There are 7 ways to get from Kiel to Zagreb by train, plane, car, car train, bus, shuttle, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 20m€106–344Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the nighttrain from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
21h 12m€91–338Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zagrebcar
17h 5m€154–210Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Zagrebbus N73
22h 50m€120–190Drive 1,285 km
- Drive from Kiel to Zagrebcar 1,285 km
13h 5m€189–272Train, 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 34m€360–822Train, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane HAM - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
9h 41m€143–682
Kiel to Zagreb by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Zagreb is to bus which costs €120 - €190 and takes 22h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Zagreb is to train and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs €100 - €350.
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 Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Hamburg Hbf and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 12m.
The distance between Kiel and Zagreb is 1116 km. The road distance is 1285 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Zagreb without a car is to bus which takes 22h 50m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Kiel to Zagreb, including transfers.
Kiel to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Zagreb train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
Kiel to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Zagreb, Croatia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Kiel central bus station to Zagreb 4 times a week. Tickets cost €120–190 and the journey takes 22h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- 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 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- 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 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- 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
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
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
- €120–190
- 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
- €240–400
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €278
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–340
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
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Booking & Getting There
Kiel to Zagreb train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Zagreb is 1285 km. It takes approximately 13h 5m to drive from Kiel to Zagreb.
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