There are 10 ways to get from Zadar to Ascona by ferry, train, bus, car, or plane
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Catamaran, train via Bologna
best- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
10h 48mCHF 135–343Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ZAG - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
11h 41mCHF 52–260Bus
- Take the bus from Zadar to Bellinzonabus
12h 47mCHF 140–145Drive 787 km
- Drive from Zadar to Asconacar 787 km
9h 23mCHF 125–180Bus to Split Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SPU - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
9h 36mCHF 77–303Catamaran, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
11h 43mCHF 126–318Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Milano Centrale Stationbus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
20h 29mCHF 432–1,143Bus to Split Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SPU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
9h 23mCHF 152–369Catamaran to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane AOI - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
11h 12mCHF 160–333Catamaran, train to Abruzzo Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry
- Take the train from Ancona to Pescara Centraletrain
- Fly from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PSR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
12h 14mCHF 104–375
Zadar to Ascona by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Ascona is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 260 and takes 11h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Ascona is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 23m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 370.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar to Ascona. However, there are services departing from Zadar and arriving at Ascona, Centro via Bellinzona, Stazione and Locarno, Piazza Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 47m.
The distance between Zadar and Ascona is 700 km. The road distance is 787 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Ascona without a car is to Catamaran and train via Bologna which takes 10h 48m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 350.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Zadar to Ascona, including transfers.
Zadar to Ascona bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Zadar station.
Zadar to Ascona bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Bellinzona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Ascona is 787 km. It takes approximately 9h 23m to drive from Zadar to Ascona.
There are 3205+ hotels available in Ascona.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Ascona, Switzerland?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Zadar to Bellinzona 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 132 and the journey takes 11h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–120
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–240
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–240
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Split Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–360
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Zadar to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 132
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +385 98 934 0896
- info@bestline.hr
- Website
- bestline.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bestline.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–29
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,100
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 800 88 85
- info@velebit-tours.hr
- Website
- velebit-tours.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–55
- Schedules at
- velebit-tours.hr
- Phone
- +385 (23) 315 331
- info@puntamika-line.hr
- Website
- puntamika-line.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Schedules at
- puntamika-line.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 454 1121
- francuzevic@gmail.com
- Website
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–20
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–24
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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