There are 7 ways to get from Dubrovnik to Zadar by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus via Split
best- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus 974 / ...
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
6h 23m€33–89Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus Arriva
7h 56m€3–50Drive 345.9 km
- Drive from Dubrovnik to Zadarcar 345.9 km
4h 5m€49–71Fly to Zadar Airport
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane DBV - ZAD
6h 49m€58–148Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
5h 48mFly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane DBV - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
7h 23m€72–245Fly to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Split Airport (SPU)plane DBV - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
7h 22m€84–198
Dubrovnik to Zadar by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubrovnik to Zadar is to bus which costs €3 - €50 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Dubrovnik to Zadar is to drive which takes 4h 5m and costs €45 - €75.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor and arriving at Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 56m.
The distance between Dubrovnik and Zadar is 398 km. The road distance is 345.9 km.
The best way to get from Dubrovnik to Zadar without a car is to bus via Split which takes 6h 23m and costs €30 - €90.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Dubrovnik to Zadar, including transfers.
Dubrovnik to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor station.
The best way to get from Dubrovnik to Zadar is to bus via Split which takes 6h 23m and costs €30 - €90. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €55 - €150 and takes 6h 49m.
Dubrovnik to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Split, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dubrovnik to Zadar is 346 km. It takes approximately 4h 5m to drive from Dubrovnik to Zadar.
What companies run services between Dubrovnik, Croatia and Zadar, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor via Split, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 6h 23m. Alternatively, Croatia Airlines, Ryanair, and Austrian Airlines fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zadar Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Thursday, Wednesday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–100
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–100
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zadar Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- 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 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 Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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 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
- 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
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
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
- +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
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Schedules at
- 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/
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/
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/
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://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 21 344 085
- [email protected]
- Website
- sugamantours.com
Shuttle from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- sugamantours.com
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–40
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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/
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