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There are 12 ways to get from Aachen to Zagreb by train, plane, car, car train, bus, shuttle, or night train

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane CGN - ZAG
    5h 33m
    €73–322

  2. Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Aachen, Schanz Bf to Krefeld Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane NRN - ZAG
    7h 29m
    €52–336

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Aachen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Zagrebcar car
    14h 34m
    €187–263

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Zagrebbus bus N884
    18h 55m
    €110–170

  5. Drive  1,145 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Zagrebcar car 1,145 km
    10h 9m
    €213–307

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane BRU - ZAG
    6h 1m
    €112–292

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane FRA - ZAG
    5h 49m
    €125–226

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane FRA - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorshuttle bus
    7h 21m
    €339–674

  9. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane CRL - ZAG
    7h 16m
    €57–267

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    6. Take the train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train train 319 / ...
    15h 52m
    €149–413

  11. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train Nj / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain night train En
    19h 31m
    €185–449

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mainz, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 55 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    20h
    €110–193

Aachen to Zagreb by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration18h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket€110Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 973.1 km
  • Duration: 5h 33m

What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Zagreb, Croatia?

FlixBus operates a bus from Aachen station west to Zagreb once daily. Tickets cost €110–170 and the journey takes 18h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Frankfurt, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 15h 52m.

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