One way car rental in Croatia from Zadar Airport
Cars from Zadar Airport can be booked with a drop-off in another Croatian city, including Split, Dubrovnik, Zagreb and Pula. The one-way fee is set per car and already included in the price shown for that car.
Why does one way make sense in Croatia specifically?
Searches for a car from Zadar Airport with a drop-off in Split, Dubrovnik, Zagreb or Pula returned one-way cars in both an October and a December search. Set as the drop-off for a Zadar pickup, most Croatian cities checked returned cars in searches for 13 to 20 October and 20 to 27 December 2026.
How does a one way rental actually work?
You book a pick-up at Zadar Airport and a drop-off in another city. Every one-way car in the Split search was handed over at Zadar airport. The rental terms, including the fuel rule and the paved-roads rule, apply to a one-way booking as to any other.
Each car in a one-way search carries its own one-way fee, already included in the price shown for that car. The fee differs between cars in the same search.
The drop-off is set as a city. The booking form cannot set a particular address or office inside that city.
How should I plan the return location?
The return cities offered for your dates are shown once the drop-off is set in the search.
Split, Dubrovnik, Zagreb and Pula returned one-way drop-offs from Zadar in both measured windows. The drive times below are routed from Zadar Airport.
The one-way drop-offs measured from Zadar are all Croatian cities. Driving outside Croatia needs separate permission, requested by email from the rental partner's customer support.
- Split
- Routed drive from Zadar Airport: 1 h 45, 144 km. One-way fee included in the price shown per car.
- Sibenik
- Routed drive from Zadar Airport: 1 h 00, 75 km. One-way fee included in the price shown per car.
- Zagreb
- Routed drive from Zadar Airport: 3 h 15, 285 km. One-way fee included in the price shown per car.
- Dubrovnik
- Routed drive from Zadar Airport: 4 h 25, 340 km. One-way fee included in the price shown per car.
What about crossing a border on the way?
Permission to travel outside Croatia is arranged by email with the rental partner's customer support. Prices and conditions vary with the length of the trip abroad, the type of car and the rental company's policy. The border clause is one of the clauses in the rental conditions that govern a Croatian booking.
Zadar to Dubrovnik can be driven on Croatian roads over the Pelješac Bridge, which charges no toll. The old coast road through Neum crosses a short stretch of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with border crossings at Klek/Neum 1 and Zaton Doli/Neum 2, and that route needs permission arranged in advance.
What should I get right when booking one?
The drop-off city is set before the search, and the cars returned are those bookable for that route on those dates. A seven-seat car booked one way shows its seat count on the same listing, and the price there already includes its one-way fee.
The phone number given at booking, with the correct country code, must be reachable the day before pick-up and throughout the rental. Transmission is shown on each car; automatic hire cars from Zadar Airport show the deposit and card requirement on the same listing.
Is a one-way rental worth it for my trip?
Returning the car to Zadar Airport instead means driving back: 1 h 45 from Split, 3 h 15 from Zagreb and 4 h 25 from Dubrovnik. Fuel and tolls on that drive are the renter's responsibility. The one-way fee is already included in the price shown for each car, and the full cost of the rental is that price plus any delivery charge shown on the car.
Questions
Can I hire a car at Zadar Airport and drop it in Split?
Yes. Split returned one-way drop-offs from Zadar in a 13 to 20 October 2026 search and a 20 to 27 December search. The one-way fee is set per car and already included in the price shown for that car.
How much is the one way fee in Croatia?
The fee is set per car and already included in the price shown for that car before you pay. It differs between cars in the same search.
Can I take a one way rental into another country?
Driving outside Croatia needs permission, requested by email from the rental partner's customer support, and prices and conditions vary with the length of the trip abroad, the type of car and the rental company's policy. The one-way drop-offs measured from Zadar are all Croatian cities.
Is a one way rental worth it for a week in Dalmatia?
The one-way fee is already included in the price shown for each car. Returning to Zadar Airport instead means a drive back of 1 h 45 from Split or 4 h 25 from Dubrovnik.
Can a one way rental include an island ferry?
Only by prior arrangement. Taking the car by ferry between the islands and the mainland has to be arranged with the rental partner's customer support, by email, before the booking is completed.
What if I want to keep the car longer than planned?
To extend the rental period, you must inform the rental agent in advance.