There are 9 ways to get from Turkey to Zadar by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Zadar Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane IST - ZAD
8h 12m€101–253Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zadarbus Arriva
27h 14m€43–46Bus via Zagreb
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
25h 6mDrive 1,513.8 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Zadarcar 1,513.8 km
15h 53m€211–304Fly Istanbul to Split Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Split Airport (SPU)plane IST - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus stationbus
9h 22m€131–331Fly Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
10h 3m€108–347Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SAW - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus
10h 18m€54–390Bus #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Stationbus Citylines 88 / ...
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zadarbus Arriva
28h 10m€55–58Bus #3
- Take the bus from Instabul to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
31h 9m€90–100
Istanbul (IST) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Zadar is to bus which costs €42 - €47 and takes 27h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Zadar is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Zadar. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Zadar via İstanbul Esenler and Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 14m.
The distance between Turkey and Zadar is 1190 km. The road distance is 1513.8 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Zadar without a car is to bus via Zagreb which takes 25h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Turkey to Zadar, including transfers.
Turkey to Zadar bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, depart from İstanbul Esenler station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Zadar is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus via Zagreb, which costs and takes 25h 6m.
Turkey to Zadar bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Zadar is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 2:12 AM in Turkey and 1:12 AM in Zadar.
What companies run services between Turkey and Zadar, Croatia?
Turkish Airlines, Croatia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aksaray to Zadar bus station via Esenler Otogar, İstanbul Esenler, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Belgrade bus station, and Zagreb in around 25h 6m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–280
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–270
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–280
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Istanbul to Zadar Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
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
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- 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
- €20–45
- 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
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times 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 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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