There are 8 ways to get from Zadar to Palermo by plane, car ferry, car, ferry, train, bus, 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.
Fly from Zadar Airport
best- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)ZAD - PMO
7h 20m€75–411Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona51
- Take the bus from Ancona to Caserta
- Take the bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
25h 9m€66–86Car ferry, drive, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona51
- Drive from Port Of Ancona to Port of Naples
- Take the ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
21h 29m€110–158Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona51
- Take the train from Falconara Marittima to Roma TerminiRe
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo CentraleIc
25h 2m€67–235Bus to Split Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)SPU - PMO
9h 11m€98–296Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Trieste
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)TRS - PMO
10h 9m€85–241Ferry, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pula
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Palermo Airport (PMO)VCE - PMO
12h 14m€104–583Bus
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Bologna CentraleN535
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to PalermoN597
30h 50m€93–236
Zadar to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Palermo is to car ferry and bus which costs €65 - €90 and takes 25h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €75 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar station to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Zadar bus station and arriving at Palermo via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 50m.
The distance between Zadar and Palermo is 728 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Palermo without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 25h 2m and costs €65 - €240.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Zadar to Palermo, including transfers.
Zadar to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
The best way to get from Zadar to Palermo is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €75 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €240 and takes 30h 50m.
Zadar to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Book your Zadar to Palermo bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Palermo, Italy?
Ryanair flies from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Palermo Airport (PMO) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zadar bus station to Palermo via Bologna Centrale in around 30h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Palermo Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Zadar Airport to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Zadar Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Falconara Marittima to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Falconara Marittima to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Falconara Marittima to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0733 671222
- info@linea2mari.com
- Website
- linea2mari.com
Bus from Ancona to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Schedules at
- linea2mari.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 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
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
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