There are 13 ways to get from Istanbul to Ancona by plane, train, bus, busferry, car, car train, night train, or ferry
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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
8h 8m€133–402Fly Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane IST - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Anconatrain
11h 6m€124–289Bus, 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
26h 35mDrive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Edirnecar
- Take the car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Anconacar
2d€334–1,065Night 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 58m€217–454Fly 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 53m€135–489Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane SAW - AOI
11h 13m€213–325Fly Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane IST - AOI
9h 28m€143–425Fly 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€212–402Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Anconabus
31h 33mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Shkodërbus
- Take the busferry from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Anconabusferry
43h 25mBus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanțabus 1998
- Take the bus from Constanța to Anconabus
2d 4hDrive 1,974.8 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Anconacar 1,974.8 km
19h 35m€310–448
Istanbul (IST) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Ancona is to fly and train which costs €120 - €290 and takes 11h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Ancona is to fly and train which takes 8h 8m and costs €130 - €410.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Ancona via München Hackerbrücke. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 33m.
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 58m.
The distance between Istanbul and Ancona is 1715 km. The road distance is 1974.8 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Ancona without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 26h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 8m 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 13m and costs €210 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus via Munich, which costs and takes 31h 33m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Ancona, Italy?
Pegasus Airlines, DAT Danish Air Transport, and five other airlines fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Ancona via Munich and München Hackerbrücke in around 31h 33m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–220
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Istanbul to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
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 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- 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
- €80–380
Flights from Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Fiumicino International Airport via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- 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
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €232–880
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- €232
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- €880
- Sleeper Wagon
- €756
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €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
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
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- 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
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- office@transevren.ro
- Website
- transevren.ro
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Constanța to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- 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
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul to Ancona bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Ancona is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 8:56 PM in Istanbul and 7:56 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 1975 km. It takes approximately 19h 35m to drive from Istanbul to Ancona.
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