There are 10 ways to get from Zadar to Lyon by bus, train, car, plane, ferry, car ferry, 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.
Bus, train via Venice
best- 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 Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
16h 19m€93–177Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus 952 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 5m€68–131Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zadar to Luzern, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Luzern to Genèvetrain
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
19h 53m€260–384Drive 1,139.6 km
- Drive from Zadar to Lyoncar 1,139.6 km
12h 10m€176–254Fly Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ZAD - LYS
10h 46m€117–360Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Mali Losinjferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Pesaroferry
- Take the train from Pesaro to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
16h 48m€163–232Car 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 Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
17h 35m€75–174Bus to Split Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SPU - LYS
7h 17m€88–341Fly Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZAD - GVA
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
10h 6m€158–530Ferry, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pulaferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VCE - LYS
13h 5m€110–639
Zadar to Lyon by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Lyon is to bus which costs €65 - €140 and takes 21h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €85 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar station to Lyon station. However, there are services departing from Zadar bus station and arriving at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station via Zagreb - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 5m.
The distance between Zadar and Lyon is 1150 km. The road distance is 1139.6 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Lyon without a car is to bus and train via Venice which takes 16h 19m and costs €90 - €180.
It takes approximately 16h 19m to get from Zadar to Lyon, including transfers.
Zadar to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
The best way to get from Zadar to Lyon is to fly which takes 10h 46m and costs €110 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €140 and takes 21h 5m.
Zadar to Lyon bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Lyon is 1140 km. It takes approximately 12h 10m to drive from Zadar to Lyon.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Lyon, France?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and two other airlines fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zadar bus station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station via Zagreb - Bus Station in around 21h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- 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
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- 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
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- 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
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- 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
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–60
- Smart Flex
- €45–60
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €50–70
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €45–60
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €20–30
- Rail 1st Class
- €30–45
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Zadar to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €144
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–14
- 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 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
- €21–35
- 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
- €19–25
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Normal
- €15–23
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Normal
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- info@gomoviaggi.com
- Website
- gomoviaggi.com
Ferry from Port of Mali Losinj to Pesaro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €72
- 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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