There are 11 ways to get from Spain to Croatia by plane, train, bus, night train, shuttle, or car
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BCN - ZAG
5h 29m€62–190Fly Málaga Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
cheapest- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane AGP - ZAG
6h 21m€59–216Train, bus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Zagrebbus 402
21h 54m€180–355Bus via Marseille
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Marseillebus FlixBus 728 / ...
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Zagrebbus N482
27h 12m€79–221Train, night train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to St. Gallentrain Ic1
- Take the night train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
27h 15m€389–710Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BCN - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
8h 12m€66–516Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane MAD - ZAG
6h 15m€65–239Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane MAD - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
8h 57m€73–535Fly Valencia Airport to Treviso Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane VLC - TSF
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Pula railway Stattion
8h 46m€79–615Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Zagreb Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3602 / ...
29h 4m€68–98Drive 1,516.6 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Zagrebcar 1,516.6 km
16h 18m€232–335
Spain to Croatia by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Croatia is to bus which costs €65 - €100 and takes 29h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Croatia is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €60 - €190.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Genève, St. Gallen(Ch) and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 15m.
The distance between Spain and Croatia is 1263 km. The road distance is 1516.6 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Croatia without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 54m and costs €180 - €360.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Spain to Croatia, including transfers.
Spain to Croatia train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Croatia is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €60 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus via Marseille, which costs €75 - €230 and takes 27h 12m.
Spain to Croatia train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Croatia is 1517 km. It takes approximately 16h 18m to drive from Spain to Croatia.
What companies run services between Spain and Croatia?
Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona to Trg bana J. Jelačića via Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles, Zagreb, and Autobusni kol. in around 27h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €23–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Valencia Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Valencia Airport to Treviso Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–120
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–120
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Málaga Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €240–430
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Barcelona to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.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
Shuttle from Treviso, Aeroporto to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–390
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40–44
- Private
- €210–390
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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