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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Zagrebby train, plane, bus, train (TGV), night train, shuttle, or car

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There are 12 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Zagreb by train, plane, bus, train (TGV), night train, shuttle, or car

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane STR - ZAG
    5h 29m
    €77–347

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane BSL - ZAG
    6h 35m
    €58–381

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zagrebbus bus N952 / ...
    11h 5m
    €60–110

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train train 319
    13h 23m
    €127–380

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain night train En
    15h 39m
    €77–124

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane FRA - ZAG
    5h 23m
    €109–212

  7. Line 85688 train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Marktplatz to Rastatttrain train
    2. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane FKB - ZAG
    5h 32m

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane FRA - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagrebshuttle bus
    6h 55m
    €151–650

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Graz Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane FRA - GRZ
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagrebshuttle bus
    7h 48m
    €373–870

  10. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane ZRH - ZAG
    7h 36m
    €145–464

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Marktplatz to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Pl.train train 85457 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Heilbronn to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    19h 14m

  12. Drive  831.8 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Zagrebcar car 831.8 km
    7h 47m
    €123–178

Karlsruhe to Zagreb by bus

Calendar25Weekly Buses
Duration11h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€60Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 726 km
  • Duration: 5h 29m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Zagreb, Croatia?

FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zagreb 3 times a day. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 11h 5m. Jelinak also services this route 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, and Villach Hbf in around 13h 23m.

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