There are 9 ways to get from Turkey to Croatia by bus, plane, car, train, or shuttle
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Bus to Istanbul, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)IST - ZAG
6h 45m€90–221Bus via Esenler Otogar
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to ZagrebN1900 / ...
21h 30m€61–85Drive 1,334.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Zagreb1,334.6 km
12h 9m€186–268Bus to Istanbul, fly to Split Airport
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Split Airport (SPU)IST - SPU
6h 20m€111–286Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)SAW - ZAG
6h 27mBus to Istanbul, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)IST - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
8h 38m€124–499Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus StationCitylines 88 / ...
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to ZagrebN1900 / ...
22h 30m€76–116Bus #2
- Take the bus from Montenegro Hotel to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb
24h 49m€75–87Train, bus
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to ZagrebN981
28h 38m€81–118
Turkey to Croatia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Croatia is to bus via Esenler Otogar which costs €60 - €85 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Croatia is to bus and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs €110 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro and arriving at Zagreb via Belgrade bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
The distance between Turkey and Croatia is 1194 km. The road distance is 1334.6 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Croatia without a car is to bus via Esenler Otogar which takes 21h 30m and costs €60 - €85.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Turkey to Croatia, including transfers.
Turkey to Croatia bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro station.
Turkey to Croatia bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Belgrade New Bus Station.
Croatia is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 7:42 PM in Turkey and 5:42 PM in Croatia.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Croatia is 1335 km. It takes approximately 12h 9m to drive from Turkey to Croatia.
What companies run services between Turkey and Croatia?
You can take a train from Aksaray to Trg bana J. Jelačića via Esenler Otogar, İstanbul Esenler, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Belgrade bus station, Zagreb, and Autobusni kol. in around 21h 30m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Split Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- info@metro.istanbul
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- metro.istanbul
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €38
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–240
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–37
- Private
- €130–240
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Montenegro Hotel to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €51
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Book at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
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