There are 9 ways to get from Istanbul to Croatia by bus, plane, car, shuttle, or train
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
6h 30m€90–220Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagrebbus N1900 / ...
20h 17m€60–85Drive 1,334.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Zagrebcar 1,334.6 km
12h 14m€187–270Bus to Istanbul, fly to Split Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Split Airport (SPU)plane IST - SPU
6h 5m€111–295Bus to Istanbul, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane IST - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
8h 23m€124–488Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SAW - ZAG
6h 27mBus via Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus N981
21h 55m€90–120Bus #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomićbus Citylines 88 / ...
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagrebbus
25h€82–112Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus N981
28h 38m€81–118
Istanbul to Croatia by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Croatia is to bus which costs €60 - €85 and takes 20h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Croatia is to bus and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Esenler and arriving at Zagreb via Plovdiv Train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 55m.
The distance between Istanbul and Croatia is 1198 km. The road distance is 1334.6 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Croatia without a car is to bus which takes 20h 17m and costs €60 - €85.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Istanbul to Croatia, including transfers.
Istanbul to Croatia bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, depart from Istanbul Esenler station.
Istanbul to Croatia bus services, operated by Luks Yonca, arrive at Plovdiv station.
Croatia is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 5:10 PM in Istanbul and 3:10 PM in Croatia.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Croatia is 1335 km. It takes approximately 12h 14m to drive from Istanbul to Croatia.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Croatia?
You can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler to Trg bana J. Jelačića via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Belgrade bus station, Zagreb, and Autobusni kol. in around 20h 17m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–270
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–270
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €38
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–240
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–37
- Private
- €130–240
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
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