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How to get fromMadrid to Zagrebby plane, train, bus, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), car, or shuttle

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There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Zagreb by plane, train, bus, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), 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
    5h 49m
    €67–233

  2. Train, bus via Barcelona

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Ter
    4. Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus bus
    26h 47m
    €211–488

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Augsburg Hbftrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Augsburg Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62 / ...
    5. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train train Ec
    29h 15m
    €553–891

  4. Drive  2,074.4 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Zagrebcar car 2,074.4 km
    22h 4m
    €338–488

  5. 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
    7h 31m
    €119–561

  6. 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
    9h 54m
    €421–771

  7. 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
    28h 22m
    €246–367

  8. Bus via Maribor

    1. Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur 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
    33h 51m
    €281–1,121

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Zagrebbus bus
    36h 4m

Madrid to Zagreb by train and bus

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration26h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket€211Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,718.3 km
  • Duration: 5h 49m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Zagreb, Croatia?

Iberia, Croatia Airlines, and four 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 train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Augsburg Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, and Salzburg Hbf in around 29h 15m.

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