There are 13 ways to get from Gießen to Croatia 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 40m€95–185Train
cheapest- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319 / ...
17h 59m€71–225Drive, car train
- Drive from Gießen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Zagrebcar
12h 30m€145–202Train, bus
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Samobor, Autobusni kolodvorbus
13h€119–206Train, night train
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
17h 55m€102–147Train, fly to Split Airport
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Split Airport (SPU)plane FRA - SPU
5h 55m€88–301Train, 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, Autobusni Kolodvor
7h 18m€329–643Train, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Gießen 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 Pula railway Stattion
8h 33m€138–801Train, 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
8h 11m€369–903Train, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane FRA - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
7h 35m€127–346Bus
- Take the bus from Gießen to Zagrebbus N885
15h 10m€85–140Bus via Mannheim
- Take the bus from Gießen to Mannheimbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
16h 57m€77–131Drive 945.9 km
- Drive from Gießen to Zagrebcar 945.9 km
8h 36m€176–254
Gießen to Croatia by train, night train, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gießen to Croatia is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Gießen to Croatia is to train and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €95 - €190.
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 Croatia. However, there are services departing from Gießen Bahnhof and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via Frankfurt, Stuttgart Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 55m.
The distance between Gießen and Croatia is 830 km. The road distance is 945.9 km.
The best way to get from Gießen to Croatia without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h and costs €110 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Gießen to Croatia, including transfers.
Gießen to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gießen station.
Gießen to Croatia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Gießen Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Gießen to Croatia is to bus which takes 15h 10m and costs €85 - €140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €70 - €230 and takes 17h 59m.
What companies run services between Gießen, Germany and Croatia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Gießen to Zagreb once daily. Tickets cost €85–140 and the journey takes 15h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Trg bana J. Jelačića via Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Main) Süd, Villach Hbf, Ljubljana, Zagreb Glavni Kol., and Glavni kolodvor in around 17h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–130
Flights from Frankfurt to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- 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 ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- 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
- 14h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €64
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- 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
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250–400
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €278
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Gießen to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €10–20
- 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
- web.facebook.com
- Regular prices
- €65–80
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Booking & Getting There
Gießen to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Gießen to Croatia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gießen to Croatia is 946 km. It takes approximately 8h 36m to drive from Gießen to Croatia.
Book your Gießen to Croatia bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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