There are 9 ways to get from La Rochelle to Zadar by train, ferry, bus, car, or plane
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Train, Catamaran
best- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry 51
20h 37m€314–676Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Zadar Airport
cheapest- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane LRH - ZAD
9h 51m€101–323Train, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Donaueschingen Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the bus from Donaueschingen Busbahnhof to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
27h 17m€316–564Drive 1,683.4 km
- Drive from La Rochelle to Zadarcar 1,683.4 km
18h 48m€264–382Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane NTE - ZAD
12h 27m€119–266Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
31h 2m€156–303Bus
- Take the bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Venice - Mestre Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
35h 4m€238–1,052Fly La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Split Airport (SPU)plane LRH - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 34m€137–294Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Split Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Split Airport (SPU)plane NTE - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 55m€124–316
La Rochelle to Zadar by train, subway, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rochelle to Zadar is to fly and bus which costs €130 - €300 and takes 10h 34m.
The fastest way to get from La Rochelle to Zadar is to fly which takes 9h 51m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from La Rochelle station to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from La Rochelle - Bus Station and arriving at Zadar bus station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 2m.
The distance between La Rochelle and Zadar is 1908 km. The road distance is 1683.4 km.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Zadar without a car is to train and Catamaran which takes 20h 37m and costs €310 - €700.
It takes approximately 20h 37m to get from La Rochelle to Zadar, including transfers.
La Rochelle to Zadar bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from La Rochelle - Bus Station.
The best way to get from La Rochelle to Zadar is to bus via Paris which takes 31h 2m and costs €150 - €310. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €330 and takes 9h 51m.
La Rochelle to Zadar bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between La Rochelle to Zadar is 1683 km. It takes approximately 18h 48m to drive from La Rochelle to Zadar.
What companies run services between La Rochelle, France and Zadar, Croatia?
You can take a bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Zadar bus station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Zagreb in around 31h 2m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zadar Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zadar Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Zadar Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Split Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Split Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Zadar Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Donaueschingen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Donaueschingen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Donaueschingen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 711 3041678
- lubina.busfahrten@t-online.de
- Website
- lubina-busfahrten.de
Bus from Donaueschingen Busbahnhof to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- lubina-busfahrten.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from La Rochelle - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Venice - Mestre Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- 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.traveling.com
- 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 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
- €18–22
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.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
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €123–800
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €123
- Private
- €518
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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