. A single ticket costs 36 euros for first class and 25 euros for second class. There are around three departures an hour.

InterCity trains to Florence take 1 hour. Single tickets cost 14.50 euros for first class and 10.50 euros for second class. There is a departure every two to three hours.

Tickets for trains from Bologna to Florence can be purchased online in advance or at the station when you arrive in Bologna.

Below is an interactive Florence restaurant map that shows great restaurants all over the city.

From budget options and cheap eats to mid-range restaurants and fine dining establishments, the map has a wide range of restaurants in the Florence city centre.

You can click on the blue pins for information about each place on the Florence restaurant map, and drag the map around to see more places.

The Florence sightseeing map below is interactive.

The map includes major sightseeing destinations and cultural attractions in Florence, as well as all of the top museums in Florence and the main food market in the city.

Click on the blue pins on the map for more information about each destination on the Florence sightseeing map.