There are 6 ways to get from Zagreb to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ZAG - OTP
7h 11m$151–342Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to București, Autogara Militari1928
20h 5m$50–100Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar976 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bucharest
13h 28mTrain
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to SzekesfehervarIc
- Take the train from Szekesfehervar to Budapest-KelenfoeldRe / ...
- Take the train from Ferencvaros to Bucuresti Nord347
22h 56m$204–316Drive 982.3 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Bucharest982.3 km
11h 19m$160–232Shuttle to Graz, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz (GRZ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)GRZ - OTP
8h 11m$311–902
Zagreb to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Bucharest is to bus which costs $50 - $100 and takes 20h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Bucharest is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $150 - $350.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at București, Autogara Militari. Services depart once a week, and operate Monday. The journey takes approximately 20h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Szekesfehervar, Budapest-Kelenfoeld and Ferencvaros. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 56m.
The distance between Zagreb and Bucharest is 832 km. The road distance is 982.3 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Bucharest without a car is to bus via Budapest which takes 13h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Zagreb to Bucharest, including transfers.
Zagreb to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Bucharest train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Bucharest is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs $150 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus via Budapest, which costs and takes 13h 28m, you could also train, which costs $200 - $320 and takes 22h 56m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Bucharest, Romania?
LOT, Croatia Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zagreb to Bucharest via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 13h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Graz to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Graz to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Graz to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Szekesfehervar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Szekesfehervar to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Szekesfehervar to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Szekesfehervar to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- $6–9
- Regional Train Ticket
- $8–9
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- $12–15
Train from Ferencvaros to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $41–330
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $41–44
- Private
- $170–330
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More Questions & Answers
Zagreb to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Zagreb. It is currently 9:34 PM in Zagreb and 10:34 PM in Bucharest.
Zagreb to Bucharest train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Szekesfehervar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Bucharest is 982 km. It takes approximately 11h 19m to drive from Zagreb to Bucharest.
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