There are 11 ways to get from Patras to Croatia by bus, train, plane, car ferry, ferry, car, or shuttle
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Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly to Split Airport
best- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Split Airport (SPU)plane ATH - SPU
9h 9m€103–295Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ATH - ZAG
9h 45m€82–240Bus
- Take the bus from Pátra to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Zagreb - Motel Plitvicebus
27h 12m€140–182Car ferry, Catamaran, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Anconacarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadarferry 51
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Zagrebbus 952 / ...
31h 18m€164–311Drive 1,396 km
- Drive from Patras to Zagrebcar 1,396 km
14h 27m€254–367Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ATH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
12h 42m€90–836Fly Patras Araxos Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane GPA - ZAG
9h 25m€107–235Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the bus from Patras to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SKG - ZAG
11h 45m€95–284Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane ATH - BEG
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zagreb
13h 27m€128–270Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Patras to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319 / ...
35h 2m€286–591Bus via Dubrovnik
- Take the bus from Patras to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zagrebbus 986 / ...
35h 12m€113–299
Patras to Croatia by ferry, foot, bus, train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Patras to Croatia is to bus and train and fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Patras to Croatia is to bus and train and fly which takes 9h 9m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Patras to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Pátra and arriving at Zagreb - Motel Plitvice via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 12m.
The distance between Patras and Croatia is 1178 km. The road distance is 1396 km.
The best way to get from Patras to Croatia without a car is to bus which takes 27h 12m and costs €140 - €190.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Patras to Croatia, including transfers.
Patras to Croatia bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Pátra station.
The best way to get from Patras to Croatia is to bus which takes 27h 12m and costs €140 - €190. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €240 and takes 9h 25m.
Patras to Croatia bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia station.
Croatia is 1h behind Patras. It is currently 3:51 PM in Patras and 2:51 PM in Croatia.
What companies run services between Patras, Greece and Croatia?
You can take a bus from Pátra to Zagreb - Motel Plitvice via Sofia in around 27h 12m. Alternatively, TUIfly, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Kiato to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Pátra to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Zagreb - Motel Plitvice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–40
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 800 88 85
- info@velebit-tours.hr
- Website
- velebit-tours.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Schedules at
- velebit-tours.hr
- Phone
- +385 (23) 315 331
- info@puntamika-line.hr
- Website
- puntamika-line.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Schedules at
- puntamika-line.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 454 1121
- francuzevic@gmail.com
- Website
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €31–36
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/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
- €44–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
Shuttle from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Patras to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Durrës to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €64
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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