--- title: "Zadar – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Zadar from Split, Rijeka(Omišalj) and Pula: every way compared, with today's quickest and its fare. Zadar, historically known as Zara, is…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/zadar" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/zadar.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Roman_Forum_in_Zadar%2C_Croatia_%2848607823862%29.jpg/3840px-Roman_Forum_in_Zadar%2C_Croatia_%2848607823862%29.jpg" --- ![Zadar](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Roman_Forum_in_Zadar%2C_Croatia_%2848607823862%29.jpg/3840px-Roman_Forum_in_Zadar%2C_Croatia_%2848607823862%29.jpg) # Zadar Zadar, historically known as Zara, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. [Plan a trip to Zadar](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Zadar) [From Split](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Split&to=Zadar) ## Every way there - Split → Zadar 119 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · €16–22 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/split-to-zadar) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Split&to=Zadar) - Rijeka(Omišalj) → Zadar 133 km · quickest by road, 3h 38m · €23–32 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rijeka-omisalj-to-zadar) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rijeka%28Omi%C5%A1alj%29&to=Zadar) - Pula → Zadar 138 km · quickest by road, 5h 7m · €40–55 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/pula-to-zadar) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Pula&to=Zadar) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. The field note What is in and around Zadar, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Zadar](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zadar) What Zadar has - Y Scheduled flights Zadar (ZAD), 10 km - Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 21 timetable feeds for this country, 7 with real-time - Y Ferries Zadar, 0 km; sailings estimated - Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - N Bike and scooter share no share feed known - N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. 44.114°, 15.227° It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar serves as the seat of Zadar County and of the wider northern Dalmatian region. The city proper covers 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) with a population of 75,082 in 2011, making it the second-largest city in Dalmatia and the fifth-largest in the country. Get in ## Getting to Zadar 1. Zračna luka Zadar 2. Autobusni kolodvor Zadar Frequent buses run to and from Zagreb (3hr 30 min), Rijeka (change for Trieste in Italy), Pula, Šibenik, Split and on to Dubrovnik, some service destination in Germany. 3. Kolodvor Zadar The slow trains previously running to Knin and connects with trains for Zagreb and Split have been discontinued. 4. Long Jadrolinja runs large ferries every few days up and down the coast between Dubrovnik and Rijeka, stopping off at ports including Zadar and islands on the way. See ## Worth seeing Walk around the atmospheric streets of the old town, located on the peninsula. There are 34 old churches on the peninsula, and all of them with a very rich history. The oldest is St. Simeon (Sv. Šime). 1. Crkva svetog Donata The church is one of the best preserved pre-Romanesque buildings in the world. 2. Katedrala Stošije (Zadar Cathedral or Cathedral of St. 3. Sveučilište u Zadru The university in its current modern form was refounded in 2002, but it was founded 1396, which makes it the oldest university in Croatia, and one of the oldest universities in Europe. 4. Forum Romanum Remains of the Roman forum - One of the best preserves Roman forums in existence. 5. Kopnena Vrata Historic entrance gate to the city, built to a design by the Venetian architect Michele Sanmicheli in 1543. Do ## Things to do Chill in one of the cafes and enjoy the city, the sun, and the people. Walk: take a stroll along the paved seafront on a summer evening for one of the best sunsets in Europe and listen to the relaxing sounds of the rather original 'sea organ' set into the harbour wall. How locals move ## Getting around Zadar the local way - Get around The main taxi ranks in Zadar are at the following locations: Autobusni kolodvor (Bus station) Ferry quay at the Liburnska obala in the old town (near the bus stop), tel. - Go next Dugi Otok – for its beautiful landscape, salt lake and donkeys at the Telašćica Nature Park Šibenik for the UNESCO World Heritage lists its prominent Cathedral of St. From [Wikivoyage: Zadar](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zadar), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09. Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zadar) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zadar), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons. --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/places/zadar, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 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