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There are 14 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
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)planeDUS - ZAD
    5h 52m
    €141–364

  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)planeCGN - ZAG
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
    8h 46m
    €68–397

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Zadarcar
    11h 12m
    €171–1,108

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    16h 42m
    €126–226

  5. Night train, bus

    1. Take the night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbfnighttrain
    2. Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Zadar bus stationbusN947
    18h 53m
    €134–649

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)planeCGN - ZAD
    5h 22m
    €116–365

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)planeDUS - SPU
    3. Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus
    8h 17m
    €87–372

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeFRA - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
    9h 13m
    €121–431

  9. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU)planeCGN - SPU
    2. Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus
    7h 46m
    €92–353

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Split Airport (SPU)planeFRA - SPU
    3. Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus
    8h 18m
    €125–397

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeFRA - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagrebshuttle
    4. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
    10h 36m
    €144–604

  12. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationbusN870 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Zadar bus stationbusN948
    22h 29m
    €69–151

  13. Bus

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

  14. Drive 1,284.2 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Zadarcar1,284.2 km
    12h 49m
    €181–261

Cologne to Zadar by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration16h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket€126Cheapest 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 train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Zadar bus station via Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bf, Cologne Airport CGN, and Frankfurt central train station in around 22h 29m.

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