Florence to Cologne bus: 4 a week, fastest 17h30

4 a weekfastest 17h30☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

FlorenceBolognaVeronaTrentoBolzanoInnsbruckCologne· 858 km as the crow flies

15:25 → 08:55⁺¹
FlixBus N537 ☾ Overnight
Florence (Villa Costanza) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Bologna, Verona, Trento, Bolzano…
17h306 stops
Runs: Wed, Thu, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 15:25 → 07:55+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 15:25, arrive 08:55

The plane is 13h43 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct18h48

To Florence (Villa Costanza)24 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N53717h30
From Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min

Plane · nonstop FLR to DUS5h05

To Florence (FLR)20 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FLR to DUS2h00
Landing to exit20 min
From DUS55 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Florence to Cologne in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Florence goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Florence to Cologne nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Florence to Cologne?

Yes. 4 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Florence to Cologne?

The fastest takes 17h30; the slowest 17h30, for 858 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Florence to Cologne?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 15:25 arriving 08:55 the next morning.

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