Zadar cruise port
private transfers
From the Gaženica cruise terminal or the old town port to Zadar Airport, your hotel or another city, or a private driver while your ship is in port.
- Gaženica or the old town port
- Car or minivan for your group
- Written quote before anything is booked
Gaženica, a short drive from the old town
Most cruise ships in Zadar use the port of Gaženica, a few kilometres south-east of the old town. Smaller cruise ships can still use the old town port on the peninsula. Check which your cruise line names; the meeting point differs.
To and from Zadar Airport
Zadar Airport is a short drive from Gaženica. Tell us your flight and when you expect to be off the ship, and we plan the pick-up around both.
Beyond the old town
The old town is easy on your own; our Zadar cruise port guide explains the bus. A driver makes sense for places further out, such as Nin or Krka National Park, if your time in port allows. We say plainly when it does not.
A Gaženica port transfer for your group
A Zadar cruise port to airport transfer for two is a car; a family or a group gets a minivan or a minibus with room for the suitcases. The driver waits at the agreed point, inside Gaženica where cars are allowed or at the old town port, and drives your party alone. Beyond the airport, the same driver can take you to Split, Šibenik, Plitvice or Zagreb.
What your quote confirms, and what depends on the day
Your written quote states
- the meeting point, with the driver’s name and phone number;
- the vehicle type for your group and luggage;
- the timing plan, with the buffer we leave before all-aboard or check-in;
- the total price, in writing, before anything is booked.
What depends on the day
- All-aboard. The cruise line sets it, and a ship does not wait for an independent transfer or tour. We plan the buffer; you keep an eye on the clock.
- Border queues. Waiting times at the Croatia–Montenegro and Croatia–Bosnia crossings change by the hour and in summer can be long.
- Access inside the port. We meet you where the port allows private cars, at the point named in the confirmation.
Other cruise ports
Questions about this port
Most use Gaženica; smaller ships can use the old town port. Your cruise line’s schedule says which. Tell us, and we set the meeting point accordingly.
Plitvice is a long drive each way, so it only works with a long port day. Send us your times and we tell you honestly.
Not quite. A taxi is found on the day; this is a private car or minivan booked ahead, with a written quote and the meeting point agreed before your ship comes in.
We do not publish a fixed price for these transfers. The price depends on the date, the timing, the vehicle and any border crossing, so we reply with a written quote. Nothing is booked or charged until you accept it.
No. These are road transfers by car or minivan. A tender or the yacht itself is arranged by the cruise line, the marina or the yacht’s crew. A private boat between two harbours is a separate request.
Arriving in Zadar by ship?
Send us the date, the ship’s times and where you need to go. We reply with a written quote.