There are 8 ways to get from Valencia to Zadar by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Zadar Airport
best- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane VLC - ZAD
8h 6m€145–250Fly to Split Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Split Airport (SPU)plane VLC - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus stationbus
12h 6m€108–255Train, bus
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
27h 13m€328–555Train, bus via Mulhouse
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zadarbus
30h 18m€305–426Drive 1,960.3 km
- Drive from Valencia to Zadarcar 1,960.3 km
21h 21m€321–463Bus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Ljubljana bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Zagrebbus 900 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
35h 53m€184–320Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
36h 41m€503–821Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
39h 25m€290–841
Valencia to Zadar by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Valencia to Zadar is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €260 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Valencia to Zadar is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs €140 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Valencia to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Estació d'Autobusos de València and arriving at Zadar bus station via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, Ljubljana bus station and Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 53m.
The distance between Valencia and Zadar is 1425 km. The road distance is 1960.3 km.
The best way to get from Valencia to Zadar without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 13m and costs €320 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Valencia to Zadar, including transfers.
Valencia to Zadar bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
The best way to get from Valencia to Zadar is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs €140 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €320 and takes 35h 53m.
Valencia to Zadar bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Valencia to Zadar is 1960 km. It takes approximately 21h 21m to drive from Valencia to Zadar.
What companies run services between Valencia, Spain and Zadar, Croatia?
Ryanair flies from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Zadar bus station via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, Ljubljana bus station, and Zagreb in around 35h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Zadar Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Valencia Airport to Zadar Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Valencia Airport to Zadar Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Valencia Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Valencia Airport to Split Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Split Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Valencia Airport to Split Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Padova to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €360–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €123–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €123
- Private
- €518
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–21
- 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 Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–35
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–35
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 800 88 85
- [email protected]
- Website
- velebit-tours.hr
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- 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 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Basel SBB to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €103
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- 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
- €15–40
- Website
- Promet Makarska
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- ALSA
- 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.
- 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
- €20–40
- 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
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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