There are 12 ways to get from Europe to Istria by car, car train, train, bus, plane, or shuttle
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Europe to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Pulacar
13h 3m€149–203Train
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain
19h 41m€101–259Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
14h 55m€845–2,399Drive 927.2 km
- Drive from Europe to Pulacar 927.2 km
10h 44m€134–193Train, fly to Pula Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane FRA - PUY
8h 22m€141–355Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airportbus
17h 58m€341–949Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Ljubljana bus stationbus N73
- Take the bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airportbus
19h 33m€355–898Train, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FRA - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 10m€196–815Train, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane FRA - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
10h 45m€132–960Train, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FRA - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 8m€306–965Train, fly to Rijeka Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane FRA - RJK
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 24m€208–492Train, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane FRA - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
12h 19m€187–1,327
Europe to Istria by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Istria is to drive which costs €130 - €200 and takes 10h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Istria is to train and fly which takes 8h 22m and costs €140 - €360.
No, there is no direct train from Europe to Istria. However, there are services departing from Bebra Bahnhof and arriving at Pula via Fulda Bahnhof, Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 41m.
The distance between Europe and Istria is 1050 km. The road distance is 927.2 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Istria without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 14h 55m and costs €800 - €2400.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Europe to Istria, including transfers.
Europe to Istria train services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, depart from Bebra Bahnhof station.
Europe to Istria train services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, arrive at Fulda Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Istria is 927 km. It takes approximately 10h 44m to drive from Europe to Istria.
There are 9868+ hotels available in Istria.
What companies run services between Europe and Istria, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Pula via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 19h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Pula Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €480–1,300
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €290–800
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Ljubljana - Avtobusna Postaja to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €69–440
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €69
- Private
- €206
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €33–650
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €33
- Private
- €182
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–390
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €35–110
- Private
- €205–215
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–800
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €170
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €35–110
- Private
- €205–215
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