There are 8 ways to get from Bologna to Croatia by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
7h 41m€420–867Train, bus via Trieste
cheapest- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Zagrebbus 402
9h 51m€67–114Drive 493.1 km
- Drive from Bologna to Zagrebcar 493.1 km
5h 11m€90–129Fly to Split Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Split Airport (SPU)plane BLQ - SPU
6h 42m€100–290Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 536 / ...
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
8h 18m€415–849Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Glavni Kolodvorbus
10h 23mTrain
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319
11h 2m€93–167Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BLQ - ZAG
5h 42m€75–215
Bologna to Croatia by train, bus, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Croatia is to train and bus via Trieste which costs €65 - €120 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Croatia is to drive which takes 5h 11m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Bologna to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor via Stazione Mestre and Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Bologna to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Bologna centrale and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via Venezia Mestre, Villach Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 2m.
The distance between Bologna and Croatia is 518 km. The road distance is 493.1 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Croatia without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 41m and costs €420 - €900.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Bologna to Croatia, including transfers.
Bologna to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
Bologna to Croatia train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Bologna centrale station.
The best way to get from Bologna to Croatia is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs €100 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus via Venice, which costs €410 - €850 and takes 8h 18m, you could also train, which costs €90 - €170 and takes 11h 2m.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Croatia?
Austrian Airlines, ITA Airways, and five other airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Split Airport (SPU) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bologna Centrale to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor via Stazione Mestre and Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja in around 8h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Split Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €380–650
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–180
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €380–650
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–180
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Glavni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
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Bologna to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) station.
Bologna to Croatia train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bologna to Croatia is 493 km. It takes approximately 5h 11m to drive from Bologna to Croatia.
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