--- title: "Zadar to Pula – 3 ways by bus, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Zadar to Pula is 138 km. Fastest: drive in 5h 8m. Cheapest: bus from €33. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zadar-to-pula" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zadar-to-pula.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Zadar to Pula [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zadar&to=Pula) [Pula to Zadar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/pula-to-zadar) **Fastest:** 5h 8m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €24\ by bus\ **Distance:** 138 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 7\ 3 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 138 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 35 min slower than driving but €14 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Bus** best cheapest 5h 42m€24–135 Estimated 7 departures · FlixBus-eu](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zadar&to=Pula) - [**Drive** fastest 5h 8m€40–55 Estimated 397 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zadar&to=Pula) - [**Taxi** 5h 8m€475–710 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Zadar&to=Pula) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:04 → 17:03 8h 59m · 1 change · FlixBus-eu FlixBus 939€34–73](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zadar&to=Pula&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [09:26 → 19:18 9h 52m · 2 changes · Liburnija Zadar 2€33–73](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zadar&to=Pula&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [09:26 → 19:13 9h 47m · 3 changes · Liburnija Zadar 2€33–73](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zadar&to=Pula&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [12:23 → 22:15 9h 52m · 3 changes · FlixBus-eu FlixBus 952€71–135](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zadar&to=Pula&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 5. [14:23 → 23:55 9h 32m · 1 change · FlixBus-eu FlixBus 927€42–84](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zadar&to=Pula&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 6. [18:53 → 00:35^+1 5h 42m · 1 change · FlixBus-eu FlixBus N948€25–46](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zadar&to=Pula&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 7. [00:13^+1 → 07:15^+1 7h 2m · 1 change · FlixBus-eu FlixBus N947€24–43](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Zadar&to=Pula&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t7) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Zadar to Pula? The fastest way is by car: about 5h 8m door to door. The straight-line distance is 138 km. What is the cheapest way from Zadar to Pula? Bus is the cheapest, from €24. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Zadar to Pula? Buses take about 5h 42m and cost €24–135 depending on operator and seat type. 7 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Pula from Zadar by road? About 397 km, roughly 5h 8m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €40–55; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - FlixBus-eu - Liburnija Zadar - Pulapromet - HŽ Putnicki prijevoz Railways - HŽ Putnicki prijevoz Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Pula City in Istria County, Croatia Pula, also known as Pola, its Italian name, is the largest city in Istria County, western Croatia, and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, with a population of 52,220 in 2021. It is known for its multitude of ancient Roman buildings, the most famous of which is the Pula Arena, one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters. The city has a long tradition of wine making, fishing, shipbuilding, and tourism. It was the administrative centre of Istria from ancient Roman times until superseded by Pazin in 1991. [The Pula guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/pula) Worth your time - Dari Sališ Chill on benches, enjoy a picnic, and watch kids bike on the grounds of a former luxury Von Trapp garden. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Pula Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/zadar-to-pula, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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