There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Zadar by plane, bus, car, train, or car train
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Fly Basel to Zadar Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BSL - ZAD
5h 17m€55–309Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zadarbus
15h€103Drive 1,015.9 km
- Drive from Basel to Zadarcar 1,015.9 km
11h 35m€174–251Fly Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BSL - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
8h 34m€57–371Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
9h 28m€124–415Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
20h 33m€103–152Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zadarcar
11h 33m€220–297
Basel to Zadar by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Zadar is to bus which costs €103 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Zadar is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €55 - €310.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Zadar. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Basel and Zadar is 740 km. The road distance is 1015.9 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Zadar without a car is to bus which takes 15h and costs €103.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Basel to Zadar, including transfers.
Basel to Zadar bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Zadar is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €55 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €103 and takes 15h.
Basel to Zadar bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Zadar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Zadar is 1016 km. It takes approximately 11h 35m to drive from Basel to Zadar.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zadar, Croatia?
easyJet, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) 4 times a week. Alternatively, Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Basel SBB to Zadar twice a week. Tickets cost €103 and the journey takes 15h.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Basel SBB to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €103
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–17
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- 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-tours.hr
- 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 35 415 165
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.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 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- ap.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
- €8–20
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +49 711 3041678
- lubina.busfahrten@t-online.de
- Website
- lubina-busfahrten.de
Bus from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- lubina-busfahrten.de
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