There are 13 ways to get from Groningen to Zadar by train, bus, plane, car, car train, shuttle, or ferry
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Train, bus to Weeze Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
best- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Nijmegentrain
- Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Weeze Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane NRN - ZAD
9h 8m€57–320Drive, car train
- Drive from Groningen to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zadarcar
19h 37m€221–304Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 56
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
21h 44m€163–493Drive 1,533.2 km
- Drive from Groningen to Zadarcar 1,533.2 km
14h 52m€282–408Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Split Airport, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane AMS - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 47m€126–327Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane AMS - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
10h 59m€138–459Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BRE - ZAD
8h 18m€94–367Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane CGN - ZAD
9h 56m€94–377Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane AMS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Take the ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadarferry
15h 52m€170–952Train, bus
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 56
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
26h 23m€145–459Bus
- Take the bus from Groningen central station to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N75 / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
26h 24m€114–237Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Groningen to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Arnhem to Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanica to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
26h 46m€115–181Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 56
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Zadar bus stationbus
26h 56m€130–407
Groningen to Zadar by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Groningen to Zadar is to train and bus and fly which costs €55 - €320 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Groningen to Zadar is to train and fly which takes 8h 18m and costs €90 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Groningen station to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Groningen central station and arriving at Zadar bus station via Bremen Fernbusterminal and Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 24m.
The distance between Groningen and Zadar is 1334 km. The road distance is 1533.2 km.
The best way to get from Groningen to Zadar without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 21h 44m and costs €160 - €500.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Groningen to Zadar, including transfers.
Groningen to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Groningen central station.
Groningen to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bremen Fernbusterminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Groningen to Zadar is 1533 km. It takes approximately 14h 52m to drive from Groningen to Zadar.
Book your Groningen to Zadar bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Groningen, Netherlands and Zadar, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Groningen central station to Zadar bus station via Bremen Fernbusterminal and Zagreb in around 26h 24m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Nijmegen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 01806 607085
- [email protected]
- Website
- BVR Busverkehr Rheinland GmbH
Bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Weeze Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- BVR Busverkehr Rheinland GmbH
- 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
- €26–95
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
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