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How to get fromFrankfurt am Main to Istriaby plane, train, bus, car, car train, night train, ferry, car ferry, or shuttle

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There are 13 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Istria by plane, train, bus, car, car train, night train, ferry, car ferry, or shuttle

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  1. Fly to Pula Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane plane FRA - PUY
    4h 58m
    €113–255

  2. Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane FRA - VCE
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigradshuttle bus
    7h 21m
    €99–840

  3. Train, bus via Munich

    1. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    12h 49m
    €862–2,408

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Pulacar car
    13h 8m
    €155–211

  5. Train, night train, line 2 ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 11 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry ferry 2 / ...
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pulacarferry car ferry
    19h 48m
    €168–363

  6. Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane plane FRA - TRS
    2. Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    5h 46m
    €163–685

  7. Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane FRA - LJU
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    6h 44m
    €278–855

  8. Fly to Rijeka Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane plane FRA - RJK
    2. Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pazin, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    7h
    €180–352

  9. Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane FRA - ZAG
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centraleshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    8h 55m
    €159–1,247

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90 / ...
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 19 / ...
    5. Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain train
    16h 11m
    €178–703

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Triestebus bus 127
    2. Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    16h 22m
    €197–576

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    2. Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof to Trieste Autostazionebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    16h 27m
    €103–237

  13. Drive 913.8 km

    1. Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Pulacar car 913.8 km
    10h 4m
    €129–187

Frankfurt am Main to Istria by train, night train, ferry, and car ferry

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration19h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket€168Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 720.9 km
  • Duration: 4h 58m

What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Istria, Croatia?

Lufthansa and Airbus France fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pula Airport (PUY) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Frankfurt to Pula via München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 16h 11m.

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