There are 10 ways to get from Ancona to Tarragona by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, Renfe), bus, 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 to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly, train
best- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BLQ - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 54m€47–201Train
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
16h 31m€132–235Train, bus
- Take the train from Ancona to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
23h 21m€107–176Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchiatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonaferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragonatrain Re
28h 42m€70–159Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport, train
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane AOI - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
6h 17m€51–239Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane FCO - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
10h 35m€51–203Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane FLR - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 56m€67–239Train, 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane VCE - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 56m€55–251Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 420
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Barcelona - Airport Prat T1bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Tarragonabus
24h 16m€104–155Drive 1,435 km
- Drive from Ancona to Tarragonacar 1,435 km
13h 30m€223–321
Ancona to Tarragona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Tarragona is to train and ferry which costs €65 - €160 and takes 28h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Tarragona is to fly and train which takes 6h 17m and costs €50 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Tarragona via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Barcelona Airport El Prat T1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Ancona to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Tarragona via Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 31m.
The distance between Ancona and Tarragona is 1139 km. The road distance is 1435 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Tarragona without a car is to train which takes 16h 31m and costs €130 - €240.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Ancona to Tarragona, including transfers.
Ancona to Tarragona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ancona station.
Ancona to Tarragona train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Tarragona is to train which takes 16h 31m and costs €130 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €160 and takes 24h 16m.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Tarragona, Spain?
You can take a train from Ancona to Tarragona via Bologna Centrale, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 16h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ancona to Tarragona via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Barcelona - Airport Prat T1, and Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 in around 24h 16m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–120
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- 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 Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- 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
- €9–21
- 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 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- 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
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €8–11
- Smart Flex
- €9–12
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €14–19
- Smart Flex
- €15–20
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €14–20
- 2nd Class
- €17–23
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ancona to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Barcelona - Airport Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://empresaplana.cat/en
- Book at
- https://www.busplana.com/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Ancona to Tarragona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Ancona to Tarragona train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ancona to Tarragona is 1435 km. It takes approximately 13h 30m to drive from Ancona to Tarragona.
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