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How to get fromIstanbul to Croatiaby train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Croatia by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Vezneciler to Gayrettepetrain train
    2. Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane IST - ZAG
    6h 17m
    €104–316

  2. Bus via Trg bana J. Jelačića

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus bus FlixBus N1920
    2. Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagrebbus bus N1900 / ...
    21h 13m
    €58–91

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Belgrade bus stationbus bus N1920
    2. Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagrebbus bus N1900 / ...
    20h 55m
    €121–181

  4. Drive  1,334.6 km

    1. Drive from Istanbul to Zagrebcar car 1,334.6 km
    12h 13m
    €216–312

  5. Fly Istanbul Airport to Split Airport

    1. Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane IST - SPU
    6h 12m
    €122–332

  6. Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane SAW - ZAG
    6h 27m
    €144–336

  7. Fly Istanbul Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane IST - LJU
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorshuttle bus
    8h 16m
    €323–664

  8. Bus via Novi Sad

    1. Take the bus from Aksaray to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    25h 48m
    €81–107

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus bus N981
    28h 32m
    €91–147

Istanbul to Croatia by bus

Calendar4Weekly Buses
Duration20h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket€121Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,195.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 17m

What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Croatia?

You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Zagreb via Belgrade bus station in around 20h 55m. Alternatively, Croatia Airlines and Turkish Airlines fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Split Airport (SPU) once daily.

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