There are 10 ways to get from Ascona to Zadar by train, plane, ferry, bus, or car
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Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
best- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane MXP - ZAD
7h 20m€40–303Train, Catamaran via Reggio Emilia
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry 51
12h 15m€158–350Bus
- Take the bus from Bellinzona to Zadarbus
14h 5m€154–158Drive 787 km
- Drive from Ascona to Zadarcar 787 km
9h 24m€136–197Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BGY - ZAD
8h 20m€79–333Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Split Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Split Airport (SPU)plane ZRH - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 50m€154–417Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, Catamaran
- Take the train from Locarno to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane LIN - AOI
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry
11h 58m€169–432Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
11h 22m€153–484Train, Catamaran
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry 51
12h 51m€149–346Train, bus
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Milano Centrale Station to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
19h 32m€614–1,649
Ascona to Zadar by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ascona to Zadar is to train and fly which costs €35 - €310 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ascona to Zadar is to train and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €35 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Ascona to Zadar. However, there are services departing from Ascona, Centro and arriving at Zadar via Locarno, Rotonda and Bellinzona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 5m.
The distance between Ascona and Zadar is 675 km. The road distance is 787 km.
The best way to get from Ascona to Zadar without a car is to train and Catamaran via Reggio Emilia which takes 12h 15m and costs €150 - €350.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Ascona to Zadar, including transfers.
Ascona to Zadar bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Bellinzona station.
Ascona to Zadar bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Zadar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ascona to Zadar is 787 km. It takes approximately 9h 24m to drive from Ascona to Zadar.
There are 12435+ hotels available in Zadar.
What companies run services between Ascona, Switzerland and Zadar, Croatia?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Bellinzona to Zadar 4 times a week. Tickets cost €144 and the journey takes 11h 50m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Bellinzona to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €144
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- Promet Makarska
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- Promet Makarska
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–10
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–35
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 800 88 85
- info@velebit-tours.hr
- Website
- velebit-tours.hr
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 (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
- €20–45
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Milano Centrale Station to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €600–1,600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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