There are 4 ways to get from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park by bus, train or car
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Recommended option
Bus Autoherc • 1 h 50 min
$6 - $13
3 alternative options
Bus Arriva d.o.o. • 2 h 22 min
$8 - $16
Train, bus • 3 h 7 min
$10 - $14
Drive • 1 h 59 min
$16 - $25
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to bus which costs 40 kn - 85 kn and takes 1 h 50 min.
The quickest way to get from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to bus which costs 40 kn - 85 kn and takes 1 h 50 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Plitvička Jezera. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1 h 45 min.
The distance between Zagreb and Plitvice Lakes National Park is 107 km. The road distance is 138.5 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park without a car is to bus which takes 1 h 50 min and costs 40 kn - 85 kn.
The bus from Zagreb to Plitvička Jezera takes 1 h 45 min including transfers and departs every four hours.
Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by Autoherc, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by Autoherc, arrive at Plitvička Jezera station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park is 138 km. It takes approximately 1 h 59 min to drive from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park.
There are 920+ hotels available in Plitvice Lakes National Park. Prices start at $46 USD per night.
- Distance: 67.2 miles
- Duration: 1 h 50 min
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia?
Autoherc operates a bus from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park 4 times a day. Tickets cost $6 - $10 and the journey takes 1 h 45 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb to Karlovac
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6 - $9
- Website
- hzpp.hr
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- 2nd Class
- $6 - $9
- 1st Class
- $9 - $13
- Website
- autoherc.getbybus.com
Bus from Zagreb to Plitvička Jezera
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6 - $10
- Schedules at
- autoherc.getbybus.com
- Book at
- autoherc.getbybus.com
Bus from Karlovac to Plitvička Jezera
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Schedules at
- autoherc.getbybus.com
- Book at
- autoherc.getbybus.com
- Phone
- +385 (42) 372 803
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Plitvička Jezera
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12 - $18
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Book at
- varazdin.getbybus.com
Bus from Karlovac to Plitvička Jezera
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9 - $13
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Book at
- varazdin.getbybus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $13
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Karlovac to Plitvička Jezera
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- arriva.com.hr
- Website
- knezevic.getbybus.com
Bus from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13 - $16
- Schedules at
- knezevic.getbybus.com
- Website
- croatiabus.getbybus.com
Bus from Zagreb to Plitvice Lakes National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8 - $12
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
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