There are 11 ways to get from Milan to Zagreb by train, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, plane, or shuttle
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 Venice
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€408–820Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
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€36–265Train
- 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 5m€92–205Drive 602.4 km
- Drive from Milan to Zagrebcar 602.4 km
6h 15m€98–141Fly Milan Linate Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane LIN - ZAG
6h 15m€103–304Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zagrebbus N402 / ...
10h 10m€40–80Train, bus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bergamotrain Re2
- Take the bus from Bergamo - PIazzale Marconi Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h€45–76Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Milano Centrale 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 24m€268–573Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- 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
6h 57m€60–207Fly Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane LIN - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Zagreb
6h 11m€111–742Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- 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€151–354
Milan to Zagreb by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Zagreb is to train and bus which costs €40 - €80 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Zagreb is to bus and fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €35 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at Zagreb. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 10m.
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 5m.
The distance between Milan and Zagreb is 622 km. The road distance is 602.4 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Zagreb without a car is to train and bus via Venice which takes 8h 18m and costs €400 - €850.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Milan to Zagreb, including transfers.
Milan to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, 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 5m and costs €90 - €210. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €310 and takes 6h 15m, you could also bus, which costs €40 - €80 and takes 10h 10m.
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 5m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, ITA Airways, 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
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- 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
- €70–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €350–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–160
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–160
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bergamo - PIazzale Marconi Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
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Milan to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Milan to Zagreb train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to Zagreb is 602 km. It takes approximately 6h 15m to drive from Milan to Zagreb.
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