Venice to Florence Transfer

Venice to Florence transfer: the easiest way to get there

The best way to get from Venice 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 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 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, which vehicles we use and how the booking works.

How far is Florence from Venice?

The distance from Venice to Florence is about 270 km by road, and the transfer usually takes around 3 hours 50 minutes. Journey time depends on the time of day: early mornings and late evenings are quickest, weekday rush hours and holiday weekends add time. Because the Venice 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.

Travellers often compare the drive with a bus or train connection; with luggage and a family, door-to-door by private car is almost always faster in total than any combination of public transport.

Arriving at Venice (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.

Airports feel bigger after a long flight, and Venice is no exception. That is why your confirmation carries the exact meeting point for this airport, the driver's name and a phone number: when you walk out of arrivals you know where to look. The driver has been following your flight, so a late landing or a slow bag belt changes nothing about your Venice to Florence transfer.

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

Venice to Florence at a glance

Service: private transfer, your own vehicle from Venice 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, 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 to Florence?

Travellers searching for "Venice to Florence taxi cost" usually find a range rather than a number, because taxi fares depend on the meter, the hour and the route. Our private transfer gives you a single fixed price for the whole vehicle, agreed on WhatsApp in advance, so the cost of getting from Venice to Florence is known before you land.

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 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 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.

So the honest comparison for Florence is this: public transport is the cheapest option for one person with a cabin bag and time to spare, and a private Venice to Florence transfer is the better one for everybody else - two or more travellers, families, older relatives, anyone landing late, anyone with proper luggage. The price is per vehicle, not per person, which is why a family of four often pays less than it would on four bus or train tickets plus the taxi at the end.

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

Once you have checked in, Florence is worth exploring: Duomo, Giotto's Campanile and Baptistery, Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio, Accademia and Michelangelo's David and Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens. Your driver can point some of them out on the way in, and the WhatsApp desk can arrange a car for a day out if you want to see more.

Venice itself is within reach for a day: the Biennale gardens in season, St Mark's Square and the Basilica and the Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs - 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

Your confirmation message on WhatsApp includes the meeting arrangement for Venice - it varies by airport, between an indoor meeting point, a specific exit and a driver with a sign at the arrivals door - along with your driver's name and number. With flight tracking, your driver is there the minute you land, and the waiting time is included in the fixed price.

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.

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.

Families get child seats on request, and groups with a lot of luggage are matched to a vehicle with room to spare. Tell us on WhatsApp what you are bringing and we take care of the rest.

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

Who uses a private transfer from Venice to Florence? Couples who would rather not start a holiday in a taxi queue; families who need child seats and space for a pushchair; groups of six to thirteen who want to arrive together in one vehicle; business travellers with a meeting the same day; and travellers landing at night, when public transport is thin and a fixed price is worth more than ever. Every one of them books the same way - a WhatsApp message - and gets the same written confirmation.

The transfer is the first thing most guests book with us and rarely the last; day trips from Florence and the ride back to Venice are arranged in the same conversation.

How to book your Florence transfer

Send the form on this page, or write to us on WhatsApp: flight number, date, passengers, luggage and hotel. Within a few minutes a member of our team confirms your Venice to Florence transfer with the price fixed, the vehicle chosen and the meeting point at Venice explained. Everything is in writing, in English or Arabic.

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

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, and if you change flights before travel tell the desk - the pickup is tracked against the flight number we hold.

If you are two households or a group, say how many bags as well as how many people; luggage decides the vehicle more often than passengers do.

Florence to Venice: the return transfer

The same service runs the other way. For a Florence to Venice transfer we collect you from your hotel at an agreed time, with a comfortable margin for check-in and security at Venice, and the driver helps with the luggage at both ends. Book both directions together and the desk keeps them on one confirmation.

The Florence to Venice 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

The same fixed-price private service runs from Venice 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 to Milan transfer
• Venice to Dolomites (Cortina) transfer

Heading back at the end of the stay? See the Florence to Venice transfer.

Why travellers choose Haqqi Tours for Florence transfers

Haqqi Tours is a travel company, not a taxi app: the people who confirm your Florence transfer are the same people you can message at midnight when the flight is late. The price is fixed and written down, the driver is a licensed professional who does this road regularly, the vehicle is what we said it would be, and if anything on the day is not as promised, one message to the desk puts it right.

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.