There are 9 ways to get from Leipzig to Zagreb by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane LEJ - ZAG
6h 45m€134–346Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Zagrebbus N881
12h 35m€80–120Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319
13h 55m€171–470Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Dresden Hbf to Bruck/Murnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Bruck/Mur to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
18h 49m€126–286Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BER - ZAG
5h 59m€92–320Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane DRS - ZAG
7h 37m€173–589Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane FRA - ZAG
7h 51m€148–316Drive 883.2 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Zagrebcar 883.2 km
8h 35m€131–188Train, shuttle
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain Drf
- Take a shuttle bus from Praha ÚAN Florenc to ZagrebEurobusways
10h 51m
Leipzig to Zagreb by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Zagreb is to bus which costs €80 - €120 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Zagreb is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs €90 - €320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Leipzig central train station station and arriving at Zagreb. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 12h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Nürnberg Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 55m.
The distance between Leipzig and Zagreb is 727 km. The road distance is 883.2 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Zagreb without a car is to bus which takes 12h 35m and costs €80 - €120.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Leipzig to Zagreb, including transfers.
Leipzig to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Zagreb train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Zagreb is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €130 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €120 and takes 12h 35m, you could also train, which costs €170 - €470 and takes 13h 55m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Zagreb, Croatia?
Lufthansa, Croatia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Leipzig central train station to Zagreb 5 times a week. Tickets cost €80–120 and the journey takes 12h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Bruck/Mur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €42–48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bruck/Mur to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–75
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Praha ÚAN Florenc to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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Booking & Getting There
Leipzig to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Leipzig to Zagreb train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Zagreb is 883 km. It takes approximately 8h 35m to drive from Leipzig to Zagreb.
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