There are 10 ways to get from Alicante to Zadar by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Zadar Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane ALC - ZAD
9h 56m€47–140Train, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Pforzheim to Bihac, ASbus
- Take the bus from Korenica to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
28h 54mTrain, bus via Basel
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zadarbus
32h 7m€337–507Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Zadar bus stationbus
42h 19m€247–427Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane VLC - ZAD
12h 30m€83–214Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Split Airport (SPU)plane ALC - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 19m€88–240Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ALC - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
9h 45m€76–317Bus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padua to Zadar bus stationbus
35h 32m€196–274Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Alicante to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
37h 52m€199–411Drive 2,116.7 km
- Drive from Alicante to Zadarcar 2,116.7 km
23h 7m€335–484
Alicante to Zadar by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Zadar is to fly which costs €45 - €140 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Zadar is to fly and bus which takes 9h 45m and costs €75 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Alicante and arriving at Zadar bus station via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Padua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 32m.
The distance between Alicante and Zadar is 1499 km. The road distance is 2116.7 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Zadar without a car is to train and bus via Basel which takes 32h 7m and costs €330 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Alicante to Zadar, including transfers.
Alicante to Zadar bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Alicante station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Zadar is to fly which takes 9h 56m and costs €45 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €280 and takes 35h 32m.
Alicante to Zadar bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alicante to Zadar is 2117 km. It takes approximately 23h 7m to drive from Alicante to Zadar.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Zadar, Croatia?
Ryanair, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Alicante to Zadar bus station via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, Padova, and Padua in around 35h 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Zadar Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Zadar Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Zadar Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Valencia Airport to Zadar Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Zadar Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Zadar Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Zadar Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Zadar Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Zadar Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Split Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +387 61 197 121
- Website
- evropatours.com
Bus from Pforzheim to Bihac, AS
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- evropatours.com
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Korenica to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Basel SBB to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €103
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Padua to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- [email protected]
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- [email protected]
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 800 88 85
- [email protected]
- Website
- velebit-tours.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Schedules at
- velebit.traveling.com
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Schedules at
- velebit.traveling.com
- Phone
- +385 (23) 315 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- puntamika-line.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Schedules at
- puntamika-line.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Schedules at
- puntamika-line.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 454 1121
- [email protected]
- Website
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- [email protected]
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- [email protected]
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- [email protected]
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Alicante to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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