There are 7 ways to get from Lucca to Plitvice Lakes National Park by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train, bus via Venice
best- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train Re
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus stationbus 406 / ...
- Take the bus from Rijeka bus station to Otočac autobusni kolodvorbus 938
12h 15m€75–157Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stazione fs Lucca to Firenze T2 Guidonibus Dd
- Take the bus from Florence to Zagrebbus 537
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus
17h 2m€56–120Train, bus
- Take the train from Lucca to Prato Centraletrain Re
- Take the train from Prato Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
14h 22m€139–354Drive 665.4 km
- Drive from Lucca to Plitvička Jezeracar 665.4 km
7h 38m€104–149Fly from Pisa International Airport, bus
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane PSA - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
7h 41m€78–208Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Lucca to Bologna Centralebus 544
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
15h 18m€466–1,251Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BLQ - ZAD
- Take the bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
9h 12m€57–292
Lucca to Plitvice Lakes National Park by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lucca to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to bus which costs €55 - €120 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Lucca to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to drive which takes 7h 38m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Lucca to Plitvice Lakes National Park. However, there are services departing from Stazione fs Lucca and arriving at Plitvička Jezera, D1 via Florence and Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 2m.
The distance between Lucca and Plitvice Lakes National Park is 672 km. The road distance is 665.4 km.
The best way to get from Lucca to Plitvice Lakes National Park without a car is to train and bus via Venice which takes 12h 15m and costs €70 - €160.
It takes approximately 12h 15m to get from Lucca to Plitvice Lakes National Park, including transfers.
Lucca to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by Autolinee Toscane, depart from Stazione fs Lucca station.
Lucca to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by Autolinee Toscane, arrive at Firenze T2 Guidoni station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lucca to Plitvice Lakes National Park is 665 km. It takes approximately 7h 38m to drive from Lucca to Plitvice Lakes National Park.
There are 1406+ hotels available in Plitvice Lakes National Park.
What companies run services between Lucca, Italy and Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Stazione fs Lucca to Plitvička Jezera via Florence, Zagreb, Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor, and Plitvička Jezera, D1 in around 17h 2m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lucca to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lucca to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Prato Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rijeka bus station to Otočac autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lucca to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €450–1,200
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–27
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–27
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +39 800 142 424
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
Bus from Stazione fs Lucca to Firenze T2 Guidoni
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Autolinee Toscane
- Schedules at
- Autolinee Toscane
- Phone
- +385 47 777 276
- [email protected]
- Website
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
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