There are 7 ways to get from Zadar to Palermo by bus, plane, car ferry, car, train, 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 to Split Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SPU - PMO
9h 33m€96–332Car ferry, train
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
24h 58m€47–184Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
- Drive from Port Of Ancona to Port of Naplescar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermocarferry
21h 31m€110–173Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
- Take the bus from Ancona to Casertabus
- Take the bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
25h 9m€71–96Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Triestebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TRS - PMO
10h 12m€75–251Ferry, shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- 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 Palermo Airport (PMO)plane VCE - PMO
12h 31m€104–603Bus
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Bologna Centralebus N535
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermobus N597
30h 45m€69–165
Zadar to Palermo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Palermo is to car ferry and bus which costs €70 - €100 and takes 25h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Palermo is to bus and fly which takes 9h 33m and costs €95 - €340.
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 45m.
The distance between Zadar and Palermo is 824 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Palermo without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 24h 58m and costs €45 - €190.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Zadar to Palermo, including transfers.
Zadar to Palermo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
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.
There are 5741+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Palermo, Italy?
You can take a bus from Zadar bus station to Palermo via Bologna Centrale in around 30h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–500
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Split Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €12–15
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- 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
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- 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
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- 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
Car 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
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Naples to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
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