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There are 15 ways to get from Rotterdam to Zadar by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, ferry, or car train

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  1. Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Split Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane RTM - SPU
    2. Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    5h 30m
    €304–616

  2. Train, bus to Weeze Airport, fly to Zadar Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Tilburgtrain train
    2. Take the train from Tilburg to Nijmegentrain train
    3. Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Weeze Airport Terminal 1bus bus
    4. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane NRN - ZAD
    8h 14m
    €50–306

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    20h 54m
    €245–454

  4. Train, bus via Zagreb

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train train Ec
    5. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus 952 / ...
    24h 7m
    €302–585

  5. Drive  1,534.7 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Zadarcar car 1,534.7 km
    15h 18m
    €281–406

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane AMS - SPU
    3. Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    7h 59m
    €111–310

  7. Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Zadar Airport

    1. Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane RTM - ZAD
    3h
    €280–745

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane AMS - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    9h 8m
    €123–432

  9. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Zadar Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane CRL - ZAD
    7h 42m
    €118–382

  10. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Zadar Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane EIN - ZAD
    6h 40m
    €83–344

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

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane AMS - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattionshuttle bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Pula to Port of Zadarferry ferry
    14h 4m
    €150–935

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam to Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanica to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    25h 47m
    €103–144

  13. Bus via Zagreb

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Zagrebbus bus N885
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus 952 / ...
    26h 17m
    €120–221

  14. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    5. Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    28h 46m
    €122–296

  15. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Zadarcar car
    18h 33m
    €257–363

Rotterdam to Zadar by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration20h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€245Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,464.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 30m

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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