There are 11 ways to get from Ancona to Istanbul by plane, bus, car, train, ferry, car ferry, or busferry
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Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Istanbul (IST)plane AOI - IST
8h 19m₺6,173–21,226Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane AOI - SAW
8h 22m₺3,776–17,249Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Istanbulbus
29h 46m₺6,977–8,177Drive 1,976.6 km
- Drive from Ancona to Istanbulcar 1,976.6 km
19h 25m₺16,455–23,768Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane BLQ - IST
7h 43m₺6,724–18,797Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BLQ - SAW
7h 51m₺8,227–74,820Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Istanbul (IST)plane FCO - IST
10h 9m₺7,346–16,733Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane FCO - SAW
10h 22m₺5,349–15,756Ferry to Split Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the ferry from Ancona to Splitferry
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Istanbul (IST)plane SPU - IST
14h 56m₺11,117–20,818Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Durrëscarferry
- Take the bus from Tiranë to Istanbulbus
36h 4m₺6,776–11,281Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Ancona to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabusferry
- Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Esenler Otogarbus
42h 20m
Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Istanbul is to fly which costs 6.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺ and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 7h 43m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Istanbul via Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 46m.
The distance between Ancona and Istanbul is 1343 km. The road distance is 1976.6 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Istanbul without a car is to bus which takes 29h 46m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Ancona to Istanbul, including transfers.
Ancona to Istanbul bus services, operated by Hak Bus, depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Istanbul is to fly which takes 8h 19m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 22.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 7.000 ₺ - 8.500 ₺ and takes 29h 46m.
Ancona to Istanbul bus services, operated by Hak Bus, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Ancona. It is currently 5:19 PM in Ancona and 6:19 PM in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Istanbul, Turkey?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ancona to Istanbul via Kumanovo in around 29h 46m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–38,000
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–35,000
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–38,000
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–37,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–11,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–12,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Istanbul via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–12,000
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–14,000
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–16,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–18,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–16,000
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–23,000
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–29,000
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–37,000
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–25,000
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–38,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–14,000
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,500–16,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–11,000
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–18,000
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–17,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Istanbul via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–29,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–17,000
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,100
- 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
- ₺1,100–2,500
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,300
- 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
- ₺1,300–2,300
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,000
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Ancona to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,877
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kumanovo to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Tiranë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–3,400
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Busferry from Ancona to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +383 (0)29 226666
- info@atmaxhatrans.com
- Website
- atmaxhatrans.com
Bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- atmaxhatrans.com
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Ancona to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–7,000
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–8,000
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Deck
- ₺5,076
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- ₺6,679
- Inner cabin 2 beds
- ₺7,747
- Car
- ₺6,946
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