There are 12 ways to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or night train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane DUS - SPU
5h 2m€97–314Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
cheapest- Take the train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane NRN - ZAD
6h 38m€61–276Train, bus
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Samobor, Autobusni kolodvorbus
12h 51m€122–540Drive, car train
- Drive from Düsseldorf to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zagrebcar
14h 24m€169–236Drive 1,110.5 km
- Drive from Düsseldorf to Zagrebcar 1,110.5 km
9h 48m€157–227Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane CGN - ZAG
5h 39m€63–262Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Split Airport
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CGN - SPU
5h 48m€96–318Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane CGN - ZAD
5h 58m€63–303Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Pula Airport
- Take the train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane NRN - PUY
6h 25m€84–391Bus
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zagrebbus N261
16h 5m€95–160Train, night train
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the nighttrain from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
18h 21m€99–396Bus via Mannheim
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
18h 45m
Düsseldorf to Croatia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia is to bus which costs €95 - €160 and takes 16h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €95 - €320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Düsseldorf central bus station station and arriving at Zagreb. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Düsseldorf to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Düsseldorf Hbf and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via Villach Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 21m.
The distance between Düsseldorf and Croatia is 1151 km. The road distance is 1110.5 km.
The best way to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 51m and costs €120 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia, including transfers.
Düsseldorf to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf central bus station.
Düsseldorf to Croatia train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Düsseldorf Hbf station.
The best way to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €95 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €160 and takes 16h 5m.
What companies run services between Düsseldorf, Germany and Croatia?
Eurowings, Croatia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU) 4 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zagreb 6 times a week. Tickets cost €95–160 and the journey takes 16h 5m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Weeze Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Weeze Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- [email protected]
- Website
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +385 98 900 9132
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Munich Hbf to Samobor, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–108
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular prices
- €65–80
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More Questions & Answers
Düsseldorf to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Düsseldorf to Croatia train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Villach Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Düsseldorf to Croatia is 1111 km. It takes approximately 9h 48m to drive from Düsseldorf to Croatia.
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