There are 5 ways to get from Zadar to Plitvice by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvorbus Arriva
- Take the train from Rijeka to Rakektrain 211
7h 45m€44–131Drive 293.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Zadar to Plitvicecar 293.9 km
4h 36m€42–60Fly, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZAD - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Podskrajnikbus
6h 3m€99–701Bus
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N948 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Cerknicabus Pr A18 6517 4 / ...
7h 49m€51–80Bus via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus 952 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Ljubljana bus stationbus 979 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Cerknicabus
8h 28m€54–118
Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Plitvice is to drive which costs €40 - €60 and takes 4h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Plitvice is to drive which takes 4h 36m and costs €40 - €60.
No, there is no direct bus from Zadar station to Plitvice. However, there are services departing from Zadar bus station and arriving at Cerknica via Ljubljana AP. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 49m.
The distance between Zadar and Plitvice is 322 km. The road distance is 293.9 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Plitvice without a car is to bus and train which takes 7h 45m and costs €40 - €140.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Zadar to Plitvice, including transfers.
Zadar to Plitvice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zadar bus station.
Zadar to Plitvice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zadar to Plitvice is 294 km. It takes approximately 4h 36m to drive from Zadar to Plitvice.
There are 1398+ hotels available in Plitvice.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Plitvice, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Zadar bus station to Plitvice via Ljubljana bus station, Ljubljana AP, and Cerknica in around 7h 49m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Rijeka to Rakek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- 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 bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–14
- 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
- €18–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- 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
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- 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
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–490
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- info@nomago.si
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Podskrajnik
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Cerknica
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Cerknica
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Nomago
- 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
- €18–22
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.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
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- Cazmatrans NOVA d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zagreb to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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