There are 14 ways to get from Folkestone to Ancona by train, plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, car train, car, night train, or car ferry
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Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
best- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)STN - AOI
7h 16m€81–319Train
- Take the train from Folkestone Central 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
16h 44m€320–951Bus
- Take the bus from Dover to Gent-Dampoort
- Take the bus from Gent to Bologna
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Ancona421 / ...
27h 30mEurotunnel, drive
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthunle shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ancona
15h 29mTrain to London City Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)LCY - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
8h 40m€144–468Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central 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 Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
9h 20m€114–412Train to London City Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)LCY - AOI
8h 28m€145–496Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central 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 Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
10h 9m€132–385Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)STN - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
10h 8m€108–434Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)LGW - AOI
9h 47m€115–380Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport, train
- Take the train from Folkestone Central 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 21m€93–397Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Dover to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to RosenheimNj
- Take the train from Rosenheim to Ancona89
27h 28m€175–411Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Dover to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Frankfurt central train station328
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Ancona
30h 39m€85–181Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Ancona
16h 36m€258–369
Folkestone to Ancona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Folkestone to Ancona is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which costs €85 - €190 and takes 30h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Folkestone to Ancona is to train and fly which takes 7h 16m and costs €80 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Folkestone to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Shellons Street Car Park and arriving at Ancona via Dover, Gent and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Folkestone to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Folkestone Central 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 16h 44m.
The distance between Folkestone and Ancona is 1506 km.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Ancona without a car is to train which takes 16h 44m and costs €320 - €950.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Folkestone to Ancona, including transfers.
Folkestone to Ancona bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Dover station.
Folkestone to Ancona train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Folkestone Central station.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Ancona is to train which takes 16h 44m and costs €320 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 27h 30m.
What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Ancona, Italy?
You can take a train from Folkestone Central to Ancona via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Milano Centrale, and Reggio Emilia Av in around 16h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shellons Street Car Park to Ancona via Pencester Road, Dover, Gent-Dampoort, Gent, and Bologna Centrale in around 27h 30m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from London City Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from London City Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from London City Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Luxembourg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from London City Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Luxembourg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from London City Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Luxembourg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- 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 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- 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
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Foligno to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- 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 Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- 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
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- 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
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rosenheim to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
- 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
Bus from Dover to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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Folkestone to Ancona bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Gent-Dampoort station.
Ancona is 1h ahead of Folkestone. It is currently 5:56 PM in Folkestone and 6:56 PM in Ancona.
Folkestone to Ancona train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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