There are 9 ways to get from Ancona to Airolo by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Bologna
best- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
7h 18mCHF 73–203Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Falconara Marittima to Castione-Arbedobus Senise
- Take the train from Castione-Arbedo to Airolotrain Ir46 / ...
9h 11mCHF 36–61Drive 584.3 km
- Drive from Ancona to Airolocar 584.3 km
5h 41mCHF 112–162Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane AOI - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
7h 11mCHF 123–416Train
- Take the train from Ancona to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Cadenazzotrain
- Take the train from Cadenazzo to Airolotrain
7h 59mCHF 94–172Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan to Bellinzonabus
- Take the bus from Biasca, Stazione to Airolo, Stazionebus 120
10h 55mCHF 47–73Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AOI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
9h 27mCHF 159–365Train to Abruzzo Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Ancona to Pescara Centraletrain
- Fly from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PSR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzonatrain
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Airolotrain
8h 40mCHF 47–227Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BLQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Airolotrain
8h 27mCHF 133–396
Ancona to Airolo by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Airolo is to bus and train which costs SFr 35 - SFr 65 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Airolo is to drive which takes 5h 41m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 170.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Airolo. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Airolo, Stazione via Milan, Castione, Stazione and Biasca, Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Ancona to Airolo. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Airolo via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale and Bellinzona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 18m.
The distance between Ancona and Airolo is 578 km. The road distance is 584.3 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Airolo without a car is to train via Bologna which takes 7h 18m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Ancona to Airolo, including transfers.
Ancona to Airolo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ancona station.
Ancona to Airolo train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Airolo is to train via Bologna which takes 7h 18m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 55m.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Airolo, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ancona to Airolo via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, and Bellinzona in around 7h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ancona to Airolo, Stazione via Milan, Bellinzona, Castione, Stazione, and Biasca, Stazione in around 10h 55m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–140
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–410
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
Train from Milano Centrale to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Castione-Arbedo to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Cadenazzo to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Castione-Arbedo to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Cadenazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Cadenazzo to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Castione-Arbedo to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Bellinzona to Airolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- [email protected]
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Falconara Marittima to Castione-Arbedo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ancona to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- [email protected]
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Biasca, Stazione to Airolo, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- PostAuto AG
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Booking & Getting There
Ancona to Airolo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Ancona to Airolo train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ancona to Airolo is 584 km. It takes approximately 5h 41m to drive from Ancona to Airolo.
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