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There are 14 ways to get from Rotterdam to Zadar by train, plane, bus, car, car train, shuttle, or ferry

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zadar Airport

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    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)planeAMS - ZAD
    7h 31m
    €122–332

  2. Bus via Zagreb

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to ZagrebbusN885
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus952 / ...
    26h 21m
    €68–194

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf HbftrainIce
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    21h 3m
    €178–517

  4. Train, bus via Villach

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schwarzach-St.VeittrainDrf
    3. Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach HbftrainIc
    4. Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Zadar bus stationbus
    26h 59m

  5. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Zadarcar
    13h 10m
    €202–1,154

  6. Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zadar Airport

    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)planeRTM - ZAD
    3h 20m
    €149–760

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeAMS - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
    9h 15m
    €114–434

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Split Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Split Airport (SPU)planeAMS - SPU
    3. Take the bus from Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sukošanbus
    8h 20m
    €103–340

  9. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeBRU - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
    9h 56m
    €110–422

  10. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeAMS - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagrebshuttle
    4. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
    10h 53m
    €142–597

  11. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)planeAMS - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattionshuttle
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadarferry
    13h 46m
    €136–684

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanica to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    25h 47m

  13. Train, bus via Zagreb

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Bredatrain
    2. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoventrain
    3. Take the train from Eindhoven to Schwarzach-St.VeittrainDrf
    4. Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train415
    5. Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to PerusictrainIc
    6. Take the bus from Perušić to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    29h 37m

  14. Drive 1,534.6 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Zadarcar1,534.6 km
    15h 16m
    €269–388

Rotterdam to Zadar by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration21h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€178Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Zadar, Croatia?

Transavia Holland flies from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) once a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotterdam to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor via Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanica in around 25h 47m.

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