There are 7 ways to get from București - Ilfov to Zagreb by plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, or car
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Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)OTP - ZAG
7h 5m€129–287Night train, train
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KelenfoeldNight Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zagreb Glavni Kol.Ic
24h 15m€82–90Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zagreb976 / ...
14h 38mTrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-KeletiIc / ...
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zagreb Glavni Kol.Ic
23h 58m€84–92Fly to Graz, shuttle
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Graz (GRZ)OTP - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagreb
9h 45m€268–745Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Graz
- Take the night train from Graz Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.En
32h 14mDrive 982.7 km
- Drive from București - Ilfov to Zagreb982.7 km
11h 21m€138–200
București - Ilfov to Zagreb by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București - Ilfov to Zagreb is to night train and train which costs €80 - €95 and takes 24h 15m.
The fastest way to get from București - Ilfov to Zagreb is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €120 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from București - Ilfov to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Bucharest, Loekoeshaza and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 58m.
The distance between București - Ilfov and Zagreb is 830 km. The road distance is 982.7 km.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Zagreb without a car is to bus which takes 14h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from București - Ilfov to Zagreb, including transfers.
București - Ilfov to Zagreb train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Zagreb is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs €120 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 14h 38m, you could also train, which costs €80 - €95 and takes 23h 58m.
Zagreb is 1h behind București - Ilfov. It is currently 3:12 PM in București - Ilfov and 2:12 PM in Zagreb.
București - Ilfov to Zagreb train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Lokoshaza station.
What companies run services between București - Ilfov, Romania and Zagreb, Croatia?
Tarom, Air Serbia, and six other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Piata Unirii to Zagreb via Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 14h 38m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Graz via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Graz via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Graz via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Lokoshaza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €48–53
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–21
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €67–72
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Loekoeshaza to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Night train from Graz Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Graz Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–280
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €35–39
- Private
- €150–280
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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