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How to get fromMadrid to Zagreb Airport (ZAG)by plane, shuttle, train, bus, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Zagreb Airport (ZAG) by plane, shuttle, train, bus, or car

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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
    4h 55m
    €61–212

  2. 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 Zagreb Airportshuttle bus
    8h 45m
    €119–822

  3. Train, bus via Padova

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Gironatrain train Ave
    2. Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Padovabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Padova to Edvard Rusjan Airportbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Zagreb Airportbus bus
    26h 37m
    €347–1,921

  4. Drive 2,082.6 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Zagreb Airport (ZAG)car car 2,082.6 km
    22h 1m
    €327–472

  5. 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
    29h 30m
    €244–386

  6. Train, bus via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence

    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 Toulontrain train
    4. Take the bus from Toulon to Zagrebbus bus
    31h 4m
    €267–595

  7. Bus

    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 Zagreb Airportbus bus
    34h 2m
    €281–1,751

Madrid to Zagreb Airport (ZAG) by train, bus, and tram

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration29h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket€244Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,703.1 km
  • Duration: 4h 55m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Zagreb Airport (ZAG), 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 Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Zagreb Airport via Padova and Edvard Rusjan Airport in around 34h 2m.

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