There are 10 ways to get from Ancona to Lesbos by train, plane, busferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane BLQ - MJT
9h 12m€140–343Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport
cheapest- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane AOI - MJT
20h 42m€91–328Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Ancona to Brindisitrain Fr
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
31h 11mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
34h 32m€198–353Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Ancona to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
35h 48m€205–299Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane FCO - MJT
11h 33m€162–333Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane VCE - MJT
11h 22m€166–434Ferry to Split Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Ancona to Splitferry
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane SPU - MJT
18h 54m€189–471Bus and ferry, bus, ferry via Athens
- Take the busferry from Ancona to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Sigri Lesvosferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Sigri to Lampou Myloibus
41h 15m€261–394Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Ancona to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Kavala to Mytileneferry Bsf
42h 16m
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Lesbos is to fly which costs €90 - €330 and takes 20h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Lesbos is to train and fly which takes 9h 12m and costs €140 - €350.
The distance between Ancona and Lesbos is 1648 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Lesbos without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 35h 48m and costs €200 - €300.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Ancona to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 1h ahead of Ancona. It is currently 8:41 AM in Ancona and 9:41 AM in Lesbos.
There are 523+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Lesbos, Greece?
Volotea, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) twice daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Catania, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Munich, Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Split Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Munich, Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- 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
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- 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
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302651083071
- ktelioamagazine@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Ancona to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Skopje Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://simeonidistours.gr/en/
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ancona to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €112
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 22510 28873
- info@ktel-lesvou.gr
- Website
- ktel-lesvou.gr
Bus from Sigri to Lampou Myloi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/les/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Busferry from Ancona to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- startravel@live.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Sigri Lesvos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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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
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Kavala to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.hellenicseaways.gr/en-gb
- Airplane Type Seats
- €45–65
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