There are 6 ways to get from Plovdiv to Zadar by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane SOF - ZAD
10h 6m€49–160Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zadarbus
20h 50m€29–92Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus N981
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
19h 17m€81–174Drive 1,110.4 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Zadarcar 1,110.4 km
12h 16m€157–226Fly Plovdiv Airport to Zadar Airport
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane PDV - ZAD
12h 30m€81–280Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Split Airport, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Split Airport (SPU)plane SOF - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
12h 25m€90–250
Plovdiv to Zadar by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Zadar is to train and bus which costs €29 - €95 and takes 20h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Zadar is to train and fly which takes 10h 6m and costs €45 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Train station and arriving at Zadar bus station via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 17m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Zadar is 828 km. The road distance is 1110.4 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Zadar without a car is to bus which takes 19h 17m and costs €80 - €180.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Plovdiv to Zadar, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Train station.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Zadar is to bus which takes 19h 17m and costs €80 - €180. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €80 - €280 and takes 12h 30m.
Plovdiv to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Zadar is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 7:37 AM in Plovdiv and 6:37 AM in Zadar.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Zadar, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zadar bus station via Zagreb in around 19h 17m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) 3 times a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Zadar Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Zadar Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- 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
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- 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
- €22–45
- 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 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
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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