There are 10 ways to get from Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park by train, plane, bus, shuttle, or car
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Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Zadar Airport, bus
best- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane PSA - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
8h 22m€84–285Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zadar Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Levanto to Paviatrain
- Take the train from Pavia to Milano Bovisa Politecnicotrain
- Take the train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane MXP - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
12h 36m€62–269Train, bus via Milan
- Take the train from Levanto to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Otočac autobusni kolodvorbus 938
15h 46m€92–191Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from La Spezia to Bologna Centralebus 536
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
18h 20m€473–1,266Drive 714.1 km
- Drive from Cinque Terre to Plitvička Jezeracar 714.1 km
9h 10m€111–160Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Zadar Airport, bus
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BLQ - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
10h 33m€65–374Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Zadar Airport, bus
- Take the train from Levanto to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BGY - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
12h 3m€78–288Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Levanto to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BGY - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus
12h 42m€77–373Train, bus
- Take the train from La Spezia Centrale to Firenze Rifreditrain Re
- Take the train from Firenze Rifredi to Trieste Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
17h 7m€150–394Bus
- Take the bus from La Spezia to Genoabus 504 / ...
- Take the bus from Genoa to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus
20h 24m€76–152
Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to bus which costs €75 - €160 and takes 20h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 22m and costs €80 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park. However, there are services departing from La Spezia - Stazione FS Via Fiume and arriving at Plitvička Jezera, D1 via La Spezia, Genoa and Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 24m.
The distance between Cinque Terre and Plitvice Lakes National Park is 628 km. The road distance is 714.1 km.
The best way to get from Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park without a car is to train and bus via Milan which takes 15h 46m and costs €90 - €200.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park, including transfers.
Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from La Spezia station.
Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park is 714 km. It takes approximately 9h 10m to drive from Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park.
Book your Cinque Terre to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Cinque Terre, Italy and Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia?
You can take a train from Corniglia to Plitvička Jezera via La Spezia Centrale, La Spezia - Stazione FS Via Fiume, La Spezia - Mazzetta, La Spezia, Genoa, Zagreb, Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, and Plitvička Jezera, D1 in around 20h 24m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Levanto to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Levanto to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Levanto to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Levanto to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze Rifredi to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Firenze Rifredi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from La Spezia Centrale to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Levanto to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Pavia to Milano Bovisa Politecnico
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Bovisa Politecnico to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Otočac autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Spezia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Spezia to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €450–1,200
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–27
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–27
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +385 47 777 276
- [email protected]
- Website
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
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