There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Croatia by train, plane, night train, bus, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BRS - ZAG
8h 41m€113–453Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Split Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane BRS - SPU
6h 50m€79–338Train, night train via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
29h 34m€281–745Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Zagrebbus 903 / ...
33h 7m€158–286Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
28h 11m€334–932Fly Cardiff Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane CWL - ZAG
8h 56m€95–234Fly Cardiff Airport to Split Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CWL - SPU
8h 55m€136–669Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane LHR - ZAG
7h 37m€161–429Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BRS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
9h 43m€106–819Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane STN - ZAG
8h 30m€148–406Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus
37h 40m€164–338Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zagrebcar
17h 49mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Zagrebcar
19h 3m€290–467
Cardiff to Croatia by train, subway, night train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Croatia is to train and fly which costs €75 - €340 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Croatia is to train and fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €75 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Zagreb via London Victoria and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Salzburg Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 34m.
The distance between Cardiff and Croatia is 1603 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Croatia without a car is to train and night train via Amsterdam which takes 29h 34m and costs €280 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Cardiff to Croatia, including transfers.
Cardiff to Croatia bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Croatia train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Croatia is to bus via Prague which takes 33h 7m and costs €150 - €290. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €90 - €240 and takes 8h 56m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Croatia?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Zagreb via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží in around 33h 7m. Alternatively, KLM, TUI Airways, and Croatia Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Split Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Split Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Split Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–65
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Cardiff to Croatia bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Croatia is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:29 AM in Cardiff and 4:29 AM in Croatia.
Cardiff to Croatia train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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