There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Novalja by bus, train, car, car ferry, night train, ferry, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- 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 27mFly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Zadar Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BBU - ZAD
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar Airport to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvor
13h 59m€80–290Train, 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€146–189Night train, train, bus
- 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€98–146Drive 1,205.1 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Novaljacar 1,205.1 km
15h 37m€168–242Bus, 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 53mFly Bucharest Otopeni 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€213–770Fly Bucharest Otopeni 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€169–375Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zadar Airport, shuttle
- 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€147–394Fly Bucharest Otopeni 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 14m€174–432Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane OTP - VIE
- Take a shuttle bus from Wien to Zadar
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novalja, Autobusni kolodvorbus
13h 39m€191–365
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) 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 €95 - €150 and takes 30h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Novalja is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 6m and costs €140 - €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 1525 km. The road distance is 1205.1 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 19h 27m 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 9:20 PM in Bucharest and 8:20 PM in Novalja.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Novalja is 1205 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 Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Zadar Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Zadar Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–140
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- 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
- €16–19
- 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
- €55–80
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Karlovac Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- 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
- €21–45
- 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
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- 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
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.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
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Siófok to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- 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
- €11–18
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–35
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- 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
- +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
- €96–480
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Wien to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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
- Adult
- €2–5
- Children 3-12
- €1–3
Ferry from Rijeka to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- info@gomoviaggi.com
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Pesaro to Novalja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
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