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How to get fromCologne to Zagrebby car, car train, bus, train, night train, plane or shuttle

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There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Zagreb by car, car train, bus, train, night train, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Drive, car train

    best
    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Zagrebcar
    8h 49m
    €141–1,063

  2. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeCGN - ZAG
    4h 41m
    €55–252

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to ZagrebbusN884 / ...
    18h 28m
    €84–141

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain55 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrainEn
    18h 32m
    €80–247

  5. Drive 1,073.7 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Zagrebcar1,073.7 km
    9h 41m
    €150–217

  6. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain62 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Zagreb Central Bus Stationbus
    12h 18m
    €78–372

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach HbftrainRj
    3. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train213 / ...
    14h 26m
    €112–413

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Düsseldorf HbftrainS11 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
    22h 24m

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeDUS - ZAG
    6h 46m
    €90–311

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeFRA - ZAG
    5h 8m
    €116–299

  11. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeBRU - ZAG
    6h 32m
    €116–274

  12. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)planeFRA - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagrebshuttle
    6h 40m
    €145–577

  13. Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)planeNRN - ZAG
    6h 58m
    €85–273

Cologne to Zagreb by train and bus

Calendar20Weekly Services
Duration18h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket€84Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Zagreb, Croatia?

FlixBus operates a bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Zagreb twice daily. Tickets cost €80–120 and the journey takes 17h 20m. Croatia Bus also services this route once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Zagreb Glavni Kol. via München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, and Villach Hbf in around 14h 26m.

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