There are 12 ways to get from Preston to Croatia by train, plane, bus, night train, shuttle, train (Eurostar), car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane MAN - ZAG
8h 21m€71–243Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Split Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane MAN - SPU
7h 6m€54–219Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Samobor, Autobusni kolodvorbus
20h 41m€438–716Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Novi Grad, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Grad, Autobuska stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
35h 26m€369–628Train, night train
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
27h 42m€277–753Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane MAN - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
8h 29m€128–641Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane MAN - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
9h 39m€94–849Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane LBA - ZAG
10h 23m€102–451Train
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train 319
27h 16m€431–793Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Zagrebbus 460 / ...
36h 40m€169–274Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zagrebcar
18h 58m€455–613Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Zagrebcar
20h 6m€348–567
Preston to Croatia by train, foot, night train, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Croatia is to train and fly which costs €50 - €220 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Croatia is to train and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs €50 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Zagreb via London Victoria Green Line Station and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 42m.
The distance between Preston and Croatia is 1648 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Croatia without a car is to train and bus via Munich which takes 20h 41m and costs €430 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Preston to Croatia, including transfers.
Preston to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Croatia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Croatia is to train which takes 27h 16m and costs €430 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €280 and takes 36h 40m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Croatia?
You can take a train from Preston to Trg bana J. Jelačića via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, Zagreb Glavni Kol., and Glavni kolodvor in around 27h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Zagreb via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, Prague Wilsonova Bus Station, and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží in around 36h 40m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Split Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €42–48
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +385 98 900 9132
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Munich Hbf to Samobor, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Novi Grad, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €105–140
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Regular prices
- €110–140
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- [email protected]
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Novi Grad, Autobuska stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +387/(0)52-751-339
- [email protected]
- Website
- topingtrade.com
Bus from Novi Grad, Autobuska stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €32
- Schedules at
- topingtrade.com
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–350
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Preston to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Croatia is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 4:59 AM in Preston and 5:59 AM in Croatia.
Preston to Croatia train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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