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How to get fromMadrid Airport (MAD) to Zadarby plane, bus, train, car, or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Zadar by plane, bus, train, car, or ferry

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  1. Fly to Zadar Airport

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane MAD - ZAD
    5h 40m
    €64–193

  2. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Trieste Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the bus from Trieste to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    36h 50m
    €229–401

  3. Drive 2,171.1 km

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Zadarcar car 2,171.1 km
    23h 46m
    €340–491

  4. Fly to Split Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane MAD - SPU
    2. Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    5h 58m
    €92–252

  5. Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane MAD - ZAG
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    7h 34m
    €81–341

  6. Fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, Catamaran

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane plane MAD - AOI
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry ferry
    8h 23m
    €147–334

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Alcalá de Henares to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padua to Zadar bus stationbus bus N535
    39h 33m
    €164–226

  8. Bus via Rovinj

    1. Take the bus from Alcalá de Henares to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    43h 51m
    €469–1,093

Madrid Airport (MAD) to Zadar by subway, train, and bus

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Duration36h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€229Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,615 km
  • Duration: 5h 40m

What companies run services between Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain and Zadar, Croatia?

Ryanair, Croatia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Aeropuerto Madrid Barajas T4. Metro to Zadar bus station via Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3, Aeropuerto T2, Vía Complutense-Brihuega, Alcalá de Henares, Padova, and Padua in around 39h 33m.

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