There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Croatia by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BSL - ZAG
5h 5m€50–258Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zagrebbus FlixBus N887
15h 10m€65–120Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Ec
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
15h 37m€173–713Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
15h 19m€333–993Fly Basel to Split Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Split Airport (SPU)plane BSL - SPU
4h 48m€68–284Train 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 54m€122–356Train 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 46m€130–372Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Zagrebbus
15h 43m€176–235Drive 861.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Zagrebcar 861.4 km
9h 58m€150–216
Basel to Croatia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Croatia is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Croatia is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €65 - €290.
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, Schwarzach-St.Veit and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 37m.
The distance between Basel and Croatia is 706 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 €65 - €120.
It takes approximately 5h 5m 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 5h 5m and costs €50 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 15h 10m, you could also train, which costs €170 - €750 and takes 15h 37m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Croatia?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and Croatia Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 4 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Zagreb 4 times a week. Tickets cost €65–120 and the journey takes 15h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Basel to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
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 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–500
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–480
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €300–900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €60–95
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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More Questions & Answers
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.
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