*we use this route when groups arrive on overnight ferry from Greece (Igoumenitsa or Patra).
Depending on arrival time, dinner will be booked at a restaurant within walking distance of the port.
Groups meet coach, load luggage and exit port on the coach. Just outside the port is the coach parking area, group is dropped here and walks to restaurant (10’ walk usually).
After dinner, walk back to the parking area where you were dropped off and begin your drive to Florence.
Ancona to Florence appx. 4.5 hours driving time (350 kms)
Ancona to Bologna 230 km
Bologna to Florence 120 km
Route march (**note: Google maps gives different route (over the mountains) which drivers DO NOT prefer as the roads are narrow and can be closed depending on weather):
Ancona take E55 towards
Rimini
Continue on to Bologna (E55 becomes E45 around Ronta)
Ring road around Bologna
Take the A1 south to Florence
Rest stop around Bologna