Getting there
How to get from Rome to Ortona
- By car
- About 2 h 29 min from Rome
- Railway station
- In the comune; check the line from Rome
- Airport we time
- Ancona (AOI), 2 h 9 min by car
A working Adriatic port under an Aragonese castle, where the cathedral holds relics venerated as those of the apostle Thomas and the ridge above the harbor was fought over street by street in December 1943.
Ortona is in the province of Chieti, a town of 22,209 people. There is a railway station in the comune. We do not hold timetables, so check Trenitalia or the regional operator for the line from Rome and whether it needs a change.
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When to go
The best months for Ortona: May–Sep.