There are 12 ways to get from Heerlen to Croatia by car, car train, bus, train, plane, or night train
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Heerlen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zagrebcar
9h 20m€150–1,081Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Herzogenrath, Bf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane NRN - ZAG
8h 1m€58–232Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Zagrebbus N884
20h 36m€79–145Drive 1,155.3 km
- Drive from Heerlen to Zagrebcar 1,155.3 km
10h 12m€207–299Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BRU - ZAG
7h 20m€102–280Train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
16h 42m€221–493Train, night train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
21h 9m€234–761Train, bus
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
23h 31mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Split Airport
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane DUS - SPU
7h 1mTrain to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Split Airport
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CGN - SPU
6h 39m€95–389Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane CRL - ZAG
8h 9m€62–239Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane CGN - ZAD
7h 9m€119–425
Heerlen to Croatia by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heerlen to Croatia is to bus which costs €75 - €150 and takes 20h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Heerlen to Croatia is to train and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €90 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Heerlen to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Heerlen, Zandweg and arriving at Zagreb via Aachen station west. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Heerlen to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Heerlen and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via Aachen Hbf, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 42m.
The distance between Heerlen and Croatia is 1222 km. The road distance is 1155.3 km.
The best way to get from Heerlen to Croatia without a car is to bus which takes 20h 36m and costs €75 - €150.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Heerlen to Croatia, including transfers.
Heerlen to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Heerlen to Croatia train services, operated by National Express, depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Heerlen to Croatia is to bus which takes 20h 36m and costs €75 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €500 and takes 16h 42m.
What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Croatia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Aachen station west to Zagreb once daily. Tickets cost €75–140 and the journey takes 18h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Heerlen to Trg bana J. Jelačića via Aachen Hbf, Koeln Messe/Deutz, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Zagreb Glavni Kol., and Glavni kolodvor in around 16h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Weeze Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–390
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–310
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–14
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herzogenrath, Bf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Herzogenrath, Bf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Herzogenrath, Bf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 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
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- 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
- €150–440
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
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More Questions & Answers
Heerlen to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Heerlen to Croatia train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Koeln Messe/Deutz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heerlen to Croatia is 1155 km. It takes approximately 10h 12m to drive from Heerlen to Croatia.
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