There are 7 ways to get from Bulgaria to Croatia by bus, shuttle, car, or plane
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Bus, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zagreb
10h 13m€64–123Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SOF - ZAG
7h 32m€43–155Drive 785 km
- Drive from Sofia to Zagrebcar 785 km
7h 24m€111–160Bus via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Sofia to Zagrebbus N981
14h€67–113Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zagreb - Motel Plitvicebus
14h 7m€110–140Fly to Split Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Split Airport (SPU)plane SOF - SPU
8h 2m€76–191Fly to Zadar Airport
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane SOF - ZAD
8h 12m€48–156
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Croatia is to fly which costs €40 - €160 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Croatia is to drive which takes 7h 24m and costs €110 - €160.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofia Central Bus Station station and arriving at Zagreb - Motel Plitvice. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 14h 7m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Croatia is 830 km. The road distance is 785 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Croatia without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 10h 13m and costs €60 - €130.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Bulgaria to Croatia, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Croatia bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Croatia is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs €40 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus via Zagreb, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 14h.
Bulgaria to Croatia bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Zagreb - Motel Plitvice station.
Croatia is 1h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 10:13 AM in Bulgaria and 9:13 AM in Croatia.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Croatia?
Air Serbia, Austrian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 4 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Sofia to Zagreb twice daily. Tickets cost €65–110 and the journey takes 12h 40m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zadar Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- [email protected]
- Website
- kombiprevozputnika.net
Shuttle from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zagreb - Motel Plitvice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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