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There are 15 ways to get from Cologne to Zadar by train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zadar Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane DUS - ZAD
    5h 57m
    €99–354

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane CGN - ZAG
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    8h 45m
    €63–409

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Zadarcar car
    11h 14m
    €171–1,108

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    16h 47m
    €128–216

  5. Night train, bus

    1. Take the night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbfnighttrain night train
    2. Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Zadar bus stationbus bus N947
    18h 53m
    €129–644

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane CGN - ZAD
    5h 22m
    €106–407

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane FRA - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    9h 12m
    €124–431

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Split Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane DUS - SPU
    3. Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus bus
    8h 17m
    €110–352

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Split Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane FRA - SPU
    3. Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus bus
    8h 23m
    €128–357

  10. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane CGN - SPU
    2. Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus bus
    7h 46m
    €97–375

  11. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane FRA - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagrebshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    10h 35m
    €142–564

  12. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zadar bus stationbus bus N948
    21h 48m

  13. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train train 319 / ...
    4. Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Perusictrain train Ic
    5. Take the bus from Perušić to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    21h 56m
    €117–466

  14. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanica to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    28h 39m

  15. Drive 1,284.1 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Zadarcar car 1,284.1 km
    12h 54m
    €179–258

Cologne to Zadar by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration16h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket€128Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Zadar, Croatia?

Ryanair and Eurowings fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Zadar bus station via Frankfurt central train station in around 21h 48m.

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