There are 14 ways to get from Dover to Ancona by train, plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, car ferry, car, or car train
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Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
best- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)STN - AOI
7h 27m€77–303Train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia AvFr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to AnconaFr
17h 4m€319–934Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Ancona421 / ...
25h€100–207Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Ancona
16h 17m€246–362Train to London City Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)LCY - FLR
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
9h 7m€147–422Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Abruzzo Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Abruzzo Airport (PSR)STN - PSR
- Take the train from Pescara Centrale to Ancona
9h 12m€95–340Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)LGW - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ancona
10h 56m€146–378Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)STN - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ancona
10h 57m€121–458Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)LGW - FLR
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
9h 44m€113–385Train to London City Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)LCY - AOI
8h 34m€136–510Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport (PEG)STN - PEG
- Take the train from Foligno to Ancona
10h 28m€94–403Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Paris700
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to AnconaFr
17h 39m€104–285Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Gent-Dampoort
- Take the bus from Gent to Bologna
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Ancona421 / ...
26h 3mEurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthunle shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ancona
15h 45m
Dover to Ancona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dover to Ancona is to bus via Paris which costs €100 - €210 and takes 25h.
The fastest way to get from Dover to Ancona is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs €75 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Dover to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal and arriving at Ancona via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h.
No, there is no direct train from Dover to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Dover Priory and arriving at Ancona via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Milano Centrale and Reggio Emilia Av. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 4m.
The distance between Dover and Ancona is 1518 km.
The best way to get from Dover to Ancona without a car is to train which takes 17h 4m and costs €310 - €950.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Dover to Ancona, including transfers.
Dover to Ancona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal station.
Dover to Ancona train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Dover Priory station.
The best way to get from Dover to Ancona is to train which takes 17h 4m and costs €310 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €100 - €210 and takes 25h.
What companies run services between Dover, England and Ancona, Italy?
You can take a train from Dover Priory to Ancona via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Milano Centrale, and Reggio Emilia Av in around 17h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Ancona via Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Bologna - Bus Station, and Bologna Centrale in around 25h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Abruzzo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Abruzzo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Abruzzo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Abruzzo Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Abruzzo Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from London City Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from London City Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from London City Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Luxembourg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Luxembourg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €150–210
- Comfort
- €180–250
- Premium
- €230–300
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pescara Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Foligno to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- 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
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pescara Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- 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
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- 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
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pescara Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Foligno to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- 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
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Dover to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Dover to Ancona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Ancona is 1h ahead of Dover. It is currently 11:07 PM in Dover and 12:07 AM in Ancona.
Dover to Ancona train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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