Cheapest€23.99
- Grimaldi G361006:2712h 11m18:38Ancona Stazione MarittimaFerry Portofino
Door to door 13h 41mCO2 42.5 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Ancona to Rapallo costs €23.99 at the cheapest and takes 12h 20m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 370 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 370 km
- Fastest
- 12h 20m
- Average
- 13h 3m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €23.99
- CO2 per passenger
- 42.5 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 23, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 13h 41m | 12h 11m | 1h 30m | €23.99 | 42.5 kg | 4 |
- 13h 41mFastest, by Ferry
- €23.99Cheapest, by Ferry
- 42.5 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 370 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 23, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€32.62
- FlixBus FB222407:301h 25m08:55Ancona AutostazioneRimini FS
- Grimaldi G569209:508h 24m18:14Motonave BellaRiminiFerry Portofino
Changes at Rimini, with 55 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 11h 51mCO2 34.9 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRENITALIA1 changes | FR 9806 | 08:28 | 14:19 | 6h 2m |
| TRENITALIA1 changes | FR 8814 | 09:25 | 16:19 | 7h 5m |
| TRENITALIA2 changes | FR 8814 | 09:25 | 15:35 | 6h 21m |
| TRENITALIA4 changes | FR 8814 | 09:25 | 15:18 | 6h 4m |
| DB Fernverkehr AG3 changes | ICE 82 | 09:30 | 15:35 | 6h 16m |
| TRENITALIA2 changes | FR 8816 | 10:25 | 16:19 | 6h 5m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Ancona to Rapallo | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €58.09 | €53.68 | €46.53 | €48.73 | €39.39 | €32.79 | €33.89 | €35.54 | €41.04 | €42.69 | €32.79 | €33.34 | €27.84 | €23.99 |
| Coach | €65.08 | €54.08 | €51.33 | €49.13 | €42.53 | €45.83 | €33.73 | €41.97 | €41.42 | €39.78 | €38.12 | €35.37 | €33.73 | €32.62 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-23 · €23.99
The ferry gets you into Rapallo. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Rapallo for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Ancona to Rapallo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €27.2990 days
- €25.6460 days
- €30.0445 days
- €23.4430 days
- €28.9421 days
- €23.9914 days
- €33.737 days
- €46.533 days
- €58.091 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €23.44.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 148 percent. The most expensive point is €58.09, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €32.79Sun
- €33.34Mon
- €27.84Tue
- €28.94Wed
- €35.54Thu
- €41.04Fri
- €39.78Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €32.79Sep
- €28.94Oct
- €26.19Nov
- €22.34Dec
- €21.24Jan
- €20.14Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 370 km against 352 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bellaria-Igea Marina, Rimini, Montevarchi, La Spezia. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Ancona at 06:27 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Ancona
Rail
- Ancona Centrale
- Ancona
- Ancona Marittima
Bus
- Ancona Autostazione
- Centro Scambiatore Brecce Bianche
Air
- AOI
Ferry
- Ancona Stazione Marittima
- Ancona
Rapallo
Rail
- Santa Margherita Ligure-Portofino railway station
- Rapallo
- Zoagli
Bus
- Rapallo FS Capolinea
- Autorimessa di Torriglia "G. Malacalza"
Ferry
- Ferry Portofino
- Santa Margherita Ligure
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grimaldi | €23.99 | 12h 20m | 33 km/h | Changeable | Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €20.00 | 83% |
| Taxes | €2.00 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 8% |
| Total you pay | €23.99 | 100% |
We cannot promise Santa Margherita Ligure-Portofino railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Santa Margherita Ligure-Portofino railway station
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Questions about Ancona to Rapallo
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Ancona to Rapallo?
The fastest journey from Ancona to Rapallo takes 12h 20m door to door, of which 12h 11m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 13h 3m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Ancona to Rapallo?
The cheapest fare from Ancona to Rapallo is €23.99, checked on September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €33.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Ancona to Rapallo?
The cheapest way from Ancona to Rapallo is by Ferry, at €23.99 for one passenger on September 23, 2026. That journey takes 13h 41m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Ancona to Rapallo?
Fares from Ancona to Rapallo bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €23.44. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 148 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Ancona to Rapallo?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Ancona to Rapallo, at €27.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Ancona to Rapallo?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Ancona to Rapallo, at €20.14 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Ancona to Rapallo?
1 operators sell services from Ancona to Rapallo across 1 modes: Grimaldi. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Ancona to Rapallo?
20 percent of the services we sell from Ancona to Rapallo are direct. The rest connect at Bellaria-Igea Marina, Rimini, Montevarchi, La Spezia, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Ancona to Rapallo use?
Services from Ancona to Rapallo by Ferry leave from Ancona Stazione Marittima and arrive at Ferry Portofino. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Ancona to Rapallo?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Ancona to Rapallo allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Ancona to Rapallo on September 9, 2026: 370 km of route against 352 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €23.99, and 12h 20m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The ferry is the simple part. What you do once you are in Rapallo is somebody else's catalog.
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