There are 9 ways to get from Zadar to Padova by ferry, train, 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.
Catamaran, train
best- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Padovatrain Fr
7h 30m€100–312Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZAD - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Padovatrain
4h 43m€38–225Bus
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Paduabus N535
9h 35m€40–65Drive 479.7 km
- Drive from Zadar to Padovacar 479.7 km
5h 58m€75–108Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZAD - VCE
6h 32m€66–282Bus via Rovinj
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus Arriva
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Padovabus
15h 35m€343–932Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane ZAD - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padovatrain
9h 58m€98–272Fly 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 37m€80–1,110Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ZAD - BGY
- Take a shuttle bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Padova
6h 13m€277–845
Zadar to Padova by ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Padova is to bus which costs €40 - €65 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Padova is to fly and train which takes 4h 43m and costs €35 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zadar bus station station and arriving at Padua. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 9h 35m.
The distance between Zadar and Padova is 495 km. The road distance is 479.7 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Padova without a car is to Catamaran and train which takes 7h 30m and costs €100 - €320.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Zadar to Padova, including transfers.
Zadar to Padova bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
The best way to get from Zadar to Padova is to bus which takes 9h 35m and costs €40 - €65. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €65 - €290 and takes 6h 32m.
Zadar to Padova bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Padua station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Padova is 480 km. It takes approximately 5h 58m to drive from Zadar to Padova.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Padova, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Zadar bus station to Padua 5 times a week. Tickets cost €40–65 and the journey takes 9h 35m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Edelweiss Air, and five other airlines fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Zadar Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Zadar Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
Flights from Zadar Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Zadar Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Zadar Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Zadar Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- 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
- €25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- 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
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €340–900
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Pula Airport to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–900
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Shuttle from Orio al Serio Airport to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- GoOpti
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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