There are 10 ways to get from Lugano to Croatia by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Split Airport
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Split Airport (SPU)plane MXP - SPU
6h 10m€76–227Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane MXP - ZAD
6h 15m€32–182Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Zagrebbus
10h 20m€121Drive 653.7 km
- Drive from Lugano to Zagrebcar 653.7 km
7h 5m€114–165Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Split Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane LIN - SPU
6h 20m€62–231Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
6h 35m€128–303Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BGY - ZAG
6h 34m€65–273Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane BGY - ZAD
6h 50m€70–254Train, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 36m€441–1,301Bus via Verona
- Take the bus from Lugano to Veronabus FlixBus 024
- Take the bus from Verona to Zagrebbus N402
12h 57m€56–100
Lugano to Croatia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Croatia is to bus via Verona which costs €55 - €100 and takes 12h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Croatia is to train and fly which takes 6h 10m and costs €75 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lugano and arriving at Zagreb. Services depart four times a week, and operate Tuesday and Friday. The journey takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Lugano and Croatia is 744 km. The road distance is 653.7 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Croatia without a car is to bus which takes 10h 20m and costs €121.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Lugano to Croatia, including transfers.
Lugano to Croatia bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Croatia bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Zagreb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Croatia is 654 km. It takes approximately 7h 5m to drive from Lugano to Croatia.
There are 3007+ hotels available in Croatia.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Croatia?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Lugano to Zagreb 4 times a week. Tickets cost €121 and the journey takes 10h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Split Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Split Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Lugano to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €121
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €360–900
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–250
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lugano to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Verona to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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