There are 9 ways to get from Ancona to Taormina by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car ferry, car, 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.
Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport, train
best- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane AOI - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
4h 31m€52–257Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
6h 33m€51–225Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain 4151 / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Taormina-Giardinitrain Ic
14h 7m€93–223Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Ancona to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovannitrain
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimacarferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain Re
14h 14m€93–208Drive, ferry
- Drive from Ancona to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Taorminacar
9h 48m€140–204Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FCO - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
8h 34m€67–224Train to Abruzzo Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Ancona to Pescara Centraletrain
- Fly from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSR - CTA
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardinitrain
6h 18m€66–246Train via Rome (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Tiburtinatrain 4151 / ...
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Taormina-Giardinitrain 96701
15h 1m€112–212Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to Cataniabus N596
- Take the bus from Catania via Archimede to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandellobus
16h 31m€69–121
Ancona to Taormina by train (Trenitalia)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Taormina is to bus which costs €65 - €130 and takes 16h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Taormina is to fly and train which takes 4h 31m and costs €50 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Taormina. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello via Catania via Archimede. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Ancona to Taormina. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Taormina-Giardini via Roma Termini. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 7m.
The distance between Ancona and Taormina is 765 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Taormina without a car is to train which takes 14h 7m and costs €90 - €230.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Ancona to Taormina, including transfers.
Ancona to Taormina bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ancona station.
Ancona to Taormina train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Taormina is to train which takes 14h 7m and costs €90 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €130 and takes 16h 31m.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Taormina, Italy?
You can take a train from Ancona to Taormina-Giardini via Roma Termini in around 14h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ancona to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello via Catania and Catania via Archimede in around 16h 31m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–90
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- 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 Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Taormina-Giardini
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 0733 671222
- info@linea2mari.com
- Website
- linea2mari.com
Bus from Ancona to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €33–37
- Schedules at
- linea2mari.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ancona to Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Catania via Archimede to Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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Ancona to Taormina bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Catania station.
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