There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Croatia by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Split Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Split Airport (SPU)plane BSL - SPU
4h 48m€58–224Fly Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BSL - ZAG
5h 4m€40–218Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zagrebbus FlixBus N887
15h 10m€80–140Train, bus via Graz
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Graz Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Maribortrain 575 / ...
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagrebbus
16h 8m€335–1,316Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
15h 19m€322–996Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
5h 52m€121–329Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Split Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Split Airport (SPU)plane ZRH - SPU
5h 51m€129–345Fly Basel to Pula Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane BSL - PUY
4h 40m€68–194Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Zagrebbus
15h 43m€175–238Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Graz Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
17h 24m€332–986Drive 861.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Zagrebcar 861.4 km
9h 58m€149–215
Basel to Croatia by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Croatia is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Croatia is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs €65 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Zagreb. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 15h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via Zuerich Hb and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 19m.
The distance between Basel and Croatia is 848 km. The road distance is 861.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Croatia without a car is to bus which takes 15h 10m and costs €80 - €140.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Basel to Croatia, including transfers.
Basel to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Croatia train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Croatia is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €55 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 15h 10m, you could also train, which costs €330 - €1000 and takes 17h 24m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Croatia?
easyJet and Austrian Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Split Airport (SPU) twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Zagreb 4 times a week. Tickets cost €80–140 and the journey takes 15h 10m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Basel to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–380
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €144
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Basel to Croatia train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Croatia is 861 km. It takes approximately 9h 58m to drive from Basel to Croatia.
Book your Basel to Croatia bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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