There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Zadar by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zadar Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane NCE - ZAD
7h 28m€78–219Train, Catamaran via Reggio Emilia
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry 51
14h 41m€163–309Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembrebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Zadar bus stationbus N535
20h 39m€91–151Drive 1,010.4 km
- Drive from Nice to Zadarcar 1,010.4 km
10h 55m€158–227Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Split Airport (SPU)plane NCE - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 21m€104–279Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane MRS - ZAD
7h 56m€90–283Train, Catamaran
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Piacenzatrain Ic
- Take the train from Piacenza to Anconatrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry 51
15h 37m€139–289Bus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Zagrebbus N482
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
20h 42m€84–186
Nice to Zadar by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Zadar is to bus via Bologna which costs €90 - €160 and takes 20h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Zadar is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs €75 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Ventimiglia and arriving at Zadar bus station via Piazza Colombo - Sanremo and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 39m.
The distance between Nice and Zadar is 674 km. The road distance is 1010.4 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Zadar without a car is to train and Catamaran via Reggio Emilia which takes 14h 41m and costs €160 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Nice to Zadar, including transfers.
Nice to Zadar bus services, operated by Satam Bus, depart from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo station.
The best way to get from Nice to Zadar is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs €75 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Bologna, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 20h 39m.
Nice to Zadar bus services, operated by Satam Bus, arrive at Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Zadar is 1010 km. It takes approximately 10h 55m to drive from Nice to Zadar.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Zadar, Croatia?
easyJet, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice-Ville to Zadar bus station via Ventimiglia, Ventimiglia, San Remo - Autostazione, Piazza Colombo - Sanremo, Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre, and Bologna Centrale in around 20h 39m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zadar Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zadar Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zadar Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zadar Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- [email protected]
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Bologna - Piazza Xx Settembre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- 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
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- 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
- 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
- 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/
- 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/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
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
- €21–45
- 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/
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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