Tirana to Zadar by train
Travel from Tirana (Albania) to Zadar (Croatia) by train (487km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Tirana in Albania to Zadar in Croatia, the main route leads via Montenegro. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Tirana (Albania) - Podgorica (Montenegro) - Split (Croatia) - Zadar (Croatia)
- 2Tirana (Albania) - Podgorica (Montenegro) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Zagreb (Croatia) - Zadar (Croatia)
487 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 Tirana 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 - Tirana / Tirana - Dubrovnik / Tirana - Plitvice Lakes / Tirana - Pula / Tirana - Rijeka / Tirana - Osijek / Tirana - Split / Shkodër - Zagreb / Shkodër - Split1 Tirana (Albania) - Podgorica (Montenegro) - Split (Croatia) - Zadar (Croatia)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Tirana (Albania) to Podgorica (Montenegro)
To travel from Albania to Montenegro you have to use a bus. There are no passenger train connections between these two countries.
Travel by one of the frequent bus (minibus) connections from Shkoder to Ulcinj or Podgorica. There are as well long-distance bus connections from Tirana via Shkoder and Podgorica to Kotor.
Find the exact bus schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Tirana to Podgorica?
Check times&prices 
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Podgorica - Tirana / Shkodër - Ulcinj
Where to buy a ticket from Podgorica to Split?
Buy your ticket at the bus station or at the website of the bus company.
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Split - Podgorica
1c Travelling from Split (Croatia) to Zadar (Croatia)
To travel in Croatia by train, buy domestic train tickets locally at a railway station. Most tickets can also be purchased on the website of "HZ" (Croatian railways).
Train tickets for international journeys are only available at railway stations.
If no train connection is available, use one of the frequent bus connections.
Find schedules (train and bus) and ticket prices via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Split to Zadar?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity Nagibni (ICN) / Putnički vlak (Pt) / Brzi (B)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B821 Zagreb - Split / EN 498/462 Zagreb - Munich / EN 414 Belgrade - Zurich
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Zagreb - Plitvice Lakes / Split - Dubrovnik / Dubrovnik - Podgorica / Dubrovnik - Mostar / Split - Mostar
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Split - Ancona / Dubrovnik - Bari
train company:
HŽ Hrvatske Željeznice Putnički Prijevoz / JADR Jadrolinija
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zadar - Split / Zagreb - Dubrovnik / Zagreb - Osijek / Zagreb - Pula / Zagreb - Rijeka / Zagreb - Split / Zagreb - Zadar / Split - Dubrovnik / Pula - Rijeka / Split - Zagreb / Dubrovnik - Zagreb
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Tirana (Albania) - Podgorica (Montenegro) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Zagreb (Croatia) - Zadar (Croatia)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Tirana (Albania) to Podgorica (Montenegro)
To travel from Albania to Montenegro you have to use a bus. There are no passenger train connections between these two countries.
Travel by one of the frequent bus (minibus) connections from Shkoder to Ulcinj or Podgorica. There are as well long-distance bus connections from Tirana via Shkoder and Podgorica to Kotor.
Find the exact bus schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Tirana to Podgorica?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Podgorica - Tirana / Shkodër - Ulcinj
2b Travelling from Podgorica (Montenegro) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Direct train connections via day and overnight connect Serbia and Montenegro via one of the most scenic rail routes of Europe.
This rail route leads from Bar and Podgorica via the mountains of Montenegro to Belgrade (Serbia).
The journey time on the journey from Bar to Belgrade is about 11 hours. The ticket price is 21 EUR in 2nd class and 32 EUR in 1st class. A seat reservation is 3 EUR. In the night train the standard berth prices is 6 EUR. In a sleeper cabin the prices depends on its capacity (reservation fare per person): 3 persons 15 EUR, 2 persons 20 EUR, 1 person 45 EUR.
Find exact train schedules via the given booking links. Usually you have to book your train ticket at a railway station.
Where to buy a ticket from Podgorica to Belgrade?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B433 Belgrade - Bar / B1343 Belgrade - Bar / B432 Bar - Belgrade / B1342 Bar - Belgrade
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Podgorica / Bar - Belgrade
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2c Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Zagreb (Croatia)
Travel from Serbia to Croatia by direct train. There is one daily train connection on the main railway line between Belgrade and Zagreb. The journey time is eight hours. The train ticket fare is 29 EUR.
The departure time in Belgrade is 10:00. The arrival time in Zagreb 18:15.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Zagreb?
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train company:
HŽ Hrvatske Željeznice Putnički Prijevoz / SV Srbija Voz
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zagreb - Belgrade / Belgrade - Dubrovnik / Belgrade - Osijek / Belgrade - Pula / Belgrade - Rijeka / Belgrade - Split / Belgrade - Zadar / Novi Sad - Zagreb / Novi Sad - Dubrovnik / Novi Sad - Split
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2d 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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