There are 5 ways to get from Rab to Ancona by ferry, train, or bus
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Line 9309 ferry, ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from Rab to Novaljaferry
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Pesaroferry
- Take the train from Pesaro to Anconatrain Fr
9h 53m€102–244Line 9309 ferry, bus, Catamaran
cheapest- Take the ferry from Rab to Novaljaferry
- Take the bus from Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
10h 1m€66–117Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Rab to Rijekaferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Triestebus 406 / ...
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
10h 26m€82–228Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Rab to Rijekaferry
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Bologna Centralebus 541
- Take the bus from Bologna to Anconabus
14h 19m€69–115Line 9309 ferry, ferry, Catamaran
- Take the ferry from Rab to Novaljaferry
- Take the ferry from Novalja to Port of Mali Losinjferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Port of Zadarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
12h 30m€112–181
Rab to Ancona by ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rab to Ancona is to ferry and bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Rab to Ancona is to line 9309 ferry and ferry and train which takes 9h 53m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct ferry from Rab to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Rab and arriving at Port of Ancona via Novalja, Port of Mali Losinj and Port of Zadar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
The distance between Rab and Ancona is 420 km.
The best way to get from Rab to Ancona without a car is to line 9309 ferry and ferry and train which takes 9h 53m and costs €100 - €250.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Rab to Ancona, including transfers.
There are 2248+ hotels available in Ancona.
What companies run services between Rab, Croatia and Ancona, Italy?
You can take a ferry from Rab to Port of Ancona via Novalja, Port of Mali Losinj, and Port of Zadar in around 12h 30m.
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- 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 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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 Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- 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 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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pesaro to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rab to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rab to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- info@gomoviaggi.com
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Novalja to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Novalja to Port of Mali Losinj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–26
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
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