There are 11 ways to get from Zagreb to Gabrovo by shuttle, bus, car, plane, train, or night train
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Shuttle, bus
best- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Stationbus
16h 3m$82–156Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, night train
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZAG - OTP
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
13h 41m$67–208Drive 985 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Gabrovocar 985 km
9h 35m$161–232Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZAG - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlaktrain
- Take the bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovobus
12h 53mBus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Sofiabus N981
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
16h 15m$87–141Bus via Zagreb - Motel Plitvice
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
17h 45m$142–177Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kazanlaktrain Ic
- Take the bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovobus
18h 24mFly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Istanbul (IST)plane ZAG - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Gabrovobus
13h 40m$138–375Bus, shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlaktrain
- Take the bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovobus
14h 38mFly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Skopje International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ZAG - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Stationbus
16h 46m$96–327Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ZAG - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Stationbus
15h 28m$70–254
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Gabrovo is to bus which costs $85 - $150 and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Gabrovo is to drive which takes 9h 35m and costs $160 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Gabrovo station. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Gabrovo Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 15m.
The distance between Zagreb and Gabrovo is 999 km. The road distance is 985 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Gabrovo without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 16h 3m and costs $80 - $160.
It takes approximately 16h 3m to get from Zagreb to Gabrovo, including transfers.
Zagreb to Gabrovo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Gabrovo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Gabrovo is 1h ahead of Zagreb. It is currently 6:23 AM in Zagreb and 7:23 AM in Gabrovo.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Gabrovo is 985 km. It takes approximately 9h 35m to drive from Zagreb to Gabrovo.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Gabrovo, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Zagreb to Gabrovo Bus Station via Sofia and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 16h 15m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–150
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–230
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia to Kazanlak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kazanlak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Dupnitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- [email protected]
- Website
- kombiprevozputnika.net
Shuttle from Zagreb to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Gabrovo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0878 64 30 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- kazanlak-bg.info
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kazanlak-bg.info
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kazanlak-bg.info
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kazanlak-bg.info
- Phone
- +359 (0) 64 888 666
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Kazanlak to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $55–430
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- $151
- Shared
- $55–80
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
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