Bucharest to Zadar

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Bucharest to Zadar. From €80.38, fastest 4h 42m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Bucharest to Zadar costs €80.38 at the cheapest and takes 4h 42m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 892 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked 10 September 2026Priced for 29 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
892 km
Fastest
4h 42m
Average
4h 47m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€80.38
CO2 per passenger
219.4 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 45m1h 35m3h 10m€101.03219.4 kg4
  • 4h 45mFastest, by Flight
  • €101.03Cheapest, by Flight
  • 219.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 892 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€80.38
  1. Air Serbia AS758307:301h 3m08:33Bucharest BBUBelgrade BEG
  2. Air Serbia AS592109:201h 2m10:22Belgrade BEGZadar ZAD

Changes at Belgrade, with 47 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 6h 2mCO2 220.7 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€88.05
  1. Ryanair R909506:421h 35m08:17Bucharest BBUZadar ZAD

Door to door 4h 45mCO2 219.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€86.53
  1. FlixBus FB715407:304h 9m11:39Bucuresti Autogara FilaretSofia Central Bus Station
  2. Ryanair R221812:341h 22m13:56Sofia SOFZadar ZAD

Changes at Sofia, with 55 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 8h 23mCO2 178.5 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this journey yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bucharest to Zadar
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bucharest to ZadarFri11 SeptSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 SeptThu24 Sept
Flight€194.84€219.62€163.57€112.83€113.42€152.36€152.95€111.06€132.89€108.11€101.03€105.16€114.60€132.30
Coach€189.93€167.93€171.78€128.88€131.63€145.93€139.33€117.33€123.93€121.18€101.93€101.38€111.28€128.33

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €80.38

Zadar sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Zadar?

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Booking window

When to book Bucharest to Zadar

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €71.1390 days
  2. €56.8360 days
  3. €68.3845 days
  4. €82.6830 days
  5. €82.1321 days
  6. €128.3314 days
  7. €139.337 days
  8. €163.573 days
  9. €189.931 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €56.83.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 234 percent. The dearest point is €189.93, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€189.93€56.831371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €108.11Sun
  2. €101.03Mon
  3. €101.38Tue
  4. €111.28Wed
  5. €128.33Thu
  6. €111.06Fri
  7. €123.93Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €113.42Sept
  2. €86.87Oct
  3. €74.98Nov
  4. €65.63Dec
  5. €80.48Jan
  6. €55.18Feb

The route

BucharestBucharestZadarZadar
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 892 km against 866 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Belgrade, Velika Gorica, Sofia, Budapest. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Bucharest at 06:42 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Bucharest

Rail
  • Bucuresti Nord
  • Bucharest Obor
  • Bucharest Băneasa
Coach
  • Bucuresti Autogara Filaret
  • Memento Bus
Air
  • OTP
  • BBU

Zadar

Rail
  • Zadar station
  • Bibinje
  • Zadar
Coach
  • Zadar Bus Station
  • Preko
Air
  • ZAD
Ferry
  • Zadar
  • Preko

Landing at ZAD after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

Getting from ZAD into Zadar

Settled in advance, so the ride into Zadar costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Ryanair€86.284h 42m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Ryanair
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€60.5075%
Taxes€10.8914%
Supplier fees€7.009%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€80.38100%

Zadar is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to leave the bags in Zadar?

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Bucharest to Zadar

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Bucharest to Zadar?

The fastest journey from Bucharest to Zadar takes 4h 42m door to door, of which 1h 35m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 47m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Bucharest to Zadar?

The cheapest fare from Bucharest to Zadar is €80.38, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €114.60. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Zadar?

The cheapest way from Bucharest to Zadar is by Flight, at €101.03 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 45m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Bucharest to Zadar?

Fares from Bucharest to Zadar bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €56.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 234 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Bucharest to Zadar?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Bucharest to Zadar, at €101.03. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Bucharest to Zadar?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Bucharest to Zadar, at €55.18 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Bucharest to Zadar?

1 operators sell services from Bucharest to Zadar across 1 modes: Ryanair. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Bucharest to Zadar?

20 percent of the services we sell from Bucharest to Zadar are direct. The rest connect at Belgrade, Velika Gorica, Sofia, Budapest, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Bucharest to Zadar use?

Services from Bucharest to Zadar by Flight leave from Bucharest BBU and arrive at Zadar ZAD. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Bucharest to Zadar?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Bucharest to Zadar allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Bucharest to Zadar on 10 September 2026: 892 km of route against 866 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €80.38, and 4h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Zadar is somebody else's catalogue.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Zadar before you go?

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Zadar, with free cancellation on most of it.

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