There are 9 ways to get from Split to Istria by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)plane SPU - CND
- Take the taxi from Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND) to Istriataxi
9h 34m$132–541Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train
cheapest- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SPU - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.train
11h 46m$113–308Bus, train
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Budapest-Kelenföldbus 936
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.train
30h 24m$292–474Bus
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 936
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Tulceabus
- Take the bus from Tulcea to Tariverdebus
31h 40m$237–326Drive 1,291.8 km
- Drive from Split to Istriacar 1,291.8 km
18h 11m$211–304Fly to Varna Airport, bus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SPU - VAR
- Take the bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constantabus
17h 45m$217–469Train
- Take the train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ic
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.train
35h 20m$285–432Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Split to Budapest-Keletinighttrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Bucuresti Nordtrain Ic
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Mihai Viteazu Hm.train
36h 24m$133–161Bus via Graz
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica to Grazbus
- Take the bus from Graz to Barladbus
- Take the bus from Bârlad to Babadagbus
43h 31m
Split Airport (SPU) to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Split to Istria is to night train and train which costs $130 - $170 and takes 36h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Istria is to fly and taxi which takes 9h 34m and costs $130 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Split to Istria. However, there are services departing from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Tariverde via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and Tulcea. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Split to Istria. However, there are services departing from Split and arriving at Cogealac Hm. via Zagreb Glavni Kol., Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Bucharest and Medgidia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 20m.
The distance between Split and Istria is 1044 km. The road distance is 1291.8 km.
The best way to get from Split to Istria without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 24m and costs $290 - $480.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Split to Istria, including transfers.
Split to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Split to Istria train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Split station.
The best way to get from Split to Istria is to bus which takes 31h 40m and costs $230 - $330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $280 - $440 and takes 35h 20m.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Istria, Romania?
You can take a bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Istria via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, Tulcea, and Tariverde in around 31h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Split to Istria via Zagreb Glavni Kol., Budapest-Kelenfoeld, Bucharest, Medgidia, and Cogealac Hm. in around 35h 20m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Split Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Zagreb, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Split Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Athens, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Split Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Split Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Split Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Split Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–480
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Split Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Split Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–320
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–320
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–20
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–20
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–20
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–20
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Medgidia to Mihai Viteazu Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Split to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0722 522 964
- office@tracetrans.ro
- Website
- tracetrans.ro
Bus from Tulcea to Tariverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- tracetrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0743-33.54.87
- Website
- sherif.autogari.ro
Bus from Tulcea to Tariverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- sherif.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- sudmsc@yahoo.com
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $13–19
- Phone
- +387 51 211-850
- info@zak-tours.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Split Bus Station to Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +387 51 215-725
- bocacturs@gmail.com
- Website
- novisajt.bocactours.com
Bus from Split Bus Station to Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
- Phone
- +387 051/ 211-788
- agencija@intravel.ba
- Website
- intravel.ba
Bus from Mrkonjic Grad, Autobuska Stanica to Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- intravel.ba
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Graz to Barlad
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-384.691
- Website
- alextour.autogari.ro
Bus from Bârlad to Babadag
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- alextour.autogari.ro
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $30–40
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Booking & Getting There
Split to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Istria is 1h ahead of Split. It is currently 12:07 AM in Split and 1:07 AM in Istria.
Split to Istria train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Split to Istria is 1292 km. It takes approximately 18h 11m to drive from Split to Istria.
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