There are 7 ways to get from Ancona to Cres by train, ferry, bus, plane, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry, bus
best- Take the train from Ancona to Pesarotrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Pesaro to Port of Mali Losinjferry
- Take the bus from Mali Lošinj, Lošinjskih Brodograditelja to Cresbus
8h 20mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ancona to Bologna Centralebus 421 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 536 / ...
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškerabus
14h 4m€25–81Train, bus, Catamaran
- Take the train from Ancona to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
11h 22m€57–132Fly, bus, Catamaran
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane AOI - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
10h 12m€88–296Train, ferry, Catamaran
- Take the train from Ancona to Pesarotrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Pesaro to Port of Mali Losinjferry
- Take the ferry from Mali Losinj to Cresferry
9h 20mCar ferry, drive, line 332 car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarcarferry 51
- Drive from Port of Zadar to Valbiskacar
- Take the car ferry from Valbiska to Meragcarferry 332
12h 13m€43–71Car ferry, ferry, Catamaran
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarcarferry 51
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Ilovikferry
- Take the ferry from Ilovik to Cresferry
12h 40m€27–39
Ancona to Cres by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Cres is to car ferry and ferry and Catamaran which costs €27 - €40 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Cres is to fly and bus and Catamaran which takes 10h 12m and costs €85 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Cres. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Cres, Peškera via Bologna Centrale, Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 4m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Ancona to Cres. However, there are services departing from Port of Ancona and arriving at Cres via Port of Zadar and Ilovik. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
The distance between Ancona and Cres is 260 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Cres without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 8h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Ancona to Cres, including transfers.
Ancona to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ancona station.
Ancona to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
There are 1259+ hotels available in Cres.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Cres, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Ancona to Cres, Peškera via Bologna Centrale, Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO), and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 14h 4m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Mali Lošinj, Lošinjskih Brodograditelja to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- info@gomoviaggi.com
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Pesaro to Port of Mali Losinj
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €3–5
Ferry from Mali Losinj to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €4–6
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €9–12
Car ferry from Valbiska to Merag
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €2–3
- Adult
- €5
- Children 3-12
- €3
Ferry from Ilovik to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €5–7
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Ilovik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Normal
- €13–20
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