Venice Airport to Florence Transfer

Venice Airport to Florence transfer: the easiest way to get there

The best way to get from Venice Airport to Florence depends on what you are carrying and who you are travelling with, but for almost everyone arriving with luggage, family or after a long flight, a pre-booked private transfer is the answer. Haqqi Tours' Venice Airport to Florence airport transfer is met at arrivals, priced in advance and driven by someone who does this route every week.

This page covers everything travellers ask about the Venice Airport to Florence route: how far it is and how long it takes, whether an airport taxi, public transport or a private transfer is the better choice, what Florence is like, what to see there and where to stay, where you meet your driver at Venice Airport, which vehicles we use and how the booking works.

How far is Florence from Venice Airport?

The distance from Venice Airport to Florence is about 270 km by road, and the transfer usually takes around 3 hours 50 minutes. Allow a little extra at peak hours; outside them the drive is relaxed and direct. Because the Venice Airport to Florence transfer price is fixed in advance, a slow drive never costs you more, which is the first difference from an airport taxi on the meter.

The fastest road route runs via the A13 and A1var, and your driver adjusts it on the day for traffic and roadworks.

From Venice the A4 and A13 motorways lead to Bologna, then the A1 crosses the Apennines, including the Variante di Valico tunnels, and descends to Florence.

If you are asking "how long does it take to get from Venice Airport to Florence", the honest answer is 3 hours 50 minutes in normal traffic, and your driver will tell you on the day if anything on the route has changed.

Arriving at Venice Airport (VCE)

Venice Marco Polo (VCE) is on the mainland about 13 km north of the lagoon; cars reach Piazzale Roma or Tronchetto, the last points on wheels, and the Mestre hotels directly.

A little knowledge of Venice Airport makes the arrival calmer. Note which terminal or hall your flight uses, keep your phone charged for the WhatsApp thread, and expect the driver to be exactly where the confirmation said - by the arrivals exit with a name board, or at the airport's designated meeting point. From there it is a short walk to the car and the Venice Airport to Florence drive begins.

Searches for "VCE to Florence" or "VCE airport transfer" land here for a reason: VCE is the airport code for Venice Airport, and this is the private-car service that connects it with Florence.

Venice Airport to Florence at a glance

Service: private transfer, your own vehicle from Venice Airport to Florence, door to door. Route: about 270 km, around 3 hours 50 minutes depending on traffic. Vehicles: Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers) - Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, air-conditioned, with room for luggage. Price: fixed for the whole vehicle and agreed on WhatsApp before you travel, tolls and waiting included, nothing to pay the driver on the day. Meeting: at Venice Airport, at the point named in your confirmation, with flight tracking so a delay moves the pickup. Booking: the form on this page or a WhatsApp message; confirmation in writing within minutes, in Arabic or English.

Taxi or private transfer from Venice Airport to Florence?

The airport taxi fare from Venice Airport to Florence is unpredictable: meters, night tariffs, tolls and traffic all move it, and you only learn the total at the door. A pre-booked Venice Airport to Florence transfer is the opposite - one fixed cost for the vehicle, however long the drive takes, with the price agreed before your trip.

For one traveller with a small bag, a taxi or public transport can be a fair choice. For two or more people, a family with children, or anyone with real luggage, a private transfer is normally the cheapest way to get from Venice Airport to Florence per person - and by far the easiest. Public transport to Florence involves changes, tickets and stairs; a private car goes to the hotel door.

There is also the question of trust. Our drivers know the hotels of Florence, work on a fixed price, and never take a detour or add a "special fare" at the end. Your booking is confirmed by a real person on a WhatsApp desk that works in Arabic and English, and that same desk is reachable throughout your trip.

Public transport to Florence: is there a bus, train or metro?

Public transport from Venice Airport runs mainly into Venice itself: the ATVO and ACTV buses reach Piazzale Roma in about 25 minutes, and the Alilaguna boat goes directly to San Marco but slowly; a car to Piazzale Roma with the driver helping the bags to the vaporetto or water taxi is the calm way in, and for Mestre hotels or Treviso it is the only sensible one. Reaching Florence from there means a further connection with your luggage, which is where a door-to-door car saves the most time and effort.

If you are weighing the Venice Airport to Florence options, think about the last kilometre. Trains and buses stop at stations; hotels are somewhere else. With a private transfer the driver takes the route that ends at your door, helps with the bags, and the price agreed on WhatsApp does not change if the trains are on strike or the road is slow.

About Florence

Florence, the capital of Tuscany, lies about 260 km south-west of Venice. Florence is the Renaissance city on the Arno, where art and architecture fill almost every street. The cathedral with Brunelleschi's great dome, Giotto's bell tower and the Baptistery form the city's centrepiece, while the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia, which displays Michelangelo's David, hold world-famous collections. The Ponte Vecchio leads across the river to the Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens, and Piazzale Michelangelo gives a classic view over the rooftops. From Venice the journey crosses the Po plain and then the Apennine mountains, descending through wooded hills into the Arno valley.

Things to do in Florence

What to see in Florence: Duomo, Giotto's Campanile and Baptistery, Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, Accademia and Michelangelo's David and Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens. Ask the driver which to do first on the drive from Venice Airport - they know the area, and the desk arranges transport for any of them later in your stay.

Venice itself is within reach for a day: the Grand Canal by vaporetto, Murano glass and Burano lace and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection - the same WhatsApp desk arranges the car there and back.

Where to stay in Florence

Where you stay in Florence makes no difference to the price of the transfer, which is fixed for the whole vehicle. The places most travellers choose: Around the Duomo, Santa Maria Novella, Oltrarno and Santa Croce - and any other address is fine too.

