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How to get fromInterlaken to Plitvice Lakes National Parkby train, plane, bus, night train, shuttle, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Interlaken to Plitvice Lakes National Park by train, plane, bus, night train, shuttle, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane ZRH - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus bus
    10h 4m
    €169–537

  2. Train to Basel, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane BSL - ZAG
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus bus
    10h 37m
    €71–504

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Luzerntrain train Lix
    2. Take the bus from Luzern, Bahnhof to Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus bus
    17h 2m
    €179–206

  4. Train, bus via Graz

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Graz Hbftrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Graz Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train train Ec
    4. Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Karlovac Centartrain train Re
    5. Take the bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus bus
    22h 14m
    €373–1,108

  5. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain night train En
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus bus
    20h 5m
    €354–1,112

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Split Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane ZRH - SPU
    3. Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus bus
    11h 5m
    €162–440

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane ZRH - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagrebshuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus bus
    11h 27m
    €189–1,020

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Interlaken West to Berntrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bern to Zagrebbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus bus
    20h 2m
    €98–220

  9. Drive 857.4 km

    1. Drive from Interlaken to Plitvička Jezeracar car 857.4 km
    10h 31m
    €148–214

Interlaken to Plitvice Lakes National Park by train, bus, and foot

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration17h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€179Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 940.8 km
  • Duration: 10h 4m

What companies run services between Interlaken, Switzerland and Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia?

There is no direct connection from Interlaken to Plitvice Lakes National Park. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG), walk to Stari terminal, take the line 290 bus to Zračna luka, walk to Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport, take the shuttle to Zagreb, walk to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, take the bus to Plitvička Jezera, D1, then walk to Plitvička Jezera. Alternatively, you can take a train from Interlaken Ost to Plitvička Jezera via Luzern, Luzern, Bahnhof, Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor, and Plitvička Jezera, D1 in around 17h 2m.

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