🇮🇹 Same-country drive · Italy
Driving from Venice to Florence
- Drive time
- 2h 50m
- Distance
- 257 km
- Same day?
- Yes, half day
- under 4 h
- Fuel cost
- ≈ €39
- petrol · diesel ≈ €34
- Tolls
- ≈ €19
- per-km
- EV charging
- Plenty fast
- 38 of 117 ≥50 kW
On this page
Route map
Route options
Other paths OSRM found between the two cities — handy when traffic, tolls, or scenery matter more than raw speed.
Avoids motorways
+1h 51m- Distance:
- 273 km (+16 km)
- Duration:
- 4h 42m
Via: SS309 · SR302 · SP302
How else can you make this trip?
Driving is the focus of this guide; here's how cycling, coach, and (soon) train and plane stack up for the same pair.
Trip plan
How to think about the drive: one day, split, or overnight.
Easy one-day drive
Comfortable as a single day for one driver. Leave after breakfast, arrive with time to settle in.
- Distance:
- 257 km
- Duration:
- 2h 50m (free-flow, no traffic)
Where to stop
Places along the route that make natural breaks for coffee, lunch, or a night.
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Rovigo 🇮🇹 it
≈86 km≈ 11.8 km detour from the main route
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Sasso Marconi 🇮🇹 it
≈171 km≈ 1.2 km detour from the main route
Key moves
Things to know before you set off — borders, sides of the road, tolls.
Tolls on motorways in IT
Budget for motorway tolls — France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal charge per-km, Croatia and Greece by section. Contactless cards work almost everywhere; have one loaded.
Must-know before you go
The things a driver from another country wouldn't think to ask about — fines, stickers, payment cards, opening hours.
City access & emission zones
ZTL cameras read your plate from any country
Must knowItalian historic centres (Florence, Rome, Milan, Bologna, Pisa, Siena, Verona, Naples, Turin, Palermo and dozens more) are ringed by automatic Zona Traffico Limitato cameras. Driving in without a permit triggers €80–120 per crossing, and the fine reaches your home address up to a year later via cross-border collection. Treat any city centre as off-limits unless you've confirmed your hotel offers a permit, and ask the hotel to register your plate the day you arrive.
Italian historic-centre ZTL — confirm your hotel registers your plate
Must knowFlorence
This city's old town is encircled by automatic ZTL cameras. Crossing without a permit triggers €80–120 per pass. Ask your hotel the day you arrive: "Can you register my plate for ZTL access?" Some only register the entry, not parking — clarify both. Cameras read plates from any country and Italian fines reach foreign addresses up to a year later.
Tolls, vignettes & road payment
Telepass saves you the toll-booth queue
UsefulItalian autostrade work like France: ticket on entry, pay on exit. Contactless cards work at most modern lanes (look for "Carte" — avoid yellow "Telepass" lanes without the device). For long routes, a Telepass EU transponder works in IT/FR/ES/PT and pays for itself across two days; at minimum, keep your insurance card and registration in the door pocket — booth attendants occasionally ask.
What your car must carry
Hi-vis vest mandatory before stepping out
Must knowItalian law requires you to wear a reflective vest before exiting the vehicle on a motorway shoulder, day or night. One warning triangle in the boot is also required. Both items are typically €15 at any Autogrill or fuel station — don't arrive without them.
Fuel stations
"Servito" pumps cost about €0.20/L more
UsefulItalian fuel stations split between fai-da-te (self-service) and servito (attended). The same station typically offers both, with attended pumps charging a 10–15% premium. Off-hours, attended turns into self-service automatically. If a pump is out of paper or won't take your card, try the next station — Italian banking sometimes refuses foreign chip cards on first attempt.
Contactless cards work at virtually every motorway pump
TipMajor brand stations (Shell, Total, BP, Repsol, Cepsa, OMV, Eni, Esso) take Visa and Mastercard contactless without an issue. American Express and Diners are spotty south of the Alps. A €100 pre-authorisation hold is normal — it releases within 5 days. Carry €50 cash for the rare independent station.