Florence's centre is a camera-controlled ZTL; hotels inside it can register your vehicle, so confirm the hotel name and address and let the hotel know your arrival details.

Meeting your driver at Venice Airport

Every airport is laid out differently, and Venice Airport is no exception: some airports have a fixed meeting point inside the terminal, some have a specific exit where drivers may wait, and at others the driver stands just beyond customs with a sign. Because of that we do not print one rule here. When we confirm your Venice Airport to Florence transfer on WhatsApp, we tell you exactly where your driver will be, with the driver's name and a phone number you can message the moment you land.

Up to 60 minutes of waiting is included (90 minutes at some airports), and if you are delayed at baggage or passport control a quick WhatsApp message keeps your driver informed. On the way back, the driver collects you from the hotel at an agreed time with enough margin for your flight from Venice Airport.

Our vehicles for the Florence transfer

For this route we offer Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers). The vans are Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, all recent, air-conditioned and cleaned between journeys, with proper luggage space rather than a crowded boot. Choose the vehicle by how many of you are travelling and how much luggage you bring; the desk will tell you if a larger vehicle would be more comfortable.

Child seats and booster seats are available on request - say the ages of the children when you book and we bring the right ones. Extra-large luggage, sports equipment and wheelchairs are all fine; just mention them so the right vehicle is sent.

As a guide, the sedan suits one to three people with normal suitcases, the minivan or GMC a family or group of up to seven with their luggage, and the Sprinter larger parties of up to thirteen; there is cold water in the car, phone chargers in most models, and no smoking.

Who books the Florence transfer

Families are our most frequent guests on this route: a private car means the children are strapped into proper seats, the pushchair goes in the back, and nobody is counting change for tickets. Groups of friends and extended families take the Sprinter or a minivan so the whole party travels together to Florence on one fixed price. Older travellers book it for the door-to-door help with the bags, and couples for a calm start to the trip instead of a taxi queue.

If your trip continues beyond Florence - a day trip, a second city, a port or a return to Venice Airport - the same desk arranges it in the same WhatsApp conversation, with the same fixed-price approach.

How to book your Florence transfer

Booking is simple: fill in the form on this page or message us on WhatsApp with your flight number, the date, the number of passengers and your hotel in Florence. A member of our team replies within minutes to confirm the price and the meeting point. Payment is arranged on WhatsApp as well, in whichever way suits you, and your confirmation is written down so nothing is left to memory.

Changes and cancellations are handled through the same WhatsApp conversation. Because the terms depend on conditions such as how close to the pickup time the request is made, our team will explain exactly what applies to your booking when you ask - always before any payment, never as a surprise afterwards.

Good to know before you land at Venice Airport

Tell us whether your hotel is on the islands (we drop at Piazzale Roma or Tronchetto and can pre-book a water taxi) or in Mestre and the mainland, where the car goes to the door.

Note the terminal or hall your flight uses at Venice Airport, and if you change flights before travel tell the desk - the pickup is tracked against the flight number we hold.

Let us know the driver language you would prefer; it depends on the country, the city and the hour, so we cannot promise it, but we do our best to match it and the WhatsApp desk itself always works in Arabic and English.

Florence to Venice Airport: the return transfer

Most guests book the return at the same time: a Florence to Venice Airport transfer from the hotel door, timed to your departure, with the same fixed-price approach. If your plans change during the trip, message the desk and the pickup time is adjusted.

The Florence to Venice Airport leg is the same fixed price, and the driver drops the bags at the right departures entrance so you are not hunting for the terminal yourself.

More transfers from Venice Airport

The same fixed-price private service runs from Venice Airport to other places nearby. If your plans include more than one stop, or friends are staying elsewhere, these are the routes travellers most often combine with Florence:

• Venice Airport to Ravenna transfer
• Venice Airport to Train Station transfer
• Venice Airport to Abano Terme transfer
• Venice Airport to Verona transfer
• Venice Airport to Padua transfer
• Venice Airport to Hilton Molino Stucky transfer

Why travellers choose Haqqi Tours for Florence transfers

We run airport transfers in dozens of cities, and the Florence route follows the same simple promise as every other: one fixed price for the whole vehicle, agreed in writing; a driver who tracks your flight and meets you at arrivals; a vehicle matched to your group and your luggage; and a desk that answers. It is the way we would want to arrive ourselves.

Pickup options and waiting time

When you book on WhatsApp, you choose one of two pickup options for your arrival:

• Flight tracking: your driver is at arrivals the minute your flight lands and waits for up to 60 minutes. If your flight lands at 2:00 pm, the driver is there at 2:00 pm.
• Fixed time (no tracking): your driver arrives at a time you choose and waits for up to 60 minutes from that time. Send us your flight number and we check its real landing times over the past 10 days to recommend the best pickup time.

At most airports the included waiting time is 60 minutes; at some it is 90 minutes. We confirm the exact waiting time for your airport when you book with us on WhatsApp. After that, the driver cannot wait longer: the fixed price is based on one hour of airport parking and the driver's time, and with more than 30 transfers a day, every booking is scheduled back to back.

With flight tracking, normal delays are covered. If your flight is delayed by more than 5 hours, we cannot guarantee a new pickup at the last minute, because the new arrival time is uncertain and other transfers are already scheduled. Message us as soon as the delay is announced: we always do our best to rearrange, but it depends on the number of bookings that day. With a fixed-time pickup, the time slot is reserved for you and cannot be changed on the day, even if your flight is delayed or something unexpected happens.

Two hours before your flight lands, we send you your driver's name and phone number on WhatsApp. If you are still in the air, the message will be waiting for you as soon as you switch on your phone. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.