The main airport in North Dalmatia is Zadar Airport, so if you're planning on travelling to this part of Croatia, this is the best airport to fly to. See details of flights below.

Depending on what your final destination is, you could also fly to Split and then travel northwards to this region. See our Getting to Split page for details of what airlines fly there.

If you're reaching North Dalmatia through other means, it is still best to head to Zadar first and then make the journey to your final destination accordingly.

Flying from the UK & Ireland
Ryanair are the only airline operating flights from the UK and Ireland to Zadar. They have three flights a week from London Stansted from the end of March to the end of October. They've also announced a (new for 2012!) route from East Midlands to Zadar that will fly twice a week from 2nd July to 30th August 2012.

You can also fly to Zadar via Zagreb with Croatia Airlines. There are daily flights to Zagreb from London Heathrow year-round, and flights six times a week from London Gatwick during summer.

Alternatively, you might like to fly to Ancona in Italy (Ryanair also fly to here from the UK) and then get one of the regular ferries across to Zadar. Read more about reaching Croatia from Ancona.

Finally, you could also fly to Zadar via a stopover elsewhere in Europe using one of the below airlines.

Flying from Europe
From Belgium:
Ryanair flights from Brussels Charleroi

From Denmark:
Ryanair flights from Billund (new for 2012!)

From France:
Croatia Airlines flights from Paris (new for 2012!)
Ryanair flights from Marseille (new for 2012!)

From Germany:
Air Berlin from Friedrichshafen
Croatia Airlines flights from Munich
GermanWings flights from Stuttgart and Cologne/Bonn
Intersky flights from Friedrichshafen
Lufthansa flights from Berlin, Frankfurt (new for 2012!) and Munich
Ryanair flights from Frankfurt Hahn, Dusseldorf Weeze and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (new for 2012!)
TUIfly flights from Cologne/Bonn & Stuttgart

From Norway:
Ryanair flights from Oslo Rygge

From Switzerland:
Croatia Airlines flights from Zurich

From Slovakia:
DanubeWings flights from Bratislava

From Sweden:
Ryanair flights from Stockholm Skavsta

Bus & Train from Europe
Train isn't a particularly good option in reaching Zadar as you'll most likely have to make quite a few changes along the way, so the journey will be rather drawn out.

There also aren't many direct international buses to Zadar, although there are daily buses from Trieste (as part of the routes that go on to Split and Dubrovnik). See timetables on Italian bus company SAF's website.

Depending on where in Europe you're travelling from, it is advisable to get a bus to - say - Pula, Rijeka or Zadar (or possibly even Split, though you'd then have to travel back up the coast) and then change for a bus to Zadar.

Ferry from Europe
Jadrolinija have ferries several times a week all year round from Ancona in Italy.

From elsewhere in Croatia
Croatia Airlines has direct flights from Zagreb (flight time: 45 minutes) and Pula (flight time: 40 minutes).

Jadrolinija have ferries from and to the local islands around Zadar, whilst LNP have a route from Pula, with a few stops along the way. G & V Line have catamaran services to/from the nearby islands.

You can see timetables for buses into Zadar at the Zadar Bus Station website.