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There are 10 ways to get from Heidelberg to Zadar by train, plane, bus, car, shuttle, or ferry

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Split Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane FRA - SPU
    3. Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 34m
    €104–343

  2. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Split Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane STR - SPU
    3. Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 23m
    €94–400

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    15h 20m
    €125–188

  4. Train, bus via Villach

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Ostbahnhoftrain train 62
    2. Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train train 319
    4. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus 952 / ...
    18h 5m
    €121–308

  5. Drive  1,058.7 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Zadarcar car 1,058.7 km
    10h 45m
    €191–275

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane FRA - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    9h 41m
    €116–325

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane FRA - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    11h 4m
    €313–668

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane FRA - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattionshuttle bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadarferry ferry
    14h 34m
    €167–898

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zadar Airport

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane FRA - ZAD
    6h 4m
    €112–308

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus FlixBus 108 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zadar bus stationbus bus N948
    18h 14m
    €95–147

Heidelberg to Zadar by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration15h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€125Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,199.6 km
  • Duration: 8h 34m

What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Zadar, Croatia?

You can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Zadar bus station via Karlsruhe central train station in around 18h 14m.

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