Trains from Venice to Florence

About the Venice to Florence train

Choose your departure station with care: Santa Lucia is on the island at the head of the Grand Canal, reached by water bus or on foot; Mestre is on the mainland and makes sense if your hotel is there. The search results name the station for each option. Set the date and passengers and decide whether to book Florence to Venice at the same time. The line runs south-west across the plain through Padua, then to Bologna, where it turns into the Apennines; the crossing is largely in tunnel and the land opens out again on the Tuscan side with Florence in its bowl of hills. Santa Maria Novella sits on the western edge of the old centre; the Duomo is a short walk, and the Arno a little further. After Venice, Florence feels orderly: the sights cluster between the station, the cathedral and the river, with the San Lorenzo market streets near the station and Santa Croce to the east, and the Oltrarno across the Ponte Vecchio for workshops, the Boboli gardens and quieter streets. Stay in the centre if your time is short, across the river if you want evenings away from the crowds. The hotels on this page cover both, and an Italy eSIM can be added.