There are 9 ways to get from Croatia to Zakopane by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zadar Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ZAD - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
7h 39mzł 287–915Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus 876 / ...
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
15h 5mzł 300–449Train, bus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Wien Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain 505 / ...
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
15h 6mzł 289–399Drive 645.4 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Zakopanecar 645.4 km
8h 21mzł 410–592Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ZAG - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 38mzł 321–1,011Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZAG - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
11h 35mzł 426–1,125Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazionebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane TRS - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 35mzł 630–1,872Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the train from Maribor to Graz Hbftrain 676 / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
15h 17mzł 704–1,867Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wienbus
- Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bratislava to Zakopane
14h 21mzł 772–5,469
Croatia to Zakopane by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Zakopane is to train and bus which costs 280 zł - 400 zł and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 7h 39m and costs 280 zł - 950 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Croatia to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 5m.
The distance between Croatia and Zakopane is 906 km. The road distance is 645.4 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Zakopane without a car is to bus which takes 15h 5m and costs 300 zł - 450 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Croatia to Zakopane, including transfers.
Croatia to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Croatia to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Zakopane is 645 km. It takes approximately 8h 21m to drive from Croatia to Zakopane.
There are 6657+ hotels available in Zakopane.
What companies run services between Croatia and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a bus from Zagreb to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 15h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–750
Flights from Zadar Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–750
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–750
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 29–35
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 29–35
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 29–35
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 29–35
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 153
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 23
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 55–100
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 23
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 440–700
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 270–410
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–60
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–60
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- [email protected]
- Website
- levitour.sk
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor to Trieste, Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 390–700
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 210–1,100
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- zł 568
- Shared
- zł 210–300
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 210–1,100
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- zł 568
- Shared
- zł 210–300
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 302–2,300
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- zł 302
- Private
- zł 1,507
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Bratislava to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 230–2,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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