There are 9 ways to get from Zagreb to Ferrara by bus, train, train (Trenitalia), 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, train
best- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
6h 37m€403–789Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Ferrarabus N544
8h 50m€45–70Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
9h 25m€65–99Drive 450.1 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Ferraracar 450.1 km
4h 49m€73–106Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZAG - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Ferraratrain
7h 2m€76–213Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ferrarabus
8h 19m€401–778Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Trieste Centralebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ferraratrain Fr
13h€261–561Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZAG - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
7h 5m€93–269Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane ZAG - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padovatrain
- Take the train from Padova to Ferraratrain
8h 47m€114–416
Zagreb to Ferrara by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Ferrara is to bus which costs €45 - €70 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Ferrara is to drive which takes 4h 49m and costs €70 - €110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Ferrara. Services depart four times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Ferrara via Villach Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
The distance between Zagreb and Ferrara is 471 km. The road distance is 450.1 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Ferrara without a car is to bus and train which takes 6h 37m and costs €400 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Zagreb to Ferrara, including transfers.
Zagreb to Ferrara bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Zagreb to Ferrara train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Ferrara is to train which takes 9h 25m and costs €65 - €100. Alternatively, you can bus via Venice, which costs €400 - €800 and takes 8h 19m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ferrara via Villach Hbf and Venezia Mestre in around 9h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Ferrara via Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja and Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) in around 8h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Padova to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- 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 Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €370–600
- 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 Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €370–600
- 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 Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- GoOpti
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Zagreb to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
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Booking & Getting There
Zagreb to Ferrara bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja station.
Zagreb to Ferrara train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Ferrara is 450 km. It takes approximately 4h 49m to drive from Zagreb to Ferrara.
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