There are 5 ways to get from Cres to Ancona by bus, ferry, train, car 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.
Bus, ferry, train
best- Take the bus from Cres, Peškera to Mali Lošinj, Lošinjskih Brodograditeljabus
- Take the ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Pesaroferry
- Take the train from Pesaro to Anconatrain Fr
7h 37mCatamaran, ferry, car ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Cres to Ilovikferry
- Take the ferry from Ilovik to Port of Zadarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
12h 40m€27–39Bus
- Take the bus from Cres, Peškera to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 977 / ...
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centralebus 482 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Anconabus 421 / ...
13h 14m€60–202Catamaran, ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Cres to Mali Losinjferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Pesaroferry
- Take the train from Pesaro to Anconatrain Fr
8h 43mLine 332 car ferry, drive, car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Merag to Valbiskacarferry 332
- Drive from Valbiska to Port of Zadarcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
12h 11m€44–70
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cres to Ancona is to Catamaran and ferry and car ferry which costs €27 - €40 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cres to Ancona is to line 332 car ferry and drive and car ferry which takes 12h 11m and costs €40 - €70.
No, there is no direct bus from Cres to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Cres, Peškera and arriving at Ancona via Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor, Trieste, Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 14m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Cres to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Cres and arriving at Port of Ancona via Ilovik and Port of Zadar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
The distance between Cres and Ancona is 260 km.
The best way to get from Cres to Ancona without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 7h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Cres to Ancona, including transfers.
Cres to Ancona bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, depart from Cres, Peškera station.
Cres to Ancona bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, arrive at Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
There are 1507+ hotels available in Ancona.
What companies run services between Cres, Croatia and Ancona, Italy?
You can take a bus from Cres, Peškera to Ancona via Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor, Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor, Trieste, Autostazione, Trieste, Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO), and Bologna Centrale in around 13h 14m.
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Cres, Peškera to Mali Lošinj, Lošinjskih Brodograditelja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Cres, Peškera to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–20
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Cres to Mali Losinj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €4–6
Car ferry from Merag to Valbiska
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €2–3
Car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €9–12
Ferry from Cres to Ilovik
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €5–7
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Ilovik to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Normal
- €13–20
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