There are 10 ways to get from Ankara to Zadar by plane, bus, train, car, car train, shuttle, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Split Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Split Airport (SPU)plane ESB - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 53m€98–372Fly to Zadar Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane ESB - ZAD
9h 28m€78–307Train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)train Hst / ...
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zadar bus stationbus
32h 9m€103–164Drive, car train
- Drive from Ankara to Edirnecar
- Take the cartrain from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Zadarcar
2d 2h€364–1,099Drive 1,959.2 km
- Drive from Ankara to Zadarcar 1,959.2 km
19h 48m€275–397Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ESB - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
12h 2m€82–444Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ESB - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
13h 40m€107–967Fly to Pula Airport, ferry
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane ESB - PUY
- Take the ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadarferry
23h 58m€128–422Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zadar bus stationbus
32h 16m€82–134Train, bus via Zenica
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendiktrain Yht
- Take the bus from Pendik Station to Sjenicabus
- Take the bus from Sjenica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
43h 42m€118–136
Ankara to Zadar by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Zadar is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 32h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Zadar is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs €75 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Zadar bus station via İstanbul Esenler bus station and Belgrade bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 16m.
The distance between Ankara and Zadar is 1641 km. The road distance is 1959.2 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Zadar without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 9m and costs €100 - €170.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Ankara to Zadar, including transfers.
Ankara to Zadar bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Zadar is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs €75 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 32h 16m.
Ankara to Zadar bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Zadar is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 8:55 AM in Ankara and 7:55 AM in Zadar.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Zadar, Croatia?
AJet, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to Zadar bus station via Istanbul Otogari, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Belgrade bus station in around 32h 16m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Split Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Ljubljana via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Pula Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Pula Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Ljubljana via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Split Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zadar Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- [email protected]
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Edirne to Villach Hbf/Bbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €232–880
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- €232
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- €880
- Sleeper Wagon
- €756
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- Promet Makarska
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–10
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–10
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
- 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
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- [email protected]
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Pendik Station to Sjenica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
Bus from Sjenica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- [email protected]
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Sjenica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- [email protected]
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
- Phone
- +387 32 205 450
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +387 62 808 962
- [email protected]
- Website
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Schedules at
- biss-tours.ba
- Phone
- +387 31 761 047
- [email protected]
- Website
- prevoz-turist.ba
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- prevoz-turist.ba
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular prices
- €30–40
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
Ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
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