There are 11 ways to get from Turkey to Zagreb by plane, bus, night train, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
6h 1m€90–210Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdivtrain
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus N981
27h 54m€50–71Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Zagrebbus N1900 / ...
21h 13m€58–72Night train, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
34h 28m€94–115Drive 1,334.6 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Zagrebcar 1,334.6 km
12h 14m€184–265Fly Antalya Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane AYT - ZAG
8h 6m€102–225Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ESB - ZAG
8h 37m€77–283Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ADB - ZAG
8h 20m€102–213Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SAW - ZAG
6h 17mFly Istanbul to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane IST - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
7h 48m€121–469Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomićbus Citylines 88 / ...
- Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Zagrebbus
25h€82–112
Turkey to Zagreb by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Zagreb is to train and bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 27h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Zagreb is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs €90 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro and arriving at Zagreb via Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h.
No, there is no direct train from Turkey to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Halkali, Videle and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 28m.
The distance between Turkey and Zagreb is 1193 km. The road distance is 1334.6 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Zagreb without a car is to bus via Belgrade which takes 21h 13m and costs €55 - €75.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Turkey to Zagreb, including transfers.
Turkey to Zagreb bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro station.
Turkey to Zagreb train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Zagreb is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs €90 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus via Belgrade, which costs €55 - €75 and takes 21h 13m.
What companies run services between Turkey and Zagreb, Croatia?
Turkish Airlines and Air Serbia fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aksaray to Zagreb via Esenler Otogar, İstanbul Esenler, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, and Belgrade bus station in around 21h 13m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Antalya Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
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
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Antalya Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- 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
- €100–240
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Istanbul to Ljubljana via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–24
- 1st Class
- €23–30
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–65
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- 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
- €37
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- 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 Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Turkey to Zagreb bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Novi Sad Bulevar Jaše Tomić station.
Zagreb is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 11:50 PM in Turkey and 9:50 PM in Zagreb.
Turkey to Zagreb train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Zagreb is 1335 km. It takes approximately 12h 14m to drive from Turkey to Zagreb.
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