There are 6 ways to get from Zagreb to Starosel by bus, car, plane, train, taxi, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train stationbus N981
16h 25m$115–164Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, train, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZAG - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Klisuratrain
- Take the taxi from Klisura to Staroseltaxi
11h 21m$93–307Drive 915.7 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Staroselcar 915.7 km
9h 27m$150–216Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Koprivshtitsabus
- Take the taxi from Koprivshtitsa to Staroseltaxi
18h 42mBus, shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly, train, taxi
- 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 Klisuratrain
- Take the taxi from Klisura to Staroseltaxi
13h 6m$177–565Bus to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest Airportbus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BUD - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Klisuratrain
- Take the taxi from Klisura to Staroseltaxi
12h 57m$94–278
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Starosel is to bus which costs $110 - $170 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Starosel is to drive which takes 9h 27m and costs $140 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Starosel. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Kaloyanovo via Plovdiv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 25m.
The distance between Zagreb and Starosel is 989 km. The road distance is 915.7 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Starosel without a car is to bus which takes 16h 25m and costs $110 - $170.
It takes approximately 16h 25m to get from Zagreb to Starosel, including transfers.
Zagreb to Starosel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Starosel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Plovdiv Train station.
Starosel is 1h ahead of Zagreb. It is currently 5:27 PM in Zagreb and 6:27 PM in Starosel.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Starosel is 916 km. It takes approximately 9h 27m to drive from Zagreb to Starosel.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Starosel, Bulgaria?
FlixBus operates a bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station once daily. Tickets cost $90–140 and the journey takes 15h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $22–170
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Klisura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Klisura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Klisura
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Plovdiv Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $146
- Shared
- $50–75
- 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
- $46
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $19–40
Georgi Gilev-H.Gilev
- Phone
- +359 33 596 361
Georgi Gilev-H.Gilev
- Phone
- +359 33 596 361
Georgi Gilev-H.Gilev
- Phone
- +359 33 596 361
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