There are 12 ways to get from Leipzig to Cres by train, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, Catamaran
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf29 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Rijeka bus station944
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
15h 6m€85–257Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Zagreb
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
17h 50m€59–173Train, bus, Catamaran via Padova
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf29 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Padova89
- Take the train from Padova to Trieste CentraleFr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station406 / ...
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
18h 27m€121–370Drive, line 332 car ferry
- Drive from Leipzig to Valbiska
- Take the car ferry from Valbiska to Merag332
10h 26m€135–196Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus, Catamaran
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)LEJ - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
11h 2m€152–365Train, bus, Catamaran #2
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof17
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach HbfIc
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station944
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
19h 7m€98–265Train, bus, Catamaran via Hof
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hof HbfRb
- Take the train from Hof Hbf to Hauptbahnhof WestRe2
- Take the bus from Regensburg central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
20h 3mFly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus, Catamaran
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)LEJ - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
11h 27m€166–380Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, Catamaran
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)LEJ - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
12h 49m€175–665Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus, Catamaran
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Ljubljana (LJU)LEJ - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
11h 27m€230–605Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Pula Airport, ferry, line 9308 Catamaran
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Pula Airport (PUY)LEJ - PUY
- Take the ferry from Port of Pula to Unije
- Take the ferry from Unije to Cres
12h 11m€189–579Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus, Catamaran
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)BER - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cres
10h 38m€91–324
Leipzig to Cres by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Cres is to bus which costs €55 - €180 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Cres is to drive and line 332 car ferry which takes 10h 26m and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Cres. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Cres, Peškera via Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 50m.
The distance between Leipzig and Cres is 1051 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Cres without a car is to train and bus and Catamaran which takes 15h 6m and costs €85 - €260.
It takes approximately 15h 6m to get from Leipzig to Cres, including transfers.
Leipzig to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
There are 4116+ hotels available in Cres.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Cres, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Cres, Peškera via Zagreb, Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, and Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 17h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–310
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Pula Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Vienna, Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Pula Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Pula Airport via Frankfurt, Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hof Hbf to Hauptbahnhof West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Padova to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villach Hbf to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Regensburg central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 01/6331-933
- plesoprijevoz@plesoprijevoz.hr
- Website
- plesoprijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Rijeka - Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Schedules at
- plesoprijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–100
- Private
- €170–320
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–170
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €3–5
Car ferry from Valbiska to Merag
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €2–3
Ferry from Unije to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €3–5
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Pula to Unije
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Normal
- €9–14
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