City to city
Naples to Florence by train
Napoli Centrale → Firenze SMN
- Fastest
- ≈ 2h 51m
- Typical
- ≈ 3h 02m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- TRENITALIA
Trains link Naples (Napoli Centrale) and Florence (Firenze SMN) in about 2h 51m at best, with no changes needed.
How long does the train from Naples to Florence take?
The fastest trains cover Naples to Florence in about 2h 51m; a typical journey takes around 3h 02m.
Is there a direct train from Naples to Florence?
Yes: direct trains run between Napoli Centrale and Firenze SMN.
Is the train or a flight faster from Naples to Florence?
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 Naples or Florence
- Frecciarossa Rome → Naples
- Frecciarossa Milan → Naples
- Circumvesuviana Naples → Sorrento
- Treno di Dante Florence → Ravenna
More trains from Naples
- Naples → Rome ≈ 1h 14m · direct
- Naples → Bari ≈ 4h 03m · direct
- Naples → Milan ≈ 4h 33m · direct
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.