There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Croatia by plane, car, car train, train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane CGN - ZAG
4h 55m€55–226Drive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zagrebcar
14h 7m€164–229Train, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
16h 45m€91–255Drive 1,073.7 km
- Drive from Cologne to Zagrebcar 1,073.7 km
9h 30m€152–219Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CGN - SPU
5h 4m€88–262Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Split Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane DUS - SPU
5h 26m€96–341Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane CGN - ZAD
5h 14m€55–267Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Pula Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane CGN - PUY
4h 56m€68–262Train
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
14h 27m€223–835Train, night train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the nighttrain from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
17h 53m€97–393Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Zagrebbus N884 / ...
18h 31m€93–156
Cologne to Croatia by train, bus, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Croatia is to fly which costs €50 - €230 and takes 4h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Croatia is to fly which takes 4h 55m and costs €50 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Cologne Airport CGN and arriving at Zagreb via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 27m.
The distance between Cologne and Croatia is 906 km. The road distance is 1073.7 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Croatia without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 45m and costs €90 - €260.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Cologne to Croatia, including transfers.
Cologne to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cologne Airport CGN station.
Cologne to Croatia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Croatia is to fly which takes 4h 55m and costs €50 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €850 and takes 14h 27m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 18h 31m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Croatia?
Eurowings, Croatia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Trg bana J. Jelačića via München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Zagreb Glavni Kol., and Glavni kolodvor in around 14h 27m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- jelinak@gmail.com
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–108
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular prices
- €70–85
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Cologne to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Cologne to Croatia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Croatia is 1074 km. It takes approximately 9h 30m to drive from Cologne to Croatia.
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