There are 12 ways to get from Ankara to Italy by plane, bus, busferry, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane ESB - BRI
7h 37m€139–205Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ESB - BLQ
8h 5m€57–252Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabusferry
35h 15mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Terminitrain
41h 16m€194–300Train, night train
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Terminitrain
46h 41m€258–406Fly to Naples Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ESB - NAP
8h 2m€117–227Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ESB - CTA
7h 50m€116–476Fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane ESB - FCO
8h 15m€91–209Fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ESB - FLR
8h 48m€84–314Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Dudullu bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Terni - Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Terni to Roma Terminitrain
44h 29m€175–199Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Rome, Terminibus
2d 15hDrive 2,643.5 km
- Drive from Ankara to Romecar 2,643.5 km
24h 22m€411–593
Ankara to Italy by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Italy is to fly which costs €90 - €210 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Italy is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs €130 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Italy. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Termini via Istanbul, Pogradec, Mëmëlisht, Elbasan and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to Italy. However, there are services departing from Ankara Gar and arriving at Roma Termini via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 41m.
The distance between Ankara and Italy is 1414 km. The road distance is 2643.5 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Italy without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 35h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Ankara to Italy, including transfers.
Ankara to Italy bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Italy train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara Gar station.
Ankara to Italy bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Italy?
Turkish Airlines, SunExpress, and three other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Naples Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Naples Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Terni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Terni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Terni to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mëmëlisht to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Ankara bus station to İstanbul Dudullu bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- [email protected]
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- Luks Tempo Turizm
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Terni - Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Rome, Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Italy is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 12:49 PM in Ankara and 11:49 AM in Italy.
Ankara to Italy train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Istanbul(Halkali) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to Italy is 2643 km. It takes approximately 24h 22m to drive from Ankara to Italy.
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