There are 9 ways to get from Zadar to Mestre by bus, train, ferry, car ferry, 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, train
best- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Bosiljevobus 928 / ...
- Take the bus from Bosiljevo to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
8h 16m€131–226Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Venezia Mestrebus
11h 55m€63–104Ferry, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pulaferry 9141
- Take the carferry from Port of Pula to Port of Venicecarferry
10h 16m€106–174Drive 450.3 km
- Drive from Zadar to Mestrecar 450.3 km
5h 38m€82–118Fly Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZAD - VCE
7h 28m€82–305Bus via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus 952 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestrebus
9h 34m€375–804Bus #2
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus Arriva
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Stazione Mestrebus
15h 20m€123–582Bus to Split Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane SPU - VCE
8h 48m€115–300Fly Zadar Airport to Pula Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane ZAD - PUY
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula Airport to Stazione Mestre
7h 19m€102–795
Zadar to Mestre by ferry, car ferry, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Mestre is to drive which costs €80 - €120 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Mestre is to drive which takes 5h 38m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar station to Mestre. However, there are services departing from Zadar bus station and arriving at Stazione Mestre via Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor and Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 34m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Zadar to Mestre. However, there are services departing from Port of Zadar and arriving at Port of Venice via Port of Pula. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 16m.
The distance between Zadar and Mestre is 526 km. The road distance is 450.3 km.
Book your Zadar to Mestre ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Zadar to Mestre without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 16m and costs €130 - €230.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Zadar to Mestre, including transfers.
Zadar to Mestre bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
The best way to get from Zadar to Mestre is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs €80 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus via Zagreb, which costs €370 - €850 and takes 9h 34m.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Mestre, Italy?
Austrian Airlines, Edelweiss Air, and five other airlines fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zadar bus station to Stazione Mestre via Zagreb, Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, and Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja in around 9h 34m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Split Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Split Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Split Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Split Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Split Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Split Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Split Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–340
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–340
Flights from Zadar Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Italo Treno
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Bosiljevo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- 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 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Bosiljevo to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–160
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €350–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €123–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €123
- Private
- €518
Shuttle from Pula Airport to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- 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
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–35
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- [email protected]
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.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 (0)52 383 000
- [email protected]
- Website
- fils.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- fils.hr
- Phone
- +385 98 934 0896
- [email protected]
- Website
- bestline.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bestline.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
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Zadar to Mestre bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Mestre is 450 km. It takes approximately 5h 38m to drive from Zadar to Mestre.
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