There are 14 ways to get from Ancona to Folkestone by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
best- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)AOI - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
7h 19m£67–318Train
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Marne La Vallee ChessyTgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
17h 18m£213–802Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to Rimini421 / ...
- Take the bus from Rimini to Ludwigshafen
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Dover
22h 33m£118–148Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ancona to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonele shuttle
15h 25mTrain to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to London Stansted Airport (STN)BLQ - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
8h 58m£77–304Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to London City Airport (LCY)FLR - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
9h 15m£122–373Train to Abruzzo Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Fly from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)PSR - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
9h 24m£89–313Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)FLR - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
9h 56m£85–336Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to London City Airport (LCY)AOI - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
8h 44m£142–497Train to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Ancona to Foligno
- Fly from Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport (PEG) to London Stansted Airport (STN)PEG - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
10h 2m£84–352Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part DieuFr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
17h 21m£184–722Train, bus
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the bus from Bologna to Gent
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Dover
29h 53mBus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Ancona to Frankfurt central train station
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Brussels-North train station328
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Dover
30h 29m£85–183Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ancona to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
16h 29m£227–325
Ancona to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Folkestone is to bus via Brussels which costs £85 - £190 and takes 30h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 7h 19m and costs £65 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Folkestone station. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Folkestone Central station via Frankfurt central train station, Brussel Eurolines Busstation and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Ancona to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Folkestone Central via Bologna Centrale, Torino Porta Susa, Marne La Vallee Chessy, Lille Europe and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 18m.
The distance between Ancona and Folkestone is 942 miles.
The best way to get from Ancona to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 17h 18m and costs £210 - £800.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Ancona to Folkestone, including transfers.
Ancona to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ancona station.
Ancona to Folkestone train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Folkestone is to train which takes 17h 18m and costs £210 - £800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £110 - £150 and takes 22h 33m.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Ancona to Folkestone Central via Bologna Centrale, Torino Porta Susa, Marne La Vallee Chessy, Lille Europe, and London St Pancras Intl in around 17h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ancona to Folkestone Central station via Rimini Centro Studi, Rimini - Via Roma, Rimini, Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Hauptbahnhof, Mannheim, Schloss, Mannheim, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 22h 33m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to London Stansted Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to London Stansted Airport via Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to London Stansted Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to London Stansted Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to London City Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–700
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–240
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to London City Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–440
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to London City Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–470
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to London City Airport via Munich, Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–390
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–490
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Foligno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £24–35
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £10–15
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £17–24
Train from Ancona to Foligno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- £50–75
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £50–75
- Comfort
- £55–80
- Premium
- £80–110
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £75–130
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–17
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ancona to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ancona to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Rimini to Ludwigshafen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–75
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Mannheim to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–10
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Ancona to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Ancona. It is currently 6:59 PM in Ancona and 5:59 PM in Folkestone.
Ancona to Folkestone train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
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