There are 10 ways to get from Zagreb to Patras by plane, bus, car ferry, car, train, or ferry
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 Patras Araxos Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane ZAG - GPA
12h 36m€106–353Bus via Makarska
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Makarska, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor to Lezhëbus
- Take the bus from Lezhë to Patrabus
29h 5m€71–105Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Niš ASbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
21h 30m€133–176Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus stationbus 952 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconacarferry 51
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
34h 40m€131–168Drive 1,398.9 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Patrascar 1,398.9 km
14h 29m€249–360Fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane ZAG - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
11h 23m€191–581Fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZAG - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
9h 59m€80–228Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ZAG - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
12h 23m€93–254Bus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
22h 30m€114–126Train, ferry
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
35h 19m€165–344
Zagreb to Patras by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Patras is to bus via Makarska which costs €70 - €110 and takes 29h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Patras is to fly and train and bus which takes 9h 59m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Patras. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Patras via Niš, Autobuska Stanica and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 30m.
The distance between Zagreb and Patras is 1007 km. The road distance is 1398.9 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Patras without a car is to bus which takes 21h 30m and costs €130 - €180.
It takes approximately 12h 36m to get from Zagreb to Patras, including transfers.
Zagreb to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Patras is to fly which takes 12h 36m and costs €100 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €180 and takes 21h 30m.
Zagreb to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Niš AS station.
Patras is 1h ahead of Zagreb. It is currently 11:34 AM in Zagreb and 12:34 PM in Patras.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Patras, Greece?
Austrian Airlines and Croatia Airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zagreb to Patras via Niš, Autobuska Stanica and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 21h 30m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Athens International Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Niš AS
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–17
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 800 88 85
- info@velebit-tours.hr
- Website
- velebit-tours.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Schedules at
- velebit-tours.hr
- Phone
- +385 (23) 315 331
- info@puntamika-line.hr
- Website
- puntamika-line.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Schedules at
- puntamika-line.hr
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- info@slavonija-bus.hr
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 454 1121
- francuzevic@gmail.com
- Website
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- francuzevic-prijevoz.hr
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +385 043 277 100
- info@cazmatrans.hr
- Website
- cazmatrans.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://cazmatrans.hr/en/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €38
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor to Lezhë
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lezhë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €9–12
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €118
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
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