There are 8 ways to get from Venice to Zadar by car ferry, 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.
Car ferry, ferry
best- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pulacarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadarferry 9141
9h 45m€105–174Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
13h€65–110Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 54m€118–225Drive 458.5 km
- Drive from Venice to Zadarcar 458.5 km
5h 49m€74–107Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane VCE - ZAD
6h 49m€76–255Bus via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
10h 7m€375–807Shuttle to Pula Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Stazione Mestre to Pula Airport
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane PUY - ZAD
7h 57m€97–797Fly from Treviso Airport
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane TSF - ZAD
9h 52m€105–357
Venice to Zadar by car ferry and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Zadar is to drive which costs €70 - €110 and takes 5h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Zadar is to drive which takes 5h 49m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Liberta' Santa Chiara and arriving at Zadar bus station via Stazione Mestre, Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja and Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 7m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Venice to Zadar. However, there are services departing from Port of Venice and arriving at Port of Zadar via Port of Pula. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 45m.
The distance between Venice and Zadar is 325 km. The road distance is 458.5 km.
Book your Venice to Zadar ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Venice to Zadar without a car is to car ferry and ferry which takes 9h 45m and costs €100 - €180.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Venice to Zadar, including transfers.
Venice to Zadar bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Stazione Mestre station.
The best way to get from Venice to Zadar is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €75 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus via Zagreb, which costs €370 - €850 and takes 10h 7m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Zadar, Croatia?
Ryanair, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Liberta' Santa Chiara to Zadar bus station via Stazione MESTRE FS C4, Stazione Mestre, Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja, Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, and Zagreb in around 10h 7m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zadar Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Treviso Airport to Zadar Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Treviso Airport to Zadar Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Treviso Airport to Zadar Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Treviso Airport to Zadar Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Pula Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €350–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–160
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Shuttle from Stazione Mestre to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- 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
- Phone
- +385 800 88 85
- info@velebit-tours.hr
- 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
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- 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
- info@puntamika-line.hr
- 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
- francuzevic@gmail.com
- 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
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- 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
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- + 385 (0)52 383 000
- fils@fils.hr
- Website
- fils.hr
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- fils.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
Ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- Kapetan Luka
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Venice to Zadar bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Zadar is 458 km. It takes approximately 5h 49m to drive from Venice to Zadar.
Book your Venice to Zadar bus tickets online with Omio.
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