There are 8 ways to get from Lyon to Croatia by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)LYS - ZAG
7h 36m€107–249Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon to ZagrebN953
20h 25m€45–160Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia MestreFr
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ljubljana bus station402 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.213 / ...
15h 50m€90–303Bus via Bregana
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Bregana
18h 54m€104–109Drive 1,038.8 km
- Drive from Lyon to Zagreb1,038.8 km
10h 16m€158–228Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Split Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Split Airport (SPU)LYS - SPU
5h 5m€83–274Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)LYS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
7h 53m€90–565Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)GVA - ZAG
8h 41m€121–358
Lyon to Croatia by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Croatia is to bus which costs €45 - €160 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Croatia is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €80 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lyon and arriving at Zagreb. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 25m.
The distance between Lyon and Croatia is 890 km. The road distance is 1038.8 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Croatia without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 50m and costs €90 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Lyon to Croatia, including transfers.
Lyon to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Croatia is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs €100 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus via Bregana, which costs €100 - €110 and takes 18h 54m.
Lyon to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Croatia is 1039 km. It takes approximately 10h 16m to drive from Lyon to Croatia.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Croatia?
Lufthansa, Croatia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, BS Tours operates a bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Bregana once a week, and the journey takes 17h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–14
- Regional Train Ticket
- €12–15
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €19–22
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38670511611
- info@tripstair.com
- Website
- tripstair.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Website
- https://tripstair.com/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Lyon to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 011 761-4693
- bstours@verat.net
- Website
- bstours.rs
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Bregana
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- http://bstours.rs/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–390
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €210–390
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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