City to city

Florence to Naples by train

Firenze SMN → Napoli Centrale

Fastest

≈ 2h 45m

Typical

≈ 3h

Direct trains

Yes

Fewest changes

0

Operators

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Trains link Florence (Firenze SMN) and Naples (Napoli Centrale) in about 2h 45m at best, with no changes needed.

How long does the train from Florence to Naples take?

The fastest trains cover Florence to Naples in about 2h 45m; a typical journey takes around 3h.

Is there a direct train from Florence to Naples?

Yes: direct trains run between Firenze SMN and Napoli Centrale.

Is the train or a flight faster from Florence to Naples?

Door to door, the train typically wins: about 3h 20m city centre to city centre, against roughly 4h 05m for a typical flight once airport time is counted. The train also emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.

Train, door to door

≈ 3h 20m

Flight, door to door

≈ 4h 05m (est.)

CO₂e per passenger

~17 kg train · ~56 kg plane

Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.

Legendary routes through Florence or Naples

• Frecciarossa Rome → Naples
• Frecciarossa Milan → Naples
• Circumvesuviana Naples → Sorrento
• Treno di Dante Florence → Ravenna

More trains from Florence

• Florence → Bologna ≈ 37 min · direct
• Florence → Pisa ≈ 1h · direct
• Florence → Rome ≈ 1h 39m · direct
• Florence → Milan ≈ 1h 53m · direct
• Florence → Venice ≈ 2h 17m · direct
• Florence → Paris ≈ 9h 26m

All trains from Florence →

More train routes in Italy.

Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.