There are 10 ways to get from Merano to Zadar by train, ferry, bus, car, shuttle, plane, or night train
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Train, Catamaran
best- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry 51
11h 12m€118–323Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Bolzano Bozen to Venezia Mestrenighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Zadar bus stationbus N535
15h 5m€58–152Bus
- Take the bus from Merano, Stazione to Padova Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Padua to Zadar bus stationbus N535
13h 59mDrive 618.1 km
- Drive from Merano to Zadarcar 618.1 km
8h 38m€98–142Shuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BGY - ZAD
7h 54m€167–287Train, bus
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to Venezia Mestretrain 89
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
18h 47m€171–1,001Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitschtrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane INN - ZAD
11h€258–505Train, shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Chiusa Klausentrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiusa to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane MUC - ZAD
9h 33m€228–467Shuttle, shuttle to Pula Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Verona - Aeroporto
- Take a shuttle bus from Verona - Airport to Pula Airport
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane PUY - ZAD
10h 20m€588–1,498Train, shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Split Airport, bus
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Chiusa Klausentrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Chiusa to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Split Airport (SPU)plane MUC - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
11h 41m€238–517
Merano to Zadar by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Zadar is to night train and bus which costs €55 - €160 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Zadar is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 54m and costs €160 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Merano to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Merano, Stazione and arriving at Zadar bus station via Padua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 59m.
The distance between Merano and Zadar is 665 km. The road distance is 618.1 km.
The best way to get from Merano to Zadar without a car is to train and Catamaran which takes 11h 12m and costs €110 - €330.
It takes approximately 11h 12m to get from Merano to Zadar, including transfers.
Merano to Zadar bus services, operated by Harea Travel, depart from Merano, Stazione station.
Merano to Zadar bus services, operated by Harea Travel, arrive at Padova Autostazione station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merano to Zadar is 618 km. It takes approximately 8h 38m to drive from Merano to Zadar.
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What companies run services between Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy and Zadar, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Merano, Stazione to Zadar bus station via Padova Autostazione and Padua in around 13h 59m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zadar Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Pula Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Munich International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Munich International Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–95
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Merano Meran to Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Merano Meran to Chiusa Klausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Merano Meran to Chiusa Klausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bolzano Bozen to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–93
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €87–93
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €23–28
- Phone
- +39 333 916 3531
- info@harea.travel
- Website
- harea.travel
Bus from Merano, Stazione to Padova Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.harea.travel/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Padua to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
Shuttle from Chiusa to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
Shuttle from Merano to Verona - Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
Shuttle from Chiusa to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/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
Shuttle from Verona - Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
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 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
- 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
- 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/
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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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