There are 8 ways to get from Lugano to Croatia by bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Lugano to Zagrebbus
10h 20m€119Bus via Verona
cheapest- Take the bus from Lugano to Veronabus FlixBus 024
- Take the bus from Verona to Zagrebbus N402
12h 54m€44–78Drive 653.7 km
- Drive from Lugano to Zagrebcar 653.7 km
7h 6m€112–162Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LIN - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
6h 53m€120–341Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
6h 20m€154–345Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Split Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane LIN - SPU
6h 17m€102–301Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane MXP - ZAG
5h 43m€58–221Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BGY - ZAG
6h 21m€63–288
Lugano to Croatia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Croatia is to bus via Verona which costs €40 - €80 and takes 12h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Croatia is to train and fly which takes 5h 43m and costs €55 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lugano and arriving at Zagreb. Services depart four times a week, and operate Tuesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Lugano and Croatia is 695 km. The road distance is 653.7 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Croatia without a car is to bus which takes 10h 20m and costs €119.
The bus from Lugano to Zagreb takes 10h 20m including transfers and departs four times a week.
Lugano to Croatia bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Croatia bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Zagreb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Croatia is 654 km. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Lugano to Croatia.
There are 3027+ hotels available in Croatia.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Croatia?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Lugano to Zagreb 4 times a week. Tickets cost €119 and the journey takes 10h 20m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Lugano to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €119
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €28–31
- Private
- €55–110
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lugano to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Verona to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
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