There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Croatia by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly to Split Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Split Airport (SPU)NCE - SPU
7h 8m€102–283Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice Airport to ZagrebN482
17h 12m€38–124Train, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Bologna CentraleIc
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Trieste Centrale Station
- Take the bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station977 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.213 / ...
16h 57m€84–187Drive 909.5 km
- Drive from Nice to Zagreb909.5 km
8h 52m€139–200Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)NCE - ZAG
7h 39m€91–238Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)NCE - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
7h 41m€84–534Train
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Bologna CentraleIc
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villach HbfRj / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.213 / ...
17h 54m€109–212Bus via Genoa
- Take the bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Genoa Piazza AcquaverdeUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
- Take the bus from Genoa Piazza Acquaverde to Zagreb Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
18h 42m€40–60
Nice to Croatia by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Croatia is to bus via Genoa which costs €40 - €65 and takes 18h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Croatia is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Nice-Ville and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via Ventimiglia, Bologna Centrale, Venezia Mestre, Villach Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 54m.
The distance between Nice and Croatia is 765 km. The road distance is 909.5 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Croatia without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 57m and costs €80 - €190.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Nice to Croatia, including transfers.
Nice to Croatia train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Ventimiglia station.
The best way to get from Nice to Croatia is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs €100 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €130 and takes 17h 12m, you could also train, which costs €100 - €220 and takes 17h 54m.
Nice to Croatia train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Croatia is 910 km. It takes approximately 8h 52m to drive from Nice to Croatia.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Croatia?
ITA Airways, Croatia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Split Airport (SPU) twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Nice Airport to Zagreb once daily. Tickets cost €50–120 and the journey takes 15h 30m. Union Ivkoni also services this route 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–700
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Trieste Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
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/
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- 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
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +43 50 678910
- service@verbundlinie.at
- Website
- verbundlinie.at
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.verbundlinie.at/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nice Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Nice Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Genoa Piazza Acquaverde
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Genoa Piazza Acquaverde to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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
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