There are 9 ways to get from Milan to Zadar by train, ferry, bus, car, shuttle, or plane
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Train, Catamaran via Reggio Emilia
best- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry 51
9h 12m€105–222Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 419 / ...
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Zadar bus stationbus N535
13h 5m€48–85Train, Catamaran
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry 51
9h 24m€93–219Drive 704.4 km
- Drive from Milan to Zadarcar 704.4 km
8h 1m€110–159Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Milano Centrale Station to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus Arriva
16h 15m€468–1,179Fly Milan Linate Airport to Zadar Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane LIN - ZAD
6h 52m€104–327Fly Milan Linate Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, Catamaran
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI)plane LIN - AOI
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry
8h 54m€144–321Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane MXP - ZAD
5h 33m€51–230Fly Il Caravaggio International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BGY - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
8h 56m€56–381
Milan to Zadar by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Zadar is to bus which costs €45 - €85 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Zadar is to train and fly which takes 5h 33m and costs €50 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at Zadar bus station via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 5m.
The distance between Milan and Zadar is 586 km. The road distance is 704.4 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Zadar without a car is to train and Catamaran via Reggio Emilia which takes 9h 12m and costs €100 - €230.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Milan to Zadar, including transfers.
Milan to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
The best way to get from Milan to Zadar is to bus which takes 13h 5m and costs €45 - €85. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €330 and takes 6h 52m.
Milan to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to Zadar is 704 km. It takes approximately 8h 1m to drive from Milan to Zadar.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Zadar, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zadar bus station via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) in around 13h 5m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Zadar Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–310
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Zadar Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–310
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Zadar Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zadar Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Raffaello Sanzio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Milano Centrale Station to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €460–1,200
- 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
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
- 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 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 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
- €20–26
- 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
- €20–40
- 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
- €30–36
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact 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
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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