There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Zagreb by plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, 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
4h 52m€44–246Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Zagrebbus FlixBus N887
15h 10m€65–110Train
- 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 29m€172–710Train, 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 11m€332–990Train 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 31m€121–343Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
7h 12m€160–751Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane STR - ZAG
7h 27m€126–395Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Zagrebbus
15h 43m€176–234Drive 861.4 km
- Drive from Basel to Zagrebcar 861.4 km
9h 58m€149–215
Basel to Zagreb by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Zagreb is to bus which costs €65 - €110 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Zagreb is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €40 - €250.
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 Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Zuerich Hb and Schwarzach-St.Veit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 29m.
The distance between Basel and Zagreb is 704 km. The road distance is 861.4 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Zagreb without a car is to bus which takes 15h 10m and costs €65 - €110.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Basel to Zagreb, including transfers.
Basel to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Zagreb train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Zagreb is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €40 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €110 and takes 15h 10m, you could also train, which costs €170 - €750 and takes 15h 29m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zagreb, Croatia?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and Croatia Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Basel SBB to Zagreb 4 times a week. Tickets cost €65–110 and the journey takes 15h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
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
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–370
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32
- Private
- €150
- 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 Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Basel to Zagreb train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Zagreb is 861 km. It takes approximately 9h 58m to drive from Basel to Zagreb.
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