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There are 9 ways to get from Crete to Zadar by plane, bus, car ferry, shuttle, or busferry

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  1. Fly Sitia Airport to Split Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Sitia Airport (JSH) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane JSH - SPU
    2. Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    18h 50m
    €146–478

  2. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zadar Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane plane HER - ZAD
    15h 27m
    €82–326

  3. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    34h 16m
    €238–451

  4. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Split Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane HER - SPU
    2. Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    9h 2m
    €145–291

  5. Fly Chania International Airport to Split Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane CHQ - SPU
    2. Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    9h 25m
    €157–399

  6. Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane HER - ZAG
    2. Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus bus
    10h 54m
    €121–373

  7. Fly Chania International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane plane CHQ - BEG
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zadarshuttle bus
    12h 26m
    €144–435

  8. Bus and ferry, bus via Ioánnina

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion to Ioanninabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Ioannina to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Budva, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    39h 7m

  9. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Heraklion Port to Tiranabusferry bus ferry
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Lezhëbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lezhë to Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    42h 11m

Sitia Airport (JSH) to Split Airport (SPU) flights

Calendar2Weekly Planes
Duration18h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket€131Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,427.6 km
  • Duration: 18h 50m

What companies run services between Crete, Greece and Zadar, Croatia?

Ryanair and Air Serbia fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Zadar Airport (ZAD) twice a week.

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