There are 10 ways to get from Zadar to Athens by bus, plane, train, car ferry, ferry, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Split Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)SPU - ATH
7h 2m€94–269Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanicaArriva
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
28h 10m€65–103Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthensIc
23h 19m€136–172Car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona51
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to PatrasAbs / ...
- Take the bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
34h 34m€102–212Drive 1,268.5 km
- Drive from Zadar to Athens1,268.5 km
17h 3m€226–327Fly from Zadar Airport
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)ZAD - ATH
7h 46m€96–264Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)ZAG - ATH
9h 20m€82–275Ferry, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pula
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)VCE - ATH
13h 40m€105–586Car ferry to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)AOI - ATH
16h 7m€116–278Bus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Lezhë
- Take the bus from Lezhe, Rruga e Stacionit to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
27h 54m
Split Airport (SPU) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Athens is to bus which costs €65 - €110 and takes 28h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Athens is to bus and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs €90 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar to Athens. However, there are services departing from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Athens via Lezhe, Rruga e Stacionit and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 54m.
The distance between Zadar and Athens is 1069 km. The road distance is 1268.5 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Athens without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 19m and costs €130 - €180.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Zadar to Athens, including transfers.
Zadar to Athens bus services, operated by Vector, depart from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
The best way to get from Zadar to Athens is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs €95 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus via Tirana, which costs and takes 27h 54m.
Zadar to Athens bus services, operated by Vector, arrive at Lezhë station.
Athens is 1h ahead of Zadar. It is currently 2:25 PM in Zadar and 3:25 PM in Athens.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Athens, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Athens via Lezhë, Lezhe, Rruga e Stacionit, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 27h 54m.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Zadar Airport to Athens International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Athens International Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- ap.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
- €14
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–20
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- antonio.tours@zd.t-com.hr
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- 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
- €50–60
- 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
- €13–16
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- 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
- €20
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–400
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €220–400
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Lezhë
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355686322239
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Lezhe, Rruga e Stacionit to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €9–12
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €70–110
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €110–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €140–170
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
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