Zadar to Vienna by train
Travel from Zadar (Croatia) to Vienna (Austria) by train (464km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Zadar in Croatia to Vienna in Austria, the main route leads via Slovenia. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Zadar (Croatia) - Zagreb (Croatia) - Vienna (Austria)
- 2Zadar (Croatia) - Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Vienna (Austria)
464 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 Zadar to Vienna, 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
Vienna - Zadar / Zagreb - Graz / Zagreb - Salzburg / Zagreb - Linz / Split - Vienna / Split - Graz / Split - Salzburg / Pula - Vienna / Rijeka - Vienna1 Zadar (Croatia) - Zagreb (Croatia) - Vienna (Austria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Zadar (Croatia) to Zagreb (Croatia)
Travel from Zadar to Zagreb by bus and train. The journey time is 07:30 hours. Usually you travel from Zadar to Knin. In Kin you change trains in direction of Zagreb. As the railway line Zadar to Knin is currently under renovation, you have to travel like this:
First travel from Zadar to Sibenik by bus. The journey time is 1:20 hours. The bus ticket price is 6 EUR. In Sibenik you change to a train via Perkovic to Zagreb. The journey time is six hours. The train ticket price starts at 12 EUR.
There are several train and bus connections available per day.
Optionally travel by direct bus from Zadar to Zagreb. The journey time is 03:30 hours. The bus ticket price starts at 11 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Zadar to Zagreb?
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Zagreb - Zadar
1b Travelling from Zagreb (Croatia) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Zagreb to Vienna by direct Eurocity (EC158) train. The journey time is 6:30 hours. The train ticket price starts at 29 EUR. It is a discount price of Austrian railways ÖBB, called "Sparschiene". The travel distance is 442 kilometres.
The departure time in Zagreb is 07:25. The arrival time in Vienna Hbf is 14:02.
There are more train connections available with a change of trains.
Where to buy a ticket from Zagreb to Vienna?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Eurocity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN1253 Bratislava - Split / EN1252 Split - Bratislava
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Zagreb
2 Zadar (Croatia) - Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Vienna (Austria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Zadar (Croatia) to Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Travel from Croatia to Slovenia by train. Several types of saver fare tickets are available. You have to buy the train tickets at a railway station.
The most important railway line between Croatia and Slovenia is the main line from Zagreb to Ljubljana via the Dobova border crossing. The journey time from Zagreb to Ljubljana is 2:30 hours. You have at least two direct trains daily. The ticket fare is 9 EUR.
Other international railway connections run from Rijeka to Ljubljana (9 EUR) and from Pula to Ljubljana (19 EUR).
Find the exact train schedules and ticket fare information via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Zadar to Ljubljana?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Brzi (B)
train company:
SŽ Slovenske železnice / HŽ Hrvatske željeznice
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Ljubljana - Zadar / Zagreb - Ljubljana / Zagreb - Bled / Dubrovnik - Ljubljana / Split - Ljubljana / Pula - Ljubljana / Osijek - Ljubljana / Split - Bled / Pula - Bled / Rijeka - Ljubljana
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Ljubljana (Slovenia) to Vienna (Austria)
Travel from Slovenia to Austria by train via one of these two railway routes.
1. From Ljubljana via Maribor to Graz and Vienna.
2. From Ljubljana via Bled to Villach where you can continue from to Salzburg, Innsbruck and Vienna.
There a saver fare tickets ("Sparschine") available from Austrian railways ÖBB starting from 9 EUR. You can also buy train tickets at Slovenian railway stations.
Find exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Ljubljana to Vienna?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC) / EuroCity (EC)
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / SŽ Slovenske železnice
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Vienna - Ljubljana / Ljubljana - Salzburg / Ljubljana - Graz / Bled - Vienna / Bled - Salzburg / Ljubljana - Innsbruck
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / ÖBB
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Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
