There are 7 ways to get from Zagreb to Elbasan by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane ZAG - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Elbasanbus
6h 8mBus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Elbasanbus
18h 30m$66–88Bus via Slavonski Brod
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Slavonski Brod bus stationbus 884 / ...
- Take the bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Željeznička stanica Barbus
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
13h 43mTrain, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Dubrovnikferry
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
24h 5m$164–174Drive 795.1 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Elbasancar 795.1 km
12h 54m$144–208Train, bus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brodtrain Re
- Take the bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Željeznička stanica Barbus
- Take the bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
15h 29mBus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Strugabus
- Take the bus from Struga to Elbasanbus
18h 19m$75–77
Zagreb to Elbasan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Elbasan is to bus which costs $65 - $90 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Elbasan is to drive which takes 12h 54m and costs $140 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Elbasan. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Elbasan via Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor, Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 43m.
The distance between Zagreb and Elbasan is 637 km. The road distance is 795.1 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Elbasan without a car is to bus via Slavonski Brod which takes 13h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Zagreb to Elbasan, including transfers.
Zagreb to Elbasan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Elbasan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Slavonski Brod bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Elbasan is 795 km. It takes approximately 12h 54m to drive from Zagreb to Elbasan.
There are 156+ hotels available in Elbasan.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Elbasan, Albania?
You can take a bus from Zagreb to Elbasan via Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor, Željeznička stanica Bar, Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 13h 43m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brod
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brod
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Slavonski Brod bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +387 65 407 734
- stpturizam@gmail.com
Bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Željeznička stanica Bar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Polje, Autobuska Stanica Bar to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $77
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $72
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Struga to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- info@memi-reisen.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Split to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $59–60
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
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