There are 8 ways to get from Zadar to Dubrovnik by bus, ferry, car, or plane
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 Benkovac
best- Take the bus from Benkovac, Autobusni kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
6h 54m€24–40Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus Arriva
8h€3–45Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Stationbus Arriva
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Dubrovnikferry 654 / ...
6h 55m€52–134Drive 345.8 km
- Drive from Zadar to Dubrovnikcar 345.8 km
4h 8m€56–81Fly from Zadar Airport
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane ZAD - DBV
5h 44m€74–218Bus, ferry via Skradin
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skradinbus
- Take the bus from Skradin to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Dubrovnikferry 654 / ...
6h 55m€66–141Bus via Ploče
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Plocebus 898
- Take the bus from Ploce to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus 942a / ...
9h 10m€35–66Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane ZAG - DBV
7h 40m€57–168
Zadar to Dubrovnik by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Dubrovnik is to bus via Benkovac which costs €24 - €40 and takes 6h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Dubrovnik is to drive which takes 4h 8m and costs €55 - €85.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h.
The distance between Zadar and Dubrovnik is 358 km. The road distance is 345.8 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Dubrovnik without a car is to bus via Benkovac which takes 6h 54m and costs €24 - €40.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Zadar to Dubrovnik, including transfers.
Zadar to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by Samoborček EU grupa d.o.o., depart from Benkovac, Autobusni kolodvor station.
The best way to get from Zadar to Dubrovnik is to bus via Benkovac which takes 6h 54m and costs €24 - €40. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €70 - €220 and takes 5h 44m.
Zadar to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by Samoborček EU grupa d.o.o., arrive at Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Dubrovnik is 346 km. It takes approximately 4h 8m to drive from Zadar to Dubrovnik.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Dubrovnik, Croatia?
Samoborček EU grupa d.o.o. operates a bus from Benkovac, Autobusni kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor once daily. Tickets cost €24–40 and the journey takes 5h. Alternatively, Croatia Airlines and Lufthansa fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) 4 times a week.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Zadar Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Dubrovnik Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- [email protected]
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Benkovac, Autobusni kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–17
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–35
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–19
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skradin
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Skradin to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- [email protected]
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 98 934 0896
- [email protected]
- Website
- bestline.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bestline.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Promet Makarska
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skradin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- Promet Makarska
Bus from Skradin to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Promet Makarska
Bus from Ploce to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- Promet Makarska
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Skradin to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Ploce
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ploce to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 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 Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- 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 Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- 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 Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- [email protected]
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- Phone
- +385 20 313 119
- [email protected]
- Website
- TP Line
Ferry from Port of Split to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- TP Line
Ferry from Port of Split to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- TP Line
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