There are 4 ways to get from Cres to Ancona by bus, ferry, 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.
Bus, ferry, train
best- Take the bus from Cres to Mali Lošinjbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Pesaroferry
- Take the train from Pesaro to Anconatrain Fr
7h 38m€96–269Ferry, bus, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Cres to Rijekaferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Triestebus 406 / ...
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
10h 22m€78–296Bus
- Take the bus from Cres, Peškera to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Veronabus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Anconabus
14hFerry, Catamaran
- Take the ferry from Cres to Mali lošinjferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Port of Zadarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
10h 30m€122–189
Cres to Ancona by bus, ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cres to Ancona is to ferry and bus and train which costs €75 - €300 and takes 10h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Cres to Ancona is to bus and ferry and train which takes 7h 38m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Cres to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Cres, Peškera and arriving at Ancona via Rijeka bus station and Verona Porta Nuova Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h.
No, there is no direct ferry from Cres to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Cres and arriving at Port of Ancona via Port of Mali Losinj and Port of Zadar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
The distance between Cres and Ancona is 402 km.
The best way to get from Cres to Ancona without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 7h 38m and costs €95 - €270.
It takes approximately 7h 38m 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 2533+ 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 bus station, Verona, and Verona Porta Nuova Station in around 14h. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Cres to Port of Ancona via Mali lošinj, Port of Mali Losinj, and Port of Zadar in around 10h 30m.
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Trieste Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cres to Mali Lošinj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Cres, Peškera to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–20
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- info@gomoviaggi.com
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Cres to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Cres to Mali lošinj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Jadrolinija
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
Ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
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