There are 7 ways to get from Zadar to Crete by bus, plane, train, busferry, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Split Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SPU - HER
8h 27m€134–397Fly Zadar Airport to Chania International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ZAD - CHQ
11h 45m€89–375Bus, train, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus 952 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelijatrain
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
38h 28mCar ferry, ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Igoumenitsaferry Asf
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioanninabus
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklionbusferry
44h 15m€149–277Bus to Split Airport, fly to Chania International Airport
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SPU - CHQ
9h 36m€135–426Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
39h 25m€142–288Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Lezhëbus
- Take the bus from Lezhë to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
43h 9m
Split Airport (SPU) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Crete is to bus and car ferry which costs €140 - €290 and takes 39h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Crete is to bus and fly which takes 8h 27m and costs €130 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar to Crete. However, there are services departing from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Heraklion Port via Lezhë, Pallati I Sportit and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 9m.
The distance between Zadar and Crete is 1330 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Crete without a car is to bus and train and bus and ferry which takes 38h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Zadar to Crete, including transfers.
Zadar to Crete bus services, operated by Vector, depart from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Zadar to Crete bus services, operated by Vector, arrive at Lezhë station.
Crete is 1h ahead of Zadar. It is currently 4:35 PM in Zadar and 5:35 PM in Crete.
There are 2602+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Crete, Greece?
Ryanair flies from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ) twice a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Split Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Zadar Airport to Chania International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- 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 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
- €12–15
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
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
- €10–20
- 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
- €2–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–35
- 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
- €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 35m
- 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 Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- 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
- €14–20
- 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 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €64
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +355 692089127
- lu_na_shpk@yahoo.com
- Website
- luna.al
Bus from Lezhë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- luna.al
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- 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 Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €60–85
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €90–110
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €95–120
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €120–150
- Phone
- +30 21 0419 7400
- info@anek.gr
- Website
- anek.gr
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- ANEK Lines
- Economy
- €35–60
- Airplane-type seats
- €40–60
- 2 beds - outside cabin
- €100–150
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