There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Zadar by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zadar Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane OTP - ZAD
5h 16m€52–159Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zadar bus stationbus N949
16h 57mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Knintrain
- Take the bus from Knin, Autobušni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus 81
32h 46mNight train, train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Knintrain
- Take the bus from Knin, Autobušni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus 81
31h 51mFly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Zadar Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BBU - ZAD
11h 11m€102–156Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Split Airport (SPU)plane OTP - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 11m€87–264Drive 1,162 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Zadarcar 1,162 km
14h 52m€163–236
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Zadar is to fly which costs €50 - €160 and takes 5h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Zadar is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €50 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Zadar bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 57m.
The distance between Bucharest and Zadar is 883 km. The road distance is 1162 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Zadar without a car is to bus which takes 16h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Bucharest to Zadar, including transfers.
Bucharest to Zadar bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Zadar is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €50 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 16h 57m.
Bucharest to Zadar bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Zadar is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:23 AM in Bucharest and 3:23 AM in Zadar.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Zadar, Croatia?
Ryanair and Austrian Airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to Zadar bus station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 16h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Zadar Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Zadar Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Zadar Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Zadar Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Zadar Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Zadar Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Split Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Split Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €64–70
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Knin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Knin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €31–36
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- 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 DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 99 438 6116
- info@sikbus.hr
- Website
- sikbus.hr
Bus from Knin, Autobušni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sikbus.hr
Bus from Knin, Autobušni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sikbus.hr
- 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
- +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
- €15–50
- 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
- €11–16
- Website
- RegioJet
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