There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Novalja by plane, shuttle, bus, train, car, car ferry, night train, or ferry
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Fly to Zadar Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane OTP - ZAD
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
7h 6m€152–394Night train, train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Karlovac Centartrain Re
- Take the bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
30h 26m€86–97Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zadar bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
19h 27mTrain, drive, line 335 car ferry
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Perusictrain Ic
- Drive from Perusic to Priznacar
- Take the car ferry from Prizna to Zigljencarferry 335
31h 25m€101–125Fly to Rijeka Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane OTP - RJK
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
11h 45m€199–464Fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane OTP - TSF
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
13h€130–554Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane OTP - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
11h€160–339Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane OTP - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Pesarotrain
- Take the ferry from Pesaro to Novaljaferry
14h 25mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofoktrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Siófok to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Novaljaferry
19h 54mDrive 1,203.5 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Novaljacar 1,203.5 km
15h 37m€170–245
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Novalja is to night train and train and bus which costs €85 - €100 and takes 30h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Novalja is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 6m and costs €150 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Novalja. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 27m.
The distance between Bucharest and Novalja is 957 km. The road distance is 1203.5 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Novalja without a car is to bus which takes 19h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Bucharest to Novalja, including transfers.
Bucharest to Novalja bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
Bucharest to Novalja bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Novalja is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 8:44 PM in Bucharest and 7:44 PM in Novalja.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Novalja is 1204 km. It takes approximately 15h 37m to drive from Bucharest to Novalja.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Novalja, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Bucharest to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Zadar bus station, and Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 19h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Treviso Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rijeka Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Rijeka Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €66–72
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Perusic
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Karlovac Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Shuttle from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Siófok to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Prizna to Zigljen
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €1–3
- Adult
- €2–5
- Children 3-12
- €1–3
Ferry from Rijeka to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €6–9
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- info@gomoviaggi.com
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Pesaro to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
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