There are 9 ways to get from Budva to Zadar by car, ferry, bus, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, ferry, bus
best- Drive from Budva to Pločicecar
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Hvarferry 842
- Take the ferry from Hvar to Port of Splitferry
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 48m€70–111Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus Arriva
12h€33–89Drive 445.7 km
- Drive from Budva to Zadarcar 445.7 km
6h 6m€63–90Drive to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Drive from Budva to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)car
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane DBV - ZAD
8h 21m€75–284Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Hvarferry 842
- Take the ferry from Hvar to Port of Splitferry
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 11m€88–146Bus via Prijedor
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Prijedorbus
- Take the bus from Prijedor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 15mBus
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zadarbus
11h 51mDrive to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Drive from Budva to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)car
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane DBV - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
7h 50m€72–286Shuttle to Podgorica Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bečići to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane TGD - ZAD
8h 56m
Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budva to Zadar is to bus which costs €30 - €90 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Budva to Zadar is to drive which takes 6h 6m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct bus from Budva to Zadar. However, there are services departing from Budva, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor via Prijedor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
The distance between Budva and Zadar is 468 km. The road distance is 445.7 km.
The best way to get from Budva to Zadar without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 10h 11m and costs €85 - €150.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Budva to Zadar, including transfers.
Budva to Zadar bus services, operated by Bočac Tours, depart from Budva, Autobuska Stanica station.
Budva to Zadar bus services, operated by Bočac Tours, arrive at Prijedor station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budva to Zadar is 446 km. It takes approximately 6h 6m to drive from Budva to Zadar.
Book your Budva to Zadar bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Budva, Montenegro and Zadar, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor via Prijedor in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zadar Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zadar Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zadar Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Zadar Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Zadar Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Zadar Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- bozur.cg@gmail.com
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +387 51 215-725
- bocacturs@gmail.com
- Website
- bocactours.com
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Prijedor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- bocactours.com
- Phone
- +387 066 890 490
- tourist@teol.net
- Website
- touristcompany.ba
Bus from Prijedor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- touristcompany.ba
- Phone
- +382 69 294 654
- royaltravelcetinje@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +385 98 934 0896
- info@bestline.hr
- Website
- bestline.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bestline.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–35
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
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
- €19–22
- 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 30m
- 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
- €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
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Bečići to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +385 20 313 119
- support@tp-line.hr
- Website
- tp-line.hr
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Hvar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Website
- https://www.tp-line.hr/en/
Ferry from Hvar to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–25
- Website
- https://www.tp-line.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Hvar to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Hvar to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €3–5
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