There are 11 ways to get from Istanbul to Ancona by plane, train, bus, busferry, night train, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane IST - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain
7h 59m€112–332Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane SAW - AOI
11h 12m€81–303Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
27h 37mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
41h 20m€225–401Drive 1,976 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Anconacar 1,976 km
19h 37m€304–439Fly Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane IST - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Anconatrain
11h 2m€128–303Fly Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane IST - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain
9h 42m€132–419Fly Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane IST - AOI
9h 26m€116–376Fly Istanbul to Split Airport, ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Split Airport (SPU)plane IST - SPU
- Take the ferry from Split to Anconaferry
17h 57m€203–402Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Anconabus
30h 46m€131–152Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Anconabusferry
44h 25m
Istanbul (IST) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Ancona is to fly which costs €110 - €380 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Ancona is to fly and train which takes 7h 59m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Ancona via Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Ancona via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 20m.
The distance between Istanbul and Ancona is 1715 km. The road distance is 1976 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ancona without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 27h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Istanbul to Ancona, including transfers.
Istanbul to Ancona bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Ancona train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ancona is to fly which takes 11h 12m and costs €80 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €160 and takes 30h 46m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Ancona, Italy?
Pegasus Airlines, DAT Danish Air Transport, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Ancona via Kumanovo in around 30h 46m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Kumanovo to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Split to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Ancona bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Ancona is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 11:14 PM in Istanbul and 10:14 PM in Ancona.
Istanbul to Ancona train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Ancona is 1976 km. It takes approximately 19h 37m to drive from Istanbul to Ancona.
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