There are 7 ways to get from Zadar to Lyon by ferry, train, bus, car, 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.
Catamaran, train
best- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
13h 24m€169–407Bus to Split Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SPU - LYS
7h 1m€73–240Bus
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus Arriva
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Lyonbus N406
20h 20m€82–208Drive 1,139.6 km
- Drive from Zadar to Lyoncar 1,139.6 km
12h 13m€175–253Fly Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ZAD - LYS
8h 46m€83–281Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
26h 35m€183–1,002Fly 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
9h 41m€81–362
Zadar to Lyon by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Lyon is to bus which costs €80 - €210 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Lyon is to bus and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €70 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar to Lyon. However, there are services departing from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Lyon via Rijeka bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 20m.
The distance between Zadar and Lyon is 1029 km. The road distance is 1139.6 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Lyon without a car is to Catamaran and train which takes 13h 24m and costs €160 - €410.
It takes approximately 13h 24m to get from Zadar to Lyon, including transfers.
Zadar to Lyon bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, depart from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
The best way to get from Zadar to Lyon is to bus which takes 20h 20m and costs €80 - €210. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €80 - €290 and takes 8h 46m.
Zadar to Lyon bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, arrive at Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Lyon is 1140 km. It takes approximately 12h 13m to drive from Zadar to Lyon.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Lyon, France?
You can take a bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Lyon via Rijeka bus station in around 20h 20m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) twice daily.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Zadar Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–16
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–35
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 800 88 85
- info@velebit-tours.hr
- Website
- velebit-tours.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Schedules at
- velebit.traveling.com
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- prijevoz.knezevic@gmail.com
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €123–850
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €123
- Private
- €518
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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