There are 12 ways to get from Zadar to Locarno by bus, train, car ferry, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Zadar to Bellinzonabus
12h 1mCHF 144–156Fly Zadar Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZAD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
6h 29mCHF 45–177Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
13h 7mCHF 72–133Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
14h 27mCHF 80–193Drive 783 km
- Drive from Zadar to Locarnocar 783 km
9h 21mCHF 124–179Bus, shuttle, train
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Milano Centrale Station
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
20h 9mCHF 55–688Bus to Split Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SPU - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
9h 36mCHF 95–287Bus to Split Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SPU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
9h 15mCHF 158–368Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Triestebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
11h 45mCHF 102–247Car ferry to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane AOI - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
13h 59mCHF 90–209Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
10h 52mCHF 145–386Car ferry, train to Abruzzo Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry
- Take the train from Ancona to Pescara Centraletrain
- Fly from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PSR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
14h 55mCHF 53–197
Zadar to Locarno by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Locarno is to car ferry and train and fly which costs SFr 50 - SFr 200 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Locarno is to fly and train which takes 6h 29m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 180.
The distance between Zadar and Locarno is 778 km. The road distance is 783 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Locarno without a car is to bus which takes 12h 1m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 160.
It takes approximately 12h 1m to get from Zadar to Locarno, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Locarno is 783 km. It takes approximately 9h 21m to drive from Zadar to Locarno.
There are 2690+ hotels available in Locarno.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Locarno, Switzerland?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Zadar to Bellinzona 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 131 and the journey takes 11h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–130
Flights from Zadar Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–230
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–230
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–210
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–280
- 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
- CHF 18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- 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
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- 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
- CHF 13–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 30–40
- Smart Flex
- CHF 30–40
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 40–55
- Smart Flex
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Zadar to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 131
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- 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 Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–29
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 48–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 48–53
- Private
- CHF 360–650
- 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
- CHF 11–13
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- 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
- CHF 45–55
- 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
- CHF 11–15
- 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
- CHF 17–20
- 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
- CHF 18–24
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Schedules at
- ap.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
- CHF 17–23
- 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
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- 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
- CHF 8–11
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- CHF 8–11
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