There are 9 ways to get from Karlovac to Zurich by bus, plane, train, night train, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
best- Take the bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
5h 49mCHF 85–249Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL)plane ZAG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
7h 18mCHF 59–279Bus
- Take the bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zürich Hbfbus
11h 55mCHF 132Train
- Take the train from Karlovac Centar to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Re
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbftrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Ice
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
15h 33mCHF 88–217Train, night train
- Take the train from Karlovac Centar to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Re
- Take the nighttrain from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich Hbnighttrain En
15h 56mCHF 63Bus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
7h 15mCHF 288–598Bus, shuttle to Graz Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
8h 3mCHF 363–758Bus, train
- Take the bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Konstanzbus
- Take the train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Zürich HBtrain 75
14h 18mCHF 85–88Drive 751.1 km
- Drive from Karlovac to Zurichcar 751.1 km
9h 39mCHF 144–208
Karlovac to Zurich by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlovac to Zurich is to train and night train which costs SFr 63 and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Karlovac to Zurich is to bus and fly which takes 5h 49m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Zürich Hbf. Services depart twice a week, and operate Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 11h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlovac to Zurich. However, there are services departing from Karlovac Centar and arriving at Zuerich Hb via Zagreb Glavni Kol., Villach Hbf and Schwarzach-St.Veit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 33m.
The distance between Karlovac and Zurich is 685 km. The road distance is 751.1 km.
The best way to get from Karlovac to Zurich without a car is to bus which takes 11h 55m and costs SFr 132.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Karlovac to Zurich, including transfers.
Karlovac to Zurich bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Karlovac to Zurich train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Karlovac Centar station.
The best way to get from Karlovac to Zurich is to bus which takes 11h 55m and costs SFr 132. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 220 and takes 15h 33m.
What companies run services between Karlovac, Croatia and Zurich, Switzerland?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zürich Hbf twice a week. Tickets cost CHF 132 and the journey takes 11h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlovac Centar to Zuerich Hb via Zagreb Glavni Kol., Villach Hbf, and Schwarzach-St.Veit in around 15h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–440
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–310
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Karlovac Centar to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Karlovac Centar to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 59
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- *
- CHF 19–29
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 55–90
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 108
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–85
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 16–19
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Konstanz Bahnhof to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–7
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- Brioni Pula d.o.o.
- Phone
- +385 47/600-740
- [email protected]
- Website
- atsk.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- atsk.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- atsk.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- atsk.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- atsk.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–13
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–13
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–13
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–13
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 47 777 276
- [email protected]
- Website
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zürich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 132
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–330
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–390
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 255
- Phone
- +49 711 3041678
- [email protected]
- Website
- lubina-busfahrten.de
Bus from Karlovac, Autobusni Kolodvor to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 79
- Schedules at
- lubina-busfahrten.de
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Booking & Getting There
Karlovac to Zurich bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Zürich Hbf station.
Karlovac to Zurich train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlovac to Zurich is 751 km. It takes approximately 9h 39m to drive from Karlovac to Zurich.
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