There are 12 ways to get from Aachen to Zagreb by train, plane, car, car train, bus, shuttle, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeldtrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane CGN - ZAG
5h 46m€65–267Drive, car train
- Drive from Aachen to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zagrebcar
14h 48m€174–244Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Zagrebbus N884
18h 55m€100–170Drive 1,142 km
- Drive from Aachen to Zagrebcar 1,142 km
10h 3m€164–236Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels Airport - Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BRU - ZAG
5h 55m€106–315Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane FRA - ZAG
5h 49m€121–389Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane CRL - ZAG
7h 11m€67–298Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
7h 26m€178–977Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Aachen West to Moenchengladbach Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane NRN - ZAG
7h 21mTrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319 / ...
16h 1m€209–827Train, bus
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj
- Take the bus from Salzburg Hbf to Zagrebbus
16h 26mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
19h 35m€107–462
Aachen to Zagreb by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Zagreb is to train and bus and fly which costs €65 - €300 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Zagreb is to train and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €65 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Aachen station west station and arriving at Zagreb. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Aachen Hbf and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 1m.
The distance between Aachen and Zagreb is 973 km. The road distance is 1142 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Zagreb without a car is to bus which takes 18h 55m and costs €100 - €170.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Aachen to Zagreb, including transfers.
Aachen to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Zagreb train services, operated by National Express, depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Zagreb is to bus which takes 18h 55m and costs €100 - €170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €850 and takes 16h 1m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Zagreb, Croatia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Aachen station west to Zagreb once daily. Tickets cost €100–170 and the journey takes 18h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Koeln Messe/Deutz, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 16h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Weeze Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Moenchengladbach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels Airport - Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €9–14
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €29–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- [email protected]
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
- Phone
- +385 99 2333 277
- [email protected]
- Website
- darojkovicpromet.hr
Bus from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- darojkovicpromet.hr
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More Questions & Answers
Aachen to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Aachen to Zagreb train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Koeln Messe/Deutz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Zagreb is 1142 km. It takes approximately 10h 3m to drive from Aachen to Zagreb.
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