There are 7 ways to get from Zadar to Bucharest by plane, bus, 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 from Zadar Airport
best- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZAD - OTP
4h 31m$163–456Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militaribus
37h 2m$126–144Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N949
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bucharestbus
17h 3mBus, train
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Siófokbus
- Take the train from Siofok to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
23h 43m$244–346Drive 1,161.1 km
- Drive from Zadar to Bucharestcar 1,161.1 km
14h 57m$190–274Bus to Split Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SPU - OTP
9h 17m$175–459Bus, train via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus 952 / ...
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ic
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
26h 22m$216–344
Zadar to Bucharest by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Bucharest is to bus which costs $120 - $150 and takes 37h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs $160 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Zadar bus station and arriving at Bucharest via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 3m.
The distance between Zadar and Bucharest is 889 km. The road distance is 1161.1 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Bucharest without a car is to bus via Budapest which takes 17h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Zadar to Bucharest, including transfers.
Zadar to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
The best way to get from Zadar to Bucharest is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs $160 - $460. Alternatively, you can bus via Budapest, which costs and takes 17h 3m.
Zadar to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Zadar. It is currently 12:41 PM in Zadar and 1:41 PM in Bucharest.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Bucharest, Romania?
Ryanair and Croatia Airlines fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zadar bus station to Bucharest via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 17h 3m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Split Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Split Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Split Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–330
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Siofok to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Siofok to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–270
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Siófok
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- 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
- $18–21
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- 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
- $14–17
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- 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
- $55–70
- 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
- $15–19
- 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
- $22–26
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.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
- $24
- 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
- $21–45
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- beni-reisen@hotmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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