There are 7 ways to get from București to Zagreb by plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, or car
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Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane OTP - ZAG
7h 44m€57–173Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zagrebbus 976 / ...
14h 42mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
25h 32m€79–87Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeldnighttrain Night Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
24h 32m€81–90Fly to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane OTP - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagreb
9h 54m€361–951Bus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Grazbus
- Take the bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagrebbus
31h 1mDrive 984.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Zagrebcar 984.3 km
11h 19m€138–199
București to Zagreb by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București to Zagreb is to train which costs €75 - €90 and takes 25h 32m.
The fastest way to get from București to Zagreb is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €55 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from București to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Zagreb via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from București to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Bucuresti Nord and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 32m.
The distance between București and Zagreb is 833 km. The road distance is 984.3 km.
The best way to get from București to Zagreb without a car is to bus via Budapest which takes 14h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from București to Zagreb, including transfers.
București to Zagreb bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
București to Zagreb train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from București to Zagreb is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €55 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus via Budapest, which costs and takes 14h 42m, you could also train, which costs €75 - €90 and takes 25h 32m.
What companies run services between București, Romania and Zagreb, Croatia?
Air Serbia, Austrian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to Zagreb via Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 14h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Graz Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €64–70
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €278
Bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €124
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–380
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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More Questions & Answers
București to Zagreb bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Zagreb is 1h behind București. It is currently 11:00 AM in București and 10:00 AM in Zagreb.
București to Zagreb train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between București to Zagreb is 984 km. It takes approximately 11h 19m to drive from București to Zagreb.
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