There are 8 ways to get from Zadar to Ferrara by bus, train, ferry, car, plane, car ferry, or shuttle
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Bus, train via Trieste
best- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Trieste
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to FerraraFr
8h 38m€44–109Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Mali Losinj
- Take the ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Pesaro
- Take the train from Pesaro to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to FerraraFr
10h 12mDrive 553.1 km
- Drive from Zadar to Ferrara553.1 km
6h 28m€86–124Fly Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)ZAD - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
8h 28m€85–369Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona51
- Take the train from Ancona to FerraraFr
10h 32m€45–94Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Venice Mestre Central Train Station
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to FerraraFr
17h 1m€50–114Bus to Split Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)SPU - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
9h 21m€106–341Fly Zadar Airport to Pula Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Pula Airport (PUY)ZAD - PUY
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula Airport to Stazione Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
7h 12m€79–574
Zadar to Ferrara by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Ferrara is to car ferry and train which costs €45 - €95 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Ferrara is to drive which takes 6h 28m and costs €85 - €130.
The distance between Zadar and Ferrara is 553 km. The road distance is 553.1 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Ferrara without a car is to bus and train via Trieste which takes 8h 38m and costs €40 - €110.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Zadar to Ferrara, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Ferrara is 553 km. It takes approximately 6h 28m to drive from Zadar to Ferrara.
There are 470+ hotels available in Ferrara.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Ferrara, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Zadar to Ferrara. However, you can take the bus to Trieste, walk to Trieste Centrale, take the train to Venezia Mestre, then take the train to Ferrara. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Port of Zadar to Ferrara via Port of Mali Losinj, Pesaro, Vienna Baia Flaminia, Pesaro Stazione, Pesaro, and Bologna Centrale in around 10h 12m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–600
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–320
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–320
Flights from Zadar Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Split Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–30
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- + 385 (0)52 383 000
- fils@fils.hr
- Website
- fils.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Venice Mestre Central Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.fils.hr/
- 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
- 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
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- 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
- €40–400
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €220–400
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Mali Losinj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- gomoviaggi.com
- 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
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