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 Florence Peretola Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ESB - FLR
8h 48m€84–314Bus, 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 13mTrain, 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 Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Roma Terminitrain
42h 34m€176–247Train, 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 45m€258–406Fly to Naples Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ESB - NAP
8h 2m€117–227Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ESB - BLQ
8h 5m€102–242Fly 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 20m€91–199Bus
- 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 Rieti Stationbus
- Take the bus from RIETI | Via Sassetti Via Salaria # f1075 to ROMA | Stazione Tiburtina FS # f15052bus
46h 14m€171–179Train, 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€413–597
Ankara to Italy by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Italy is to fly which costs €90 - €200 and takes 8h 20m.
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 13m.
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 45m.
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 13m 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.
The best way to get from Ankara to Italy is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs €130 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €180 and takes 46h 14m.
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. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara bus station to Termini via İstanbul Dudullu bus station, Esenler Otogar, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Rieti Station, RIETI | Via Sassetti Via Salaria # f1075, ROMA | Stazione Tiburtina FS # f15052, and Tiburtina F.s. in around 46h 14m.
- 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
- €100–350
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
- €100–340
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
- €65–310
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
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
- €60–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
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
- €110–360
- 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
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Padova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- 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
- Once 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 Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- 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 Rieti Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- 800 174 471
- Website
- Cotral S.p.A.
Bus from RIETI | Via Sassetti Via Salaria # f1075 to ROMA | Stazione Tiburtina FS # f15052
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- Cotral S.p.A.
- 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
Ankara to Italy bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Italy is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 9:18 AM in Ankara and 8:18 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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