There are 9 ways to get from Zadar to Crete by plane, bus, car ferry, ferry, train, or busferry
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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZAD - HER
7h 56m€53–237Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Portcarferry
36h 7m€186–415Bus to Split Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- 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 31m€121–272Bus to Split Airport, fly to Sitia Airport
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Sitia Airport (JSH)plane SPU - JSH
19h 55m€105–440Bus 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 45m€132–350Fly Zadar Airport to Chania International Airport
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane ZAD - CHQ
8h€74–315Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklionferry Abs / ...
37h 15m€149–399Bus, 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 to Gevgelijatrain 631 / ...
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
39h 58mBus, 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
42h 33m
Zadar to Crete by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Crete is to fly which costs €50 - €240 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Crete is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs €50 - €240.
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, Asllan Rusi and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 33m.
The distance between Zadar and Crete is 1300 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Crete without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 36h 7m and costs €180 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 56m 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 4:19 AM in Zadar and 5:19 AM in Crete.
There are 3087+ hotels available in Crete.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Crete, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Split Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Split Airport to Sitia Airport via Zagreb, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Split Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Split Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Split Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Split Airport to Chania International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Sitia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Split Airport to Sitia Airport via Belgrade, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Split Airport to Sitia Airport via Naples, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Chania International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Zadar Airport to Chania International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Split Airport to Chania International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Split Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar bus station to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–17
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–14
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- 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 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
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bestline.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bestline.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- bestline.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Budva, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- Old Town Travel
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Old Town Travel
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
- 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.traveling.com
- 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 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
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.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
- €18–22
- 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
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €79
- 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 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- 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
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Want to know more about travelling around Greece
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast by boat, bus, car and train
Read the travel guide
Getting around the Cyclades
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide









































































