There are 8 ways to get from Zadar to Bulgaria by plane, shuttle, bus, 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 Zadar Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZAD - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
6h 10m$203–596Bus via Zagreb
cheapest- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus 952 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Sofiabus N981
16h 45m$58–142Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 74 / ...
14h 7m$127–136Drive 964.7 km
- Drive from Zadar to Sofiacar 964.7 km
10h 59m$158–227Fly Zadar Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZAD - SOF
4h 48m$99–347Shuttle to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Zadar to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BEG - SOF
11h 35m$168–313Fly Zadar Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ZAD - VAR
9h 22m$168–466Bus
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
28h 8m$109–118
Zadar to Bulgaria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Bulgaria is to bus via Zagreb which costs $55 - $150 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs $95 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar station to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Zadar bus station and arriving at Sofia via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 45m.
The distance between Zadar and Bulgaria is 964 km. The road distance is 964.7 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Bulgaria without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 14h 7m and costs $125 - $140.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Zadar to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Zadar to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
The best way to get from Zadar to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs $95 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus via Zagreb, which costs $55 - $150 and takes 16h 45m.
Zadar to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of Zadar. It is currently 4:23 PM in Zadar and 5:23 PM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zadar bus station to Sofia via Zagreb in around 16h 45m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Flights from Zadar Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–190
Flights from Zadar Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–290
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Zadar to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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 Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- ap.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
- $23–35
- 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
- $23–30
- 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
- $48
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Bulgaria is 965 km. It takes approximately 10h 59m to drive from Zadar to Bulgaria.
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