There are 10 ways to get from Milan to Zagreb by train, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Novo Mesto
best- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
8h 18m€421–1,254Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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
4h 54m€36–187Train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319 / ...
12h 3m€123–254Drive 603.6 km
- Drive from Milan to Zagrebcar 603.6 km
6h 11m€95–137Fly from Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane LIN - ZAG
6h 16m€98–224Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h€55–110Train, bus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Padovatrain 8973 / ...
- Take the bus from Padova to Zagrebbus
10h 27mTrain, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
12h 13m€266–889Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane MXP - ZAG
7h 2m€55–167Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
7h 45m€141–317
Milan to Zagreb by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Zagreb is to bus which costs €55 - €110 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Zagreb is to bus and fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €35 - €190.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at Zagreb - Bus Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h.
No, there is no direct train from Milan to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Venezia Mestre, Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 3m.
The distance between Milan and Zagreb is 622 km. The road distance is 603.6 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Zagreb without a car is to train and bus via Novo Mesto which takes 8h 18m and costs €420 - €1300.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Milan to Zagreb, including transfers.
Milan to Zagreb bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Milan to Zagreb train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Zagreb is to train which takes 12h 3m and costs €120 - €260. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €95 - €230 and takes 6h 16m, you could also bus, which costs €55 - €110 and takes 10h.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Zagreb, Croatia?
You can take a train from Milano Centrale to Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Venezia Mestre, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 12h 3m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–600
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190–490
- 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- [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/
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More Questions & Answers
Milan to Zagreb bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Zagreb - Bus Station.
Milan to Zagreb train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to Zagreb is 604 km. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Milan to Zagreb.
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