There are 10 ways to get from Crete to Zadar by plane, bus, car ferry, shuttle, or busferry
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport, bus
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Split Airport (SPU)plane HER - SPU
- Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus
10h 36m€139–374Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zadar Airport
cheapest- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane HER - ZAD
14h 27m€83–306Car ferry, bus via Belgrade
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
34h 25m€175–257Fly Sitia Airport to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Split Airport (SPU)plane JSH - SPU
- Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus
23h 39m€181–355Fly Chania International Airport to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CHQ - SPU
- Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus
9h 44m€141–432Fly Chania International Airport to Zadar Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane CHQ - ZAD
18h 45m€95–424Fly Chania International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane CHQ - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zadar
12h 28m€205–466Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paroscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Lezhëbus
- Take the bus from Lezhë to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
36h 19m€245–267Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lezhëbus
- Take the bus from Lezhë to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
42h 32mBus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina
- Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
46h 14m
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Split Airport (SPU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crete to Zadar is to fly which costs €80 - €310 and takes 14h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to Zadar is to fly and bus which takes 9h 44m and costs €140 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Crete to Zadar. However, there are services departing from Heraklion Port and arriving at Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor via Mbikalimi Kamez, Tirana and Lezhë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 32m.
The distance between Crete and Zadar is 1316 km.
The best way to get from Crete to Zadar without a car is to car ferry and bus via Belgrade which takes 34h 25m and costs €170 - €260.
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Crete to Zadar, including transfers.
Crete to Zadar bus services, operated by Alb Trans, depart from Heraklion Port station.
Crete to Zadar bus services, operated by Alb Trans, arrive at Tirana station.
Zadar is 1h behind Crete. It is currently 12:59 PM in Crete and 11:59 AM in Zadar.
There are 10118+ hotels available in Zadar.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Zadar, Croatia?
Ryanair and Austrian Airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Sitia Airport to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Sitia Airport to Split Airport via Alexandroupolis, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Chania International Airport to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–340
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Chania International Airport to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–370
Flights from Chania International Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Chania International Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Split Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zadar Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Chania International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zadar Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Chania International Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Split Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Schedules at
- 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
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- 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 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
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
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
- 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 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
- €8–20
- 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/
Shuttle from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €85
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Piraeus to Lezhë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lezhë to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Heraklion Port to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- Phone
- +355 692089127
- lu_na_shpk@yahoo.com
- Website
- luna.al
Bus from Tirana to Lezhë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- luna.al
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Heraklion to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Ioannina to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Durrës to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €64
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €89–90
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Paros
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €99–102
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
Car ferry from Paros to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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