There are 11 ways to get from Croatia to Zakopane by plane, train, bus, shuttle, or car
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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 37mzł 299–1,109Fly Split Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle, train
cheapest- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane SPU - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 38mzł 282–1,382Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Nowy Targ, Bus Stationbus N986
12h 50mzł 315–506Train, shuttle
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Keletitrain Ic
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to ZakopaneEurobusways
13h 54mzł 525–763Drive 645.4 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Zakopanecar 645.4 km
8h 20mzł 392–566Fly Split Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane SPU - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
7h 57mzł 341–1,157Fly Pula Airport to Katowice International Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane PUY - KTW
- Take a shuttle bus from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 21mzł 306–1,430Fly Zadar Airport to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane ZAD - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
9h 12mzł 297–1,195Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Wien Hbfbus
- 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
13h 52mzł 629–4,966Train, bus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Zakopane, Bus stationbus 1365
13h 54mzł 460–713Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zidani Mosttrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Zidani Most to Maribortrain Re / ...
- 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 56mzł 881–1,733
Croatia to Zakopane by train, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Zakopane is to bus which costs 310 zł - 550 zł and takes 12h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 7h 37m and costs 290 zł - 1 200 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Croatia to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via Nowy Targ. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Croatia to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Zakopane via Zidani Most, Maribor, Graz Hbf and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 56m.
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 12h 50m and costs 310 zł - 550 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Croatia to Zakopane, including transfers.
Croatia to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Croatia to Zakopane train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Croatia to Zakopane is to bus which takes 12h 50m and costs 310 zł - 550 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 850 zł - 1 800 zł and takes 15h 56m.
What companies run services between Croatia and Zakopane, Poland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Zagreb to Nowy Targ, Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost zł 300–500 and the journey takes 11h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zakopane via Zidani Most, Maribor, Graz Hbf, and Krakow Glowny in around 15h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–700
Flights from Zadar Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–700
Flights from Zadar Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–700
Flights from Pula Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 130–850
Flights from Zadar Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–950
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 150–900
Flights from Split Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 170–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Split Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,100
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–330
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 300–460
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–440
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zidani Most
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 55–85
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 55–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- zł 65–100
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Zidani Most to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 55–85
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Nowy Targ, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 300–500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Zakopane, Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- matuszek.com.pl
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
Shuttle from Katowice Airport to Kraków Główny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 25–80
- Website
- https://www.matuszek.com.pl/a_index.php?lang=en
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejemalopolskie.com.pl
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- zł 560
- Shared
- zł 200–290
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 297–3,100
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- zł 297
- Private
- zł 1,484
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More Questions & Answers
Croatia to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nowy Targ, Bus Station.
Croatia to Zakopane train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Zidani Most station.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Zakopane is 645 km. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Croatia to Zakopane.
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