There are 9 ways to get from Gießen to Zagreb by train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or shuttle
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Train, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane FRA - ZAG
5h 17m€95–273Bus via Mannheim
cheapest- Take the bus from Gießen to Mannheimbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
16h 40m€76–128Drive, car train
- Drive from Gießen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zagrebcar
12h 45m€142–197Bus
- Take the bus from Gießen to Zagrebbus N885
15h 10m€80–140Train, night train
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
17h 35m€202–441Train, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Gießen 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 Zagreb
6h 53m€142–851Train, fly to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane FRA - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagreb
7h 46m€349–1,011Train
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319 / ...
14h 48m€176–746Drive 942.9 km
- Drive from Gießen to Zagrebcar 942.9 km
8h 30m€133–193
Gießen to Zagreb by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gießen to Zagreb is to bus which costs €80 - €140 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Gießen to Zagreb is to train and fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €95 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Gießen and arriving at Zagreb. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 15h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Gießen to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Gießen Bahnhof and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Frankfurt and Stuttgart Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 35m.
The distance between Gießen and Zagreb is 828 km. The road distance is 942.9 km.
The best way to get from Gießen to Zagreb without a car is to bus which takes 15h 10m and costs €80 - €140.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Gießen to Zagreb, including transfers.
Gießen to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gießen station.
Gießen to Zagreb train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Gießen Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Gießen to Zagreb is to bus which takes 15h 10m and costs €80 - €140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €750 and takes 14h 48m.
What companies run services between Gießen, Germany and Zagreb, Croatia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Gießen to Zagreb once daily. Tickets cost €80–140 and the journey takes 15h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Frankfurt, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 14h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- Bayerische Regiobahn (BRB)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gießen to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €278
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Gießen to Mannheim
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- 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
Gießen to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Gießen to Zagreb train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gießen to Zagreb is 943 km. It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive from Gießen to Zagreb.
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