There are 6 ways to get from Ferrara to Zadar by train, bus, car ferry, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Zadar bus stationbus
10h 35m€48–118Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazionebus 356
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Zadar bus stationbus N535
13h 8m€34–102Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Ferrara to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarcarferry 51
10h 48m€53–95Drive 552.8 km
- Drive from Ferrara to Zadarcar 552.8 km
6h 33m€87–125Train, shuttle to Pula Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Stazione Mestre to Pula Airport
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane PUY - ZAD
8h 4m€82–644Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Split Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Split Airport (SPU)plane BLQ - SPU
- Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus
10h 6m€110–364
Ferrara to Zadar by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ferrara to Zadar is to bus which costs €30 - €110 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Ferrara to Zadar is to drive which takes 6h 33m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Ferrara to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Kennedy and arriving at Zadar bus station via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 8m.
The distance between Ferrara and Zadar is 615 km. The road distance is 552.8 km.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Zadar without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 35m and costs €45 - €120.
It takes approximately 10h 35m to get from Ferrara to Zadar, including transfers.
Ferrara to Zadar bus services, operated by TPER spa, depart from Kennedy station.
Ferrara to Zadar bus services, operated by TPER spa, arrive at Bologna Autostazione station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ferrara to Zadar is 553 km. It takes approximately 6h 33m to drive from Ferrara to Zadar.
There are 8942+ hotels available in Zadar.
What companies run services between Ferrara, Italy and Zadar, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Kennedy to Zadar bus station via Bologna Centrale in around 13h 8m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Stazione Mestre to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–400
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €220–400
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- 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
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €9–12
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