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How to get fromBasel to Zagrebby plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Zagreb by plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, or car

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  1. Fly Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane BSL - ZAG
    4h 37m
    €39–236

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Zagrebbus bus FlixBus N953
    14h 38m
    €81–127

  3. Train, bus via Graz

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Graz Hbftrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Graz Hbf to Maribortrain train 575 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagrebbus bus
    15h 38m
    €341–725

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Ir36 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain night train En
    16h 3m
    €333–531

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane ZRH - ZAG
    5h 36m
    €127–312

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane ZRH - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagrebshuttle bus
    7h 12m
    €164–680

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Ir36 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Zagrebbus bus
    15h 43m
    €177–195

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain train Rjx
    3. Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train train 319
    15h 54m
    €150–491

  9. Drive  861.4 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Zagrebcar car 861.4 km
    9h 59m
    €156–225

Basel to Zagreb by train and night train

Calendar8Weekly Services
Duration16h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€333Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 704.4 km
  • Duration: 4h 37m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Zagreb, Croatia?

Ryanair, Lufthansa, and Air Dolomiti fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zagreb via Zurich Bus Station in around 14h 38m.

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