There are 8 ways to get from Kiel to Croatia by train, plane, car, car train, bus, or shuttle
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Train, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane HAM - ZAG
6h 33m€105–335Train, fly to Split Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Split Airport (SPU)plane HAM - SPU
6h 47m€103–351Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zagrebcar
17h 4m€149–210Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Zagrebbus N73
22h 50m€110–190Drive 1,285 km
- Drive from Kiel to Zagrebcar 1,285 km
13h€183–264Train, fly to Rijeka Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane HAM - RJK
7h 7m€108–411Train, fly to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane HAM - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagreb
8h 53m€359–1,013Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319
21h 18m€121–334
Kiel to Croatia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Croatia is to bus which costs €110 - €190 and takes 22h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Croatia is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €100 - €340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Kiel central bus station station and arriving at Zagreb. Services depart four times a week, and operate Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 22h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via Hamburg Hbf, Villach Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 18m.
The distance between Kiel and Croatia is 1118 km. The road distance is 1285 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Croatia without a car is to bus which takes 22h 50m and costs €110 - €190.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Kiel to Croatia, including transfers.
Kiel to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Croatia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Croatia is to bus which takes 22h 50m and costs €110 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €340 and takes 21h 18m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Croatia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Kiel central bus station to Zagreb 4 times a week. Tickets cost €110–190 and the journey takes 22h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Trg bana J. Jelačića via Hamburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, Zagreb Glavni Kol., and Glavni kolodvor in around 21h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Split Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–150
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–70
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €240–650
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €278
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Kiel to Croatia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Croatia is 1285 km. It takes approximately 13h to drive from Kiel to Croatia.
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