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How to get fromRotterdam to Croatiaby train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, shuttle, or train (Eurostar)

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There are 13 ways to get from Rotterdam to Croatia by train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, shuttle, or train (Eurostar)

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane AMS - ZAG
    5h 21m
    €103–255

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the nighttrain from Utrecht Centraal to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain night train En
    23h 18m
    €86–414

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Zagrebcar car
    15h 52m
    €228–314

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Zagrebbus bus N885
    22h 25m
    €120–190

  5. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Split Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane plane AMS - SPU
    5h 31m
    €96–251

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane BRU - ZAG
    6h 29m
    €102–272

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Pula Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane plane AMS - PUY
    5h 28m
    €126–321

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane AMS - VCE
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattionshuttle bus
    8h 9m
    €121–821

  9. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane AMS - LJU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagrebshuttle bus
    7h 14m
    €155–663

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Samobor, Autobusni kolodvorbus bus
    17h 5m
    €209–449

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain train Drf
    4. Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train train 319
    22h 59m
    €183–446

  12. Bus via Novi Grad

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Novi Grad, Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Novi Grad, Autobuska stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus bus
    27h 35m
    €128–175

  13. Drive  1,316.3 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Zagrebcar car 1,316.3 km
    12h 12m
    €243–351

Rotterdam to Croatia by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration22h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€120Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,169.3 km
  • Duration: 5h 21m

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Croatia?

FlixBus operates a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Zagreb once daily. Tickets cost €120–190 and the journey takes 22h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Trg bana J. Jelačića via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, Villach Hbf, Zagreb Glavni Kol., and Glavni kolodvor in around 22h 59m.

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