There are 9 ways to get from Zagreb to Ferrara by bus, train, train (Trenitalia), 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.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Zagreb to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain Fr
6h 36m€74–981Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Ferrarabus N544
8h 50m€35–65Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain Fr
9h 24m€97–158Drive 451 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Ferraracar 451 km
4h 44m€71–102Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZAG - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 38m€55–186Bus via Maribor
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Edvard Rusjan Airportbus
- Take the bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Ferrara stationbus
7h 50m€239–1,240Bus via Rijeka
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus stationbus 972 / ...
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Ferrarabus N544
9h 40m€72–92Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Trieste Centralebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ferraratrain Fr
12h 55m€230–711Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZAG - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
7h 7m€77–250
Zagreb to Ferrara by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Ferrara is to bus which costs €35 - €65 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Ferrara is to drive which takes 4h 44m and costs €70 - €110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Ferrara. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Ferrara via Villach Hbf and Venezia Mestre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 24m.
The distance between Zagreb and Ferrara is 470 km. The road distance is 451 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Ferrara without a car is to bus and train which takes 6h 36m and costs €70 - €1000.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Zagreb to Ferrara, including transfers.
Zagreb to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Ferrara train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Ferrara is to train which takes 9h 24m and costs €95 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus via Maribor, which costs €230 - €1300 and takes 7h 50m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ferrara via Villach Hbf and Venezia Mestre in around 9h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zagreb to Ferrara station via Edvard Rusjan Airport and Padova in around 7h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Zagreb to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €29–210
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €29
- Private
- €105
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €37–750
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €37
- Private
- €253
Bus from Zagreb to Edvard Rusjan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €111–950
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €111
- Private
- €411
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–410
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Padova to Ferrara station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Zagreb to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
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More Questions & Answers
Zagreb to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ferrara station.
Zagreb to Ferrara train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Ferrara is 451 km. It takes approximately 4h 44m to drive from Zagreb to Ferrara.
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