There are 7 ways to get from Florence to Zadar by train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Pesarotrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Pesaro to Port of Mali Losinjferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Zadarferry
11h 11m€137–304Bus, Catamaran
cheapest- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Anconabus 433 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry 51
13h 9m€105–159Train, bus
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
11h 58m€148–291Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Florence to Venice Troncetto ferrycar
- Take the carferry from Venice Troncetto ferry to Umagcarferry
- Drive from Umag to Zadarcar
10h 35m€180–230Fly to Zadar Airport
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane FLR - ZAD
11h 8m€133–287Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 536 / ...
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
13h 36m€426–907Fly to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Split Airport (SPU)plane FLR - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus stationbus
10h 13m€115–302
Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Zadar is to bus and Catamaran which costs €100 - €160 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Zadar is to fly and bus which takes 10h 13m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence station to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and arriving at Zadar bus station via Stazione Mestre, Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja and Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 36m.
The distance between Florence and Zadar is 608 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Zadar without a car is to train and ferry which takes 11h 11m and costs €130 - €310.
It takes approximately 11h 11m to get from Florence to Zadar, including transfers.
Florence to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
The best way to get from Florence to Zadar is to fly which takes 11h 8m and costs €130 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €420 - €950 and takes 13h 36m.
Florence to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) station.
Book your Florence to Zadar bus tickets online with Omio and 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Zadar, Croatia?
Air Dolomiti, Croatia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Zadar bus station via Stazione Mestre, Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja, Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, and Zagreb in around 13h 36m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Zadar Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Split Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Split Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Split Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €380–650
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–180
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–21
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 800 88 85
- [email protected]
- Website
- velebit-tours.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- 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 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- 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.
- 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 35 415 165
- [email protected]
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.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 1 3335 170
- [email protected]
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- [email protected]
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Promet Makarska
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- Promet Makarska
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Pesaro to Port of Mali Losinj
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Jadrolinija
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Venice Troncetto ferry to Umag
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €84
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Regular Ticket
- €84
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