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There are 12 ways to get from Essen to Zadar by plane, car train, car, train, bus, night train, or shuttle

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zadar Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane DUS - ZAD
    5h 46m
    €107–359

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Zagrebbus bus N885 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus 952 / ...
    23h 1m
    €78–217

  3. Car train, drive

    1. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf to Zadarcar car
    11h 11m
    €170–1,107

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    17h 33m
    €135–226

  5. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfnighttrain night train
    3. Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    20h 48m
    €132–719

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane DUS - SPU
    2. Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus bus
    8h 11m
    €98–357

  7. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zadar Airport

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane CGN - ZAD
    6h 12m
    €141–416

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

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf 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
    10h 4m
    €128–481

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

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf 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
    9h 14m
    €147–417

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

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf 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
    11h 27m
    €146–614

  11. Bus via Sanski Most

    1. Take the bus from Essen to Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanica to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    30h 16m

  12. Drive 1,343.8 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Zadarcar car 1,343.8 km
    13h 23m
    €191–276

Essen to Zadar by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration17h 33mAverage Duration
Ticket€135Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Zadar, Croatia?

Eurowings and Lufthansa fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen central train station to Zadar bus station via Zagreb in around 23h 1m.

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