There are 12 ways to get from Croatia to Zurich by tram, plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 11 tram to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the tram from Trg bana J. Jelačića to Kvaternikov trgtram
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
4h 56mCHF 90–241Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich Hbnighttrain En
13h 41mCHF 60Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zürich Hbfbus
12h 45mCHF 134Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Ice
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
13h 18mCHF 91–228Fly Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SPU - ZRH
4h 33mCHF 99–247Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
7h 15mCHF 120–765Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL)plane ZAG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
6h 26mCHF 62–265Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
6h 32mCHF 119–579Shuttle to Graz Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
7h 20mCHF 364–719Bus via Autobusni kol.
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N953
14h 7mCHF 60–97Bus, 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 Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
14h 39mCHF 195–417Drive 761.5 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Zurichcar 761.5 km
9h 25mCHF 128–184
Croatia to Zurich by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Croatia to Zurich is to night train which costs SFr 60 and takes 13h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Croatia to Zurich is to fly which takes 4h 33m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Zürich Hbf. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 12h 45m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Zuerich Hb. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 41m.
The distance between Croatia and Zurich is 633 km. The road distance is 761.5 km.
The best way to get from Croatia to Zurich without a car is to bus which takes 12h 45m and costs SFr 134.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Croatia to Zurich, including transfers.
Croatia to Zurich bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Zagreb station.
Croatia to Zurich train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Croatia to Zurich is to bus which takes 12h 45m and costs SFr 134. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 230 and takes 13h 18m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 250 and takes 4h 33m.
What companies run services between Croatia and Zurich, Switzerland?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Zagreb to Zürich Hbf twice a week. Tickets cost CHF 134 and the journey takes 12h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich Hb via Villach Hbf, Schwarzach-St.Veit, and Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof in around 13h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–450
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–390
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–280
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–420
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–450
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
- Phone
- +385 1 3651 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- zet.hr
Tram from Trg bana J. Jelačića to Kvaternikov trg
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–2
- Schedules at
- zet.hr
- Single fare, daytime (validity 90 minutes)
- CHF 2
- Single fare, night time
- CHF 2
- Single fare, daytime (validity 30 minutes)
- CHF 1
- Single fare, daytime (validity 60 minutes)
- CHF 1
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- *
- CHF 20–30
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- CHF 27–45
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 35–60
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–28
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 39–44
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–180
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–85
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 16–20
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- CHF 5
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Zagreb to Zürich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 134
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Pula railway Stattion to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 41–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 41
- Private
- CHF 230
Shuttle from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–320
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 25–70
- Private
- CHF 130–170
Shuttle from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–370
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 258
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–230
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 121
- Shared
- CHF 40–65
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Croatia to Zurich bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Zürich Hbf station.
Croatia to Zurich train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Croatia to Zurich is 762 km. It takes approximately 9h 25m to drive from Croatia to Zurich.
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