There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Zadar by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Belgrade
best- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zadar bus stationbus 1905
14h 30m€82–115Fly to Zadar Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane SOF - ZAD
8h 42m€51–189Drive 964.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Zadarcar 964.3 km
11h 3m€141–203Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zadar
12h€108–129Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Zagrebbus N981
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
16h 34m€69–144Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SOF - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
10h 49m€79–362Fly to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Split Airport (SPU)plane SOF - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus stationbus
11h 17m€102–289
Sofia to Zadar by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Zadar is to bus via Belgrade which costs €80 - €120 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Zadar is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs €50 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Zadar bus station via Belgrade bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 30m.
The distance between Sofia and Zadar is 962 km. The road distance is 964.3 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Zadar without a car is to bus via Belgrade which takes 14h 30m and costs €80 - €120.
It takes approximately 14h 30m to get from Sofia to Zadar, including transfers.
Sofia to Zadar bus services, operated by Trans Jug, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Zadar is to bus via Belgrade which takes 14h 30m and costs €80 - €120. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €50 - €190 and takes 8h 42m.
Sofia to Zadar bus services, operated by Trans Jug, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Zadar is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 12:05 AM in Sofia and 11:05 PM in Zadar.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Zadar, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zadar bus station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Belgrade bus station in around 14h 30m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Air Serbia, and Ryanair fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) 6 times a week.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €37–40
- Website
- Trans-Jug
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Citylines
- [email protected]
- Website
- kombiprevozputnika.net
Shuttle from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €85
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–11
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
- 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
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
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
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
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- 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 bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Promet Makarska
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- Promet Makarska
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