There are 8 ways to get from Split to Desenzano del Garda by plane, ferry, train, bus, train (Trenitalia), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane SPU - VRN
6h 55m€108–310Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Veronabus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Desenzano - Via Anelli - Portobus
16h 40m€63–104Ferry, train via Verona
- Take the ferry from Split to Anconaferry 53
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain Fr
14h 58m€149–271Bus via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagrebbus 924 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Desenzano - Via Anelli - Portobus
15h 27m€160–1,028Train
- Take the train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljanatrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Desenzano Garda-Sirmtrain Fr
19h 51m€105–143Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SPU - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Desenzano Garda-Sirmtrain
5h 57m€89–290Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Split to Anconaferry 53
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Desenzanotrain
15h 48m€153–264Drive 708 km
- Drive from Split to Desenzano del Gardacar 708 km
8h 4m€115–165
Split to Desenzano del Garda by ferry, foot, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Split to Desenzano del Garda is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 16h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Desenzano del Garda is to fly and train which takes 5h 57m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Split to Desenzano del Garda. However, there are services departing from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Desenzano - Via Anelli - Porto via Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja and Verona Porta Nuova Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Split to Desenzano del Garda. However, there are services departing from Split and arriving at Desenzano Garda-Sirm via Zagreb Glavni Kol., Ljubljana, Villach Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 51m.
The distance between Split and Desenzano del Garda is 547 km. The road distance is 708 km.
The best way to get from Split to Desenzano del Garda without a car is to ferry and train via Verona which takes 14h 58m and costs €140 - €280.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Split to Desenzano del Garda, including transfers.
Split to Desenzano del Garda bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Split to Desenzano del Garda train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Split station.
The best way to get from Split to Desenzano del Garda is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs €100 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus via Zagreb, which costs €160 - €1100 and takes 15h 27m, you could also train, which costs €100 - €150 and takes 19h 51m.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Desenzano del Garda, Italy?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Desenzano - Via Anelli - Porto via Zagreb, Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja, and Verona Porta Nuova Station in around 15h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Split Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Split Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Split Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Split Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Desenzano Garda-Sirm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Desenzano Garda-Sirm
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Desenzano Garda-Sirm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Desenzano Garda-Sirm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Desenzano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–17
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- [email protected]
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–170
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €132–800
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €132
- Private
- €463
- Phone
- 035 289000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brescia.arriva.it
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Desenzano - Via Anelli - Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- brescia.arriva.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova Station to Desenzano - Via Anelli - Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- brescia.arriva.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Split Bus Station to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Split to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Split to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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Booking & Getting There
Split to Desenzano del Garda bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Split to Desenzano del Garda train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Split to Desenzano del Garda is 708 km. It takes approximately 8h 4m to drive from Split to Desenzano del Garda.
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