Off-motorway stations close at lunch and on Sundays
TipOutside motorways, expect 12:30–15:30 closures and most of Sunday off. Motorway service areas (autogrill) run 24/7. If you're cutting through a small town in the early afternoon, fuel before noon or push to the next motorway entrance.
Money & connectivity
EU roaming covers calls, texts and data at no extra cost
TipYour home EU SIM works at home rates across every EU member, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The "fair use" cap on data only applies if you're abroad more than four months. For a 2-week road trip, just use your phone normally — but switch off "data roaming" if you're leaving the EU into UK / CH for any segment.
Emergency & breakdown
112 works everywhere in the EU and continental neighbours
TipSingle number for police, ambulance, fire — works from any phone, any network, any country. On motorways, the orange SOS pillars every 2km connect direct to the regional traffic control centre and pinpoint your location. Use them over your phone if you can — it speeds the response.
Rules, fees, and thresholds change. Always verify against the official source the day before you drive — this page is a checklist, not a legal reference.
Main roads
The highways this route spends the most kilometres on.
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A13 Autostrada Bologna-Padova116 km
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A1var Variante di Valico64 km
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A1 Autostrada del Sole25 km
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A14 Autostrada Adriatica11 km
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A4 Autostrada Serenissima10 km
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A57 Tangenziale di Mestre9 km
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SR11 Via della Libertà5 km
Route character
How much of the drive is motorway vs. secondary vs. rural.
Motorway drive — fast, predictable, uneventful.
- Motorway
- 92%
- Secondary
- 2%
- Other / rural
- 6%
Drive difficulty
At-a-glance feel: how demanding is this drive for one driver?
Overall
Easy
Straightforward drive. One driver, one day, little to worry about beyond fuel and a toilet stop.
- No major complicating factors — motorway-heavy, single country, comfortable length.
Elevation profile
Highs, lows, and the total climb / descent along the route.
- Lowest point
- 0 m
- Highest point
- 575 m
- Total ascent
- ↑ 599 m
- Total descent
- ↓ 549 m
Fuel & tolls
Rough cost expectation for a typical EU passenger car. Treat as an estimate — pump prices change weekly.
Petrol (RON 95)
≈ €39
19.2 L × €2.02 / L · 7.5 L/100 km
Diesel
≈ €34
15.4 L × €2.24 / L · 6 L/100 km
Electric (DC fast)
≈ €29
45 kWh × €0.65 / kWh · 17.5 kWh/100 km
Public DC fast charging — slower AC charging at home or hotels typically costs about half.
Motorway tolls & vignettes
≈ €19
- IT — €0.08/km on the motorway network (≈ 257 km in-country ≈ €19)
Prices last refreshed 2026-10-12.
Fuel and EV charging along the route
Stations within a few kilometres of the road, sampled at evenly-spaced waypoints.
EV charging
38 at 50 kW or above (fast / ultra-fast).
Fastest first
- Centro Porsche Padova — Padova 350 kW
- Q8 Corso Primo Maggio — Padova 300 kW
- Powy Pittarello 300 kW
- Ewiva Il Diamante — Ferrara 300 kW
- Electra Q8 — Bologna 300 kW
- A1AdS Aglio Est verso Bologna — Barberino di Mugello 300 kW
- Ewiva Casello di Barberino di Mugello — Barberino di Mugello 300 kW
- Supercharger Barberino Del Mugello — Barberino Del Mugello 250 kW
- GreenFlux HPC Corso Brasile — Padua 175 kW
- Powerstop Volvo Cavour 1 — Ferrara 150 kW
- BeCharge HPC — Legnaro 110 kW
- BeCharge Viale Porta Po 110 kW
Weather by month
Average daytime high / overnight low and typical monthly rainfall, over the past five years.
