There are 8 ways to get from Zagreb to Vratsa by bus, train, car, plane, shuttle, or night train
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Zagreb to Sofiabus N981
- Take the train from Sofia to Vratsatrain Ic
15h 26m$78–118Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZAG - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Mezdratrain
11h 38m$65–268Drive 791.7 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Vratsacar 791.7 km
8h 59m$129–187Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vratsabus
15h 33mBus
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vratsabus
16h 30m$132–165Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane ZAG - INI
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Sofia to Vratsatrain
17h 1mFly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, night train, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZAG - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Vratsatrain
11h 52m$73–239Bus, 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 Sofia Sever to Mezdratrain
13h 23m$149–524
Zagreb to Vratsa by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Vratsa is to bus and train which costs $75 - $120 and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Vratsa is to drive which takes 8h 59m and costs $120 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Vratsa. However, there are services departing from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice and arriving at Vratsa via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 30m.
The distance between Zagreb and Vratsa is 883 km. The road distance is 791.7 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Vratsa without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 26m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 15h 26m to get from Zagreb to Vratsa, including transfers.
Zagreb to Vratsa bus services, operated by Yubim, depart from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice station.
Zagreb to Vratsa bus services, operated by Yubim, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Vratsa is 1h ahead of Zagreb. It is currently 10:14 PM in Zagreb and 11:14 PM in Vratsa.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Vratsa is 792 km. It takes approximately 8h 59m to drive from Zagreb to Vratsa.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Vratsa, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Zagreb - Motel Plitvice to Vratsa via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 16h 30m.
- 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 Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- 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
- 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 Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- 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
- 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
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Sofia Sever to Mezdra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Sofia to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Sofia Sever to Mezdra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- [email protected]
- Website
- kombiprevozputnika.net
Shuttle from Zagreb to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $41–45
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- 02/813 33 98
- [email protected]
- Website
- aleksiev-91.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- aleksiev-91.com
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Vratsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
- 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
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