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

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane CGN - ZAG
    4h 41m
    €50–274

  2. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar car
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Zagrebcar car
    8h 50m
    €141–1,063

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Zagrebbus bus N884 / ...
    18h 28m
    €84–130

  4. Night train

    1. Take the night train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Villach Hbfnighttrain night train
    2. Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain night train En
    14h 57m
    €112–664

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane DUS - ZAG
    6h 47m
    €87–371

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane FRA - ZAG
    5h 8m
    €110–312

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Graz Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane DUS - GRZ
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagrebshuttle bus
    7h 26m
    €141–669

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

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane BRU - ZAG
    6h 36m
    €114–264

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane FRA - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagrebshuttle bus
    6h 40m
    €139–530

  10. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Salzburg Lastenstrasse to Zagreb Central Bus Stationbus bus
    12h 11m
    €73–203

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90 / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train train 319 / ...
    14h 38m
    €85–484

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hansaring to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train S11 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    22h 24m

  13. Drive 1,073.7 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Zagrebcar car 1,073.7 km
    9h 33m
    €150–217

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?

Eurowings, Croatia Airlines, and Austrian Airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) twice daily. Alternatively, 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.

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