Budapest to Zadar by train
Travel from Budapest (Hungary) to Zadar (Croatia) by train (479km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Budapest in Hungary to Zadar in Croatia, use a connection of the main route from Budapest to Zagreb.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
479 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Budapest to Zadar, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Zadar - Budapest / Budapest - Dubrovnik / Budapest - Osijek / Budapest - Pula / Budapest - Rijeka / Budapest - Split / Győr - Zagreb / Siofok - Split / Siofok - Zagreb1 Budapest (Hungary) - Zadar (Croatia)
1a Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Zadar (Croatia)
Travel from Hungary to Croatia by direct day train. The journey time on the travel route from Budapest to Zagreb is eight hours. Buy saver fare tickets from 19 EUR.
In the summer months, Hungarian railways MAV offer night trains from Budapest to Rijeka and Split.
In Croatia you have a daily night train connection from Zagreb to Split. Dubrovnik is only accessible from Split by bus.
Find the exact train schedules for your travel journey and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites. The train tickets are also available at a station.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Zadar?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / Györsvonat (G)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
G1204 Budapest - Split / G1246/1605/481 Budapest - Rijeka
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / HŽ Hrvatske željeznice
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zadar - Budapest / Budapest - Zagreb / Budapest - Split / Budapest - Rijeka / Budapest - Dubrovnik
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Budapest (Hungary) - Zagreb (Croatia) - Zadar (Croatia)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Zagreb (Croatia)
Travel from Hungary to Croatia by direct day train. The journey time on the travel route from Budapest to Zagreb is eight hours. Buy saver fare tickets from 19 EUR.
In the summer months, Hungarian railways MAV offer night trains from Budapest to Rijeka and Split.
In Croatia you have a daily night train connection from Zagreb to Split. Dubrovnik is only accessible from Split by bus.
Find the exact train schedules for your travel journey and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites. The train tickets are also available at a station.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Zagreb?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / Györsvonat (G)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
G1204 Budapest - Split / G1246/1605/481 Budapest - Rijeka
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / HŽ Hrvatske željeznice
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zagreb - Budapest / Budapest - Split / Budapest - Rijeka / Budapest - Dubrovnik
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
2b Travelling from Zagreb (Croatia) to Zadar (Croatia)
Travel from Zagreb to Zadar by train and bus. The journey time is 07:30 hours. Usually you travel from Zagreb to Knin. In Kin you change trains in direction of Zadar. As the railway line Knin to Zadar is currently under renovation, you have to travel like this:
first travel by train from Zagreb via Perkovic to Sibenik. The journey time is six hours. The train ticket price starts at 12 EUR. In Sibenik you change to a bus to Zadar. The journey time is 1:20 hours. The bus ticket price is 6 EUR.
There are several train and bus connections available per day.
Optionally travel by direct bus from Zagreb to Zadar. The journey time is 03:30 hours. The bus ticket price starts at 11 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Zagreb to Zadar?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zadar - Zagreb
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Do you have questions about the connection between Budapest and Zadar? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
