There are 6 ways to get from Santander to Zadar by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane SDR - ZAD
6h 25m€104–379Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padua to Zadar bus stationbus N535
35h 49m€92–134Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Parisbus
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zadarbus
33h 24m€270–376Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Perusictrain Ic
- Take the bus from Perušić to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
36h 29m€455–760Drive 2,038.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Zadarcar 2,038.4 km
22h 8m€323–467Bus via Konstanz
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Konstanz - Europabrücke bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Konstanz to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
40h 22m€183–266
Santander to Zadar by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Zadar is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 35h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Zadar is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs €100 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Zadar station. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Zadar bus station via Padua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 49m.
The distance between Santander and Zadar is 1552 km. The road distance is 2038.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Zadar without a car is to bus and train which takes 33h 24m and costs €270 - €380.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Santander to Zadar, including transfers.
Santander to Zadar bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Zadar is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs €100 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €140 and takes 35h 49m.
Santander to Zadar bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Zadar is 2038 km. It takes approximately 22h 8m to drive from Santander to Zadar.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Zadar, Croatia?
Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and Ryanair UK fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander to Zadar bus station via Padova and Padua in around 35h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zadar Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Santander Airport to Zadar Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Santander Airport to Zadar Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Perusic
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Perušić to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Padua to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Basel SBB to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €103
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +385 91 454 1121
- francuzevic@gmail.com
- Website
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
Bus from Perušić to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Santander to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 711 3041678
- lubina.busfahrten@t-online.de
- Website
- lubina-busfahrten.de
Bus from Konstanz to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- lubina-busfahrten.de
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