Zadar

What it is

Zadar is a mid-Adriatic city on a peninsula, known for its Roman forum and the Sea Organ on the waterfront, and the departure point for the Zadar archipelago — Dugi otok, Silba, Iž and the string of smaller inhabited islands to its west.

Who it suits

Zadar suits a city stay with easy day trips to nearby islands rather than a long-haul ferry base — its islands are smaller and quieter than Split's.

When to go

The archipelago's smaller passenger lines thin out sharply off-season, down to a few departures a week on the outer islands; the main car-ferry routes run year-round.

Where the boats leave from

Zadar has two ferry points: Gaženica, the main terminal south of the old town, where car ferries to Dugi otok, Iž, Rava and the Ist–Olib–Silba–Premuda–Lošinj line depart; and Liburnska obala, the old town harbour itself, used by smaller passenger boats to the closer islands. Check which one your ticket is from before heading out — they're a walk apart, not the same quay.

Crossings serving Zadar

Built from the ferry spine at build time — operator, vessel, typical duration and the current one-way passenger fare range, one row per real choice (a repeated timetable line is grouped in, not listed again).

Port queue

None of Zadar's ports — Zadar (Gaženica), Zadar Liburnska obala — carry a live queue camera today.

Nearby on the water

From nautivia.app's places database, within about 6–12km of Zadar's ports.

• 17 marinas
• 12 anchorages
• 2 fuel docks
• 12 harbours
• 7 buoy fields
• 8 jetties

• Batalaža
• Bibinje harbor
• D-Marin Borik
• Diklo
• Adjacent to Marina Preko
• Baia di Calle
• Beach Maestrala (Danger Surf)
• Bibinje
• INA Preko
• INA Zadar-Voštarnica

See it on the source sites

• Zadar (Gaženica)
• Zadar Liburnska obala
• nautivia.app

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