There are 11 ways to get from Brussels to Cres by plane, shuttle, ferry, train, bus, 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.
Fly Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, ferry
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BRU - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
9h 45m€314–801Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Rijeka Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane CRL - RJK
7h 54m€45–276Train, bus, ferry via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
20h 32m€234–710Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Rijeka bus stationbus 944
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
22h 20m€213–409Night train, train, ferry
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Rijekatrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
30h 16m€170–497Fly Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BRU - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
11h 7m€178–939Fly Brussels Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus, ferry
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BRU - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
9h 54m€363–889Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle, ferry
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane CRL - TSF
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
12h 11m€165–968Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Zadar Airport, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane CRL - ZAD
- Take the ferry from Zadar to Port of Mali Losinjferry
- Take the bus from Mali Lošinj to Cresbus
11h 47m€90–336Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Zagrebbus N884
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Cresbus 1870
27h 5m€115–214Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškerabus
27h 17m
Brussels to Cres by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Cres is to train and fly which costs €40 - €280 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Cres is to train and fly which takes 7h 54m and costs €40 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Cres. However, there are services departing from Brussels-North train station and arriving at Cres via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 5m.
The distance between Brussels and Cres is 1268 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Cres without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Karlsruhe which takes 20h 32m and costs €230 - €750.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Brussels to Cres, including transfers.
Brussels to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Book your Brussels to Cres bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 5933+ hotels available in Cres.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Cres, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Brussels-North train station to Cres via Zagreb in around 27h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–280
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.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 Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- 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
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Meidling to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €96–700
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Treviso, Aeroporto to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €96–700
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €96
- Private
- €223
Shuttle from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €450–1,200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Salzburg South to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mali Lošinj to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–29
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–17
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Zadar to Port of Mali Losinj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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