🇮🇹 Venice
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8°
2°
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10°
3°
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14°
6°
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17°
9°
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21°
14°
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27°
19°
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29°
20°
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29°
20°
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25°
17°
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19°
12°
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13°
5°
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9°
2°
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| 74mm | 65mm | 118mm | 86mm | 194mm | 71mm | 102mm | 99mm | 142mm | 157mm | 63mm | 50mm |
hot mild cold
🇮🇹 Florence
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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12°
4°
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13°
4°
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16°
7°
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19°
8°
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23°
12°
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30°
17°
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33°
19°
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33°
19°
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27°
16°
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22°
13°
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16°
7°
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12°
4°
|
| 105mm | 109mm | 146mm | 84mm | 132mm | 51mm | 35mm | 61mm | 104mm | 169mm | 129mm | 76mm |
hot mild cold
Next 5 days at Florence
Live forecast — refreshes every few hours.
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Sun 25
⛅
14° / 14°
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Mon 26
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20° / 10°
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Tue 27
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20° / 8°
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Wed 28
⛅
19° / 8°
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Thu 29
☀️
20° / 9°
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Forecast: MET Norway
Directions
Turn-by-turn summary of the main manoeuvres, generated by OSRM.
Show all 24 manoeuvres
- — 0.2 km
- Ponte della Libertà 4 km
- Via della Libertà (SR11) 5 km
- Via della Libertà 1 km
- Tangenziale di Mestre (A57) 0.1 km
- Tangenziale di Mestre (A57) 9 km
- Tangenziale di Mestre (A57) 2 km
- Autostrada Serenissima (A4) 10 km
- Autostrada Bologna-Padova (A13) 116 km
- — 0.5 km
- Autostrada Adriatica (A14) 5 km
- Ramo Casalecchio (A14) 6 km
- — 0.7 km
- Autostrada del Sole (A1) 25 km
- Variante di Valico (A1var) 32 km
- Autostrada del Sole (A1var) 31 km
- — 0.7 km
- Strada di Grande Comunicazione Firenze-Pisa-Livorno 2 km
- Viale Francesco Talenti
- Via del Palazzo dei Diavoli
- Via Bronzino
- Piazza Taddeo Gaddi
- Piazzale di Porta al Prato
- Sottopasso Fratelli Rosselli
Cycling from Venice to Florence
Touring-pace bicycle route generated by BRouter, with elevation gain and matched against the EuroVelo cycle network.
- Distance
- 319 km
- vs 257 km driving
- Riding time
- 17h 15m
- Touring pace; experienced riders cut this 20–30%.
- Total climb
- ↑ 1.532 m
Routed on the BRouter trekking profile — balanced for paved leisure tourers; gravel and fast-bike profiles produce different lines.
On the EuroVelo network
Sections of this route follow signed EuroVelo cycle routes — well-maintained, signposted, and bike-friendly:
- EV7 Sun Route · 91.5 km
- EV8 Mediterranean Route · 25 km
Total: 116,5 km on EuroVelo (36% of the route).
Show route on map
By coach from Venice to Florence
Indicative duration of the fastest direct long-distance coach found in the FlixBus and BlaBlaCar Bus EU schedules.
- Travel time
- 3h 15m
- Direct
- Operator
- FlixBus-eu
- Departures / day
- ~1
- Approximate based on the published schedule.
Show coach corridor on map
Schedules sourced from the FlixBus and BlaBlaCar Bus GTFS feeds via transport.data.gouv.fr. Times are indicative; verify on the operator's site before booking.
Booking link coming soon.
By train from Venice to Florence
Fastest cross-border rail itinerary from the public Transitous planner. Times reflect a typical Monday-morning departure on the next available service-day.
- Fastest journey
- 2h 37m
- 1 change
- Lead operator
- TRENITALIA
- Alternatives
- 5
- Itineraries returned by the planner.
Trains on the fastest itinerary
- FR
Includes a high-speed rail leg (TGV, ICE, AVE, Frecciarossa-class).
Show route on map
Routing via the public Transitous OTP planner (community-run MOTIS instance). Cached 24 hours; verify on the operator's site before booking.
How this page is built
Compiled by COD Solutions Oy from open European data — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for the route geometry, BRouter for the bicycle route, EuroVelo GPX (ODbL) by the European Cyclists' Federation for the cycle-network overlay, Open-Meteo for monthly climate normals, OpenTopoData SRTM 30m for elevation, and Open Charge Map for EV charging stations. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.