There are 8 ways to get from Zadar to Ferrara by ferry, train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Catamaran, train
best- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Ferraratrain Fr
7h 28m€88–172Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Bologna Centralebus N535
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
12h 54m€46–78Drive 553.1 km
- Drive from Zadar to Ferraracar 553.1 km
6h 31m€87–126Fly Zadar Airport to Pula Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane ZAD - PUY
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula Airport to Stazione Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
7h 9m€82–824Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain Fr
16h 23m€53–661Fly Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZAD - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
8h€99–379Bus to Split Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane SPU - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
8h 48m€92–373Fly Zadar Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZAD - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Stazione Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
8h 43m€92–949
Zadar to Ferrara by ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Ferrara is to bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 12h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Ferrara is to drive which takes 6h 31m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar station to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Zadar bus station and arriving at Kennedy via Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 54m.
The distance between Zadar and Ferrara is 419 km. The road distance is 553.1 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Ferrara without a car is to Catamaran and train which takes 7h 28m and costs €85 - €180.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Zadar to Ferrara, including transfers.
Zadar to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
Zadar to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Ferrara is 553 km. It takes approximately 6h 31m to drive from Zadar to Ferrara.
There are 149+ hotels available in Ferrara.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a bus from Zadar bus station to Kennedy via Bologna Autostazione in around 12h 54m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Zadar Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–310
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pula Airport to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40
- Private
- €224
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €46–850
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €46
- Private
- €259
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–35
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- 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
- 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
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- 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
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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