Nice to Florence bus: 3.5 a day, fastest 6h00

3.5 a dayfastest 6h00☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇮🇹 Italy

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NiceGenoaSestri LevantePisaFlorence· 320 km as the crow flies

05:20 → 11:25
FlixBus N758
Nice Airport (Bus Station - Terminal 1) → Florence (Villa Costanza) · via Genoa
6h051 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 04:20 → 10:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:00 → 14:00
FlixBus N718
Nice Airport (Bus Station - Terminal 1) → Florence (Villa Costanza) · via Genoa
6h001 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 07:00 → 13:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
16:00 → 23:00
FlixBus N1501
Nice Airport (Bus Station - Terminal 1) → Florence (Villa Costanza) · via Genoa, Sestri Levante, Pisa
7h003 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunBook on FlixBus ↗
23:45 → 05:55⁺¹
FlixBus N523 ☾ Overnight
Nice Airport (Bus Station - Terminal 1) → Florence (Villa Costanza) · via Genoa
6h101 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:45 → 04:55+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

Fastest door to door: the plane (3h45). The bus takes 3h18 longer.

Bus · fastest direct7h03

To Nice Airport (Bus Station - Terminal 1)24 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N7186h00
From Florence (Villa Costanza)24 min

Plane · nonstop NCE to FLR3h45

To Nice Côte d'Azur (NCE)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight NCE to FLR1h10
Landing to exit20 min
From FLR20 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.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Nice to Florence?

Yes. 3.5 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Nice to Florence?

The fastest takes 6h00; the slowest 7h00, for 320 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:20 and the latest at 23:45, local time in Nice. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Nice to Florence?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 23:45 arriving 05:55 the next morning.

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