Flying to Ancona is perhaps one of the best options for reaching Croatia. There are daily ferry/catamaran services to Split run by three operators during summer, and there are even regular services in off-season. Aditionally, there is also a year-round ferry service to Zadar. During the summer months, there are also ferry routes to some of the Croatian islands such as Hvar and Vis.

Even if there are no direct ferry routes to your final destination, there are many local ferry routes from Split so it is advisable to take a ferry to here and to then take a connecting one. If you're planning on reaching somewhere else on the Croatian mainland, there are very good bus connections from Split as well.

Ancona - Split by Ferry
Two ferry operators run overnight services on this route all year round: Jadrolinija and Blue Line Ferries. Journey time is 10 hours.

SNAV operates a fast catamaran service during summer (approximately mid June to mid September) that has a journey time of 4 hours and 45 minutes.

Ancona - Zadar by Ferry
Jadrolinija operates this route several times a week all year round, with a higher frequency of ferries during summer.

Ancona - Stari Grad (Hvar) by Ferry
Blue Line Ferries and Jadrolinija both run this route once a week from the end of July to end of August.

Ancona - Vis by Ferry
Blue Line Ferries run this route once a week during August.

Flights from the UK to Ancona
Ryanair have flights from London Stansted

Useful Travel Links
Ancona Airport Information on getting to/from the airport
Trenitalia Train timetables for journeys within Italy