There are 9 ways to get from Venice to Ankara by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or night train
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Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane VCE - ESB
8h 14m₺6,182–11,682Bus via Belgrade
cheapest- Take the bus from Venezia, Piazzale Roma to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
36h 32m₺3,783–5,734Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
36h 6m₺7,257–12,321Drive 2,136.6 km
- Drive from Venice to Ankaracar 2,136.6 km
19h 46m₺18,436–26,630Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane BLQ - ESB
9h 24m₺6,726–14,694Train, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Airporttrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane LJU - ESB
10h 44m₺10,862–45,077Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Donà di Piave to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Yht
39h 38m₺7,106–11,767Train, night train
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gartrain Hst
41h 50m₺18,409–33,156Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
46h 10m₺11,078–18,708
Venice to Ankara by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Ankara is to bus via Belgrade which costs 3.700 ₺ - 6.000 ₺ and takes 36h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Ankara is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Venezia, Piazzale Roma and arriving at Ankara via Belgrade bus station and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Ankara Gar via Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Istanbul(Halkali). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 50m.
The distance between Venice and Ankara is 1825 km. The road distance is 2136.6 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Ankara without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 6m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 13.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Venice to Ankara, including transfers.
Venice to Ankara bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz doo, depart from Venezia, Piazzale Roma station.
Venice to Ankara train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Venezia S. Lucia station.
The best way to get from Venice to Ankara is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 12.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs 3.700 ₺ - 6.000 ₺ and takes 36h 32m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Ankara, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venezia, Piazzale Roma to Ankara via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Belgrade bus station, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Istanbul Otogari in around 36h 32m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–25,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–33,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–17,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–22,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Podgorica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–22,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–16,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–16,000
Flights from Ljubljana to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–19,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–14,000
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–22,000
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺290–490
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺360–700
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–2,600
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,000
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺250–550
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺700–1,100
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–8,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- ₺5,000–7,500
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–900
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,115
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,284
- Single Room
- ₺4,115
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,008
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,115
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Double Room
- ₺2,284
- Single Room
- ₺4,115
- Four Person Room
- ₺2,008
Train from Halkali to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Istanbul(Halkali) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,456
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺500–750
- 1st Class
- ₺550–750
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,804
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from San Donà di Piave to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺5,241
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Venezia, Piazzale Roma to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,200
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- ₺5,000–6,500
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- ₺11,253
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–4,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Venice to Ankara bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz doo, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Ankara is 1h ahead of Venice. It is currently 5:30 PM in Venice and 6:30 PM in Ankara.
Venice to Ankara train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Ankara is 2137 km. It takes approximately 19h 46m to drive from Venice to Ankara.
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