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How to get fromMadrid Airport (MAD) to Zagrebby plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Zagreb by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane MAD - ZAG
    3h 34m
    €62–201

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain train 9725
    2. Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Zagrebbus bus N482
    30h 21m
    €250–412

  3. Drive 2,070.2 km

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Zagrebcar car 2,070.2 km
    21h 53m
    €324–468

  4. Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane MAD - LJU
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagrebshuttle bus
    5h 21m
    €119–768

  5. Fly to Graz Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane MAD - GRZ
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagrebshuttle bus
    7h 39m
    €405–959

  6. Train, bus via Narbonne

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Narbonnetrain train
    2. Take the bus from Narbonne to Ljubljana bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train train 319 / ...
    35h 18m
    €251–419

  7. Bus via Maribor

    1. Take the bus from Alcalá de Henares to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Edvard Rusjan Airportbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Zagrebbus bus
    35h 43m
    €278–1,696

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Alcalá de Henares to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Zagrebbus bus
    37h 51m

Madrid Airport (MAD) to Zagreb by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration30h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€250Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,708.4 km
  • Duration: 3h 34m

What companies run services between Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain and Zagreb, Croatia?

Iberia, Croatia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Av.Hispanidad-Aeropuerto T4 to Zagreb via Canillejas-Área Intermodal, Canillejas, Vía Complutense-Brihuega, Alcalá de Henares, Padova, and Edvard Rusjan Airport in around 35h 43m.

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