There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Ancona by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane BIO - AOI
8h 15m€84–265Fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane BIO - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Anconatrain
9h 55m€68–290Train
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Anconatrain Fr
22h 40m€206–522Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Genevabus N1149
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Ancona Sudbus
27h 6m€127–173Drive 1,662.1 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Anconacar 1,662.1 km
15h 47m€259–374Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BIO - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain
8h 35m€69–261Fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BIO - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain
7h 47m€88–354Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BIO - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Anconatrain
9h 25m€98–267Train, bus
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Verona Viale Girolamo Cardinalebus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Anconatrain 89
27h 47m€115–152Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Anconatrain Fr
28h 12m€101–158
Bilbao to Ancona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Ancona is to fly and train which costs €65 - €290 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Ancona is to fly and train which takes 7h 47m and costs €85 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Ancona via Geneva - Bus station and Aspio Terme. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Ancona via Zaragoza-Delicias, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Reggio Emilia Av. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 40m.
The distance between Bilbao and Ancona is 1338 km. The road distance is 1662.1 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Ancona without a car is to train which takes 22h 40m and costs €200 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Bilbao to Ancona, including transfers.
Bilbao to Ancona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
Bilbao to Ancona train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Ancona is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs €80 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €550 and takes 22h 40m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €180 and takes 27h 6m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Ancona, Italy?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Ancona via Zaragoza-Delicias, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Reggio Emilia Av in around 22h 40m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €14–20
- Base Standard
- €30–45
- Base Premium
- €35–55
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- info@sellitto.com
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Ancona Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Verona Viale Girolamo Cardinale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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Bilbao to Ancona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Geneva station.
Bilbao to Ancona train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Zaragoza-Delicias station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Ancona is 1662 km. It takes approximately 15h 47m to drive from Bilbao to Ancona.
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