There are 8 ways to get from Palermo to Zadar by plane, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane PMO - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste to Zadar bus stationbus
10h 49m€77–252Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Anconatrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarcarferry 51
24h 34m€49–176Ferry, drive, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverelloferry
- Drive from Naples Beverello to Port Of Anconacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarcarferry 51
23h 30m€113–169Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Caserta Viale Vittorio Venetobus
- Take the bus from Caserta to Anconabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarcarferry 51
25h 12m€72–93Fly to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Split Airport (SPU)plane PMO - SPU
- Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus
9h 43m€102–338Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane PMO - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Take the ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadarferry
13h 14m€105–592Fly to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport, train, car ferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport (PEG)plane PMO - PEG
- Take the train from Foligno to Anconatrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarcarferry
15h 18m€85–386Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bologna Centralebus N597
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Zadar bus stationbus N535
31h€78–207
Palermo to Zadar by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Zadar is to bus and car ferry which costs €70 - €95 and takes 25h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Zadar is to fly and bus which takes 9h 43m and costs €100 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Zadar bus station via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h.
The distance between Palermo and Zadar is 1215 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Zadar without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 24h 34m and costs €45 - €180.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Palermo to Zadar, including transfers.
Palermo to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Zadar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Palermo to Zadar bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 9567+ hotels available in Zadar.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Zadar, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Palermo to Zadar bus station via Bologna Centrale in around 31h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Perugia Sant'Egidio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Split Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Foligno to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Foligno to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- 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
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- 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
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 0733 671222
- info@linea2mari.com
- Website
- linea2mari.com
Bus from Caserta to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Schedules at
- linea2mari.com
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–390
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €210–390
- Phone
- 02 76028132
- helpdesk@tirrenia.it
- Website
- tirrenia.it
Ferry from Port of Palermo to Naples Beverello
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.tirrenia.it/
- 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
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
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