There are 5 ways to get from Florence to Plitvice Lakes National Park by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airporttrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Otočac autobusni kolodvorbus 938
11h 4m€63–115Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Florence to Rijeka bus stationbus N544
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus Arriva
14h 15m€43–90Drive 612.4 km
- Drive from Florence to Plitvička Jezeracar 612.4 km
7h 16m€99–143Fly, bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane FLR - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus
10h 7m€106–410Train, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Bologna centraletrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
13h 37m€452–794
Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to bus which costs €40 - €90 and takes 14h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to drive which takes 7h 16m and costs €95 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence to Plitvice Lakes National Park. However, there are services departing from Florence and arriving at Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor via Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 15m.
The distance between Florence and Plitvice Lakes National Park is 596 km. The road distance is 612.4 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Plitvice Lakes National Park without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 4m and costs €60 - €120.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Florence to Plitvice Lakes National Park, including transfers.
Florence to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence station.
Florence to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rijeka bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Plitvice Lakes National Park is 612 km. It takes approximately 7h 16m to drive from Florence to Plitvice Lakes National Park.
There are 1084+ hotels available in Plitvice Lakes National Park.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Florence to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor via Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor and Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor in around 14h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Otočac autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–27
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–27
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 47 777 276
- autopromet.slunj@gmail.com
- Website
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–21
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- GoOpti
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