There are 7 ways to get from Zagreb to Ancona by car, car ferry, train, bus, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Zagreb to Port of Zadarcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
10h 5m€50–71Bus, car ferry #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
12h 10m€13–50Train, bus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljanatrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus 402 / ...
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Anconatrain Fr
10h 42m€63–149Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Bologna Centralebus N997 / ...
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Anconabus N422 / ...
11h 35m€32–60Fly
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane ZAG - AOI
7h 50m€154–455Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
12h 10m€30–39Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Anconatrain Fr
12h 51m€89–163
Zagreb to Ancona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Ancona is to bus and car ferry which costs €12 - €50 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Ancona is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €150 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Ancona via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Ancona. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Ancona via Villach Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 51m.
The distance between Zagreb and Ancona is 458 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Ancona without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 42m and costs €60 - €150.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Zagreb to Ancona, including transfers.
Zagreb to Ancona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Ancona train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Ancona is to bus which takes 11h 35m and costs €30 - €60. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €150 - €460 and takes 7h 50m, you could also train, which costs €85 - €170 and takes 12h 51m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Ancona, Italy?
You can take a bus from Zagreb to Ancona via Bologna Centrale in around 11h 35m. Alternatively, Croatia Airlines, Air Dolomiti, and Lufthansa fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Zagreb to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Zagreb to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–17
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 800 88 85
- info@velebit-tours.hr
- Website
- velebit-tours.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Schedules at
- velebit-tours.hr
- Phone
- +385 (23) 315 331
- info@puntamika-line.hr
- Website
- puntamika-line.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Schedules at
- puntamika-line.hr
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 454 1121
- francuzevic@gmail.com
- Website
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €9–12
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More Questions & Answers
Zagreb to Ancona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Zagreb to Ancona train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
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