There are 9 ways to get from Zadar to Lyon by bus, train, car, plane, ferry, or car ferry
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
best- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
16h 15m€133–321Bus
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€43–176Drive 1,139.6 km
- Drive from Zadar to Lyoncar 1,139.6 km
12h 10m€174–251Fly Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ZAD - LYS
13h 6m€77–280Ferry, 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
17h 4mCar 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 25m€80–264Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobusbus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobus to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
28h€64–170Bus 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
6h 52m€88–311Fly 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 40m€181–469
Zadar to Lyon by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Lyon is to bus which costs €40 - €180 and takes 21h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs €85 - €320.
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 which takes 16h 15m and costs €130 - €330.
It takes approximately 16h 15m 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 bus which takes 21h 5m and costs €40 - €180. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €75 - €280 and takes 13h 6m.
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?
You can take a bus from Zadar bus station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station via Zagreb - Bus Station in around 21h 5m. Alternatively, Airbus France, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- corsair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pesaro to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
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
- +385 800 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 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- 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 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 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
- €14–20
- 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
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- + 385 (0)52 383 000
- fils@fils.hr
- Website
- fils.hr
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.fils.hr/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto fermata dell'autobus to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- +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
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Phone
- +39 0721.21332
- info@gomoviaggi.com
- 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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