There are 5 ways to get from Stara Zagora to Croatia by bus, plane, car, or night train
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SOF - ZAG
9h 39m€56–167Bus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagrebbus N981
17h 54m€111–184Drive 1,013.8 km
- Drive from Stara Zagora to Zagrebcar 1,013.8 km
9h 28m€144–207Night train, bus to Istanbul, fly
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Çerkezköynighttrain
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane IST - ZAG
11h 59mBus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zagreb - Motel Plitvicebus
18h 57m€114–157
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stara Zagora to Croatia is to bus and fly which costs €55 - €170 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Stara Zagora to Croatia is to drive which takes 9h 28m and costs €140 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Stara Zagora station to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station and arriving at Zagreb via Plovdiv Train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 54m.
The distance between Stara Zagora and Croatia is 914 km. The road distance is 1013.8 km.
The best way to get from Stara Zagora to Croatia without a car is to bus which takes 17h 54m and costs €110 - €190.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Stara Zagora to Croatia, including transfers.
Stara Zagora to Croatia bus services, operated by Karat-S, depart from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station.
Stara Zagora to Croatia bus services, operated by Karat-S, arrive at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop.
Croatia is 1h behind Stara Zagora. It is currently 8:15 PM in Stara Zagora and 7:15 PM in Croatia.
Yes, the driving distance between Stara Zagora to Croatia is 1014 km. It takes approximately 9h 28m to drive from Stara Zagora to Croatia.
What companies run services between Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and Croatia?
You can take a bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Zagreb via Plovdiv Train station in around 17h 54m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–200
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–200
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–150
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Stara Zagora to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 042 605 349
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–17
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- 044/62 48 83
- [email protected]
- Website
- globuses.com
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.globuses.com/index.html
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zagreb - Motel Plitvice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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