There are 9 ways to get from Split to Cesena by bus, ferry, train, train (Trenitalia), plane, car ferry, or car
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Bus, Catamaran, train
best- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Cesenatrain Fr
8h 48m€85–232Bus to Zadar Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zemunik Donjibus
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZAD - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Cesenatrain
7h 21m€46–224Bus
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Bologna Centralebus N535
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Cesena Accoglienzabus N554
15h 50m€63–104Train
- Take the train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljanatrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 314 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Cesenatrain Ic
20h 54m€193–345Fly Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane SPU - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Cesenatrain
7h 8m€77–240Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Split to Anconaferry 53
- Take the train from Ancona to Cesenatrain Fr
12h 38m€105–210Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Anconacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Ancona to Cesenacar
13h 4m€120–240Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Anconacarferry
- Take the train from Ancona to Cesenatrain Fr
13h 8m€116–287Fly Split Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane SPU - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Cesenatrain
7h 40m€131–377
Split to Cesena by bus, ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Cesena is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Cesena is to fly and train which takes 7h 8m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Split to Cesena. However, there are services departing from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Cesena Accoglienza via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Split to Cesena. However, there are services departing from Split and arriving at Cesena via Zagreb Glavni Kol., Ljubljana, Villach Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 54m.
The distance between Split and Cesena is 448 km.
The best way to get from Split to Cesena without a car is to bus and Catamaran and train which takes 8h 48m and costs €85 - €240.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Split to Cesena, including transfers.
Split to Cesena bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Split to Cesena train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Split station.
The best way to get from Split to Cesena is to bus which takes 15h 50m and costs €60 - €110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €190 - €350 and takes 20h 54m.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Cesena, Italy?
You can take a bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cesena Accoglienza via Bologna Centrale in around 15h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Split to Cesena via Zagreb Glavni Kol., Ljubljana, Villach Hbf, Venezia Mestre, and Bologna Centrale in around 20h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Split Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Split Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Split Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Split Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Split Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Split Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Split Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Split Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ancona to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Cesena
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Cesena Accoglienza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zemunik Donji
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Split to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Schedules at
- snav.it
- Passenger
- €40
- Vehicle
- €60
Car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Schedules at
- snav.it
- Passenger
- €40
- Vehicle
- €60
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More Questions & Answers
Split to Cesena bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Split to Cesena train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
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