There are 9 ways to get from Zagreb to Zakopane by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Zagreb to Nowy Targ, Bus Stationbus N986
12h 50mzł 318–512Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane ZAG - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 52mzł 291–936Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the train from Maribor to Graz Hbftrain 676 / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain 505 / ...
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
13h 54mzł 509–2,258Drive 645.4 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Zakopanecar 645.4 km
8h 20mzł 393–568Train, bus
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Zakopane, Bus stationbus 1365
13h 54mzł 463–726Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zidani Mosttrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Zidani Most to Maribortrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Maribor to Graz Hbftrain 676 / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
15h 56mzł 881–1,723Fly to Košice International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane ZAG - KSC
- Take the train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
10h 42mzł 429–1,182Fly to Vienna International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZAG - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus
11h 12mzł 339–961Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wienbus
- Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bratislava to Zakopane
13h 39mzł 752–7,031
Zagreb to Zakopane by train, tram, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Zakopane is to bus which costs 310 zł - 550 zł and takes 12h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Zakopane is to drive which takes 8h 20m and costs 390 zł - 600 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via Nowy Targ. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Zakopane via Zidani Most, Maribor, Graz Hbf and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 56m.
The distance between Zagreb and Zakopane is 843 km. The road distance is 645.4 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Zakopane without a car is to bus which takes 12h 50m and costs 310 zł - 550 zł.
It takes approximately 12h 50m to get from Zagreb to Zakopane, including transfers.
Zagreb to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Zakopane train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Zakopane is to bus which takes 12h 50m and costs 310 zł - 550 zł. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 850 zł - 1 800 zł and takes 15h 56m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Zakopane, Poland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Zagreb to Nowy Targ, Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost zł 300–500 and the journey takes 11h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zakopane via Zidani Most, Maribor, Graz Hbf, and Krakow Glowny in around 15h 56m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,100
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 390–900
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 460–1,500
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 500–900
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–550
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–550
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 55–85
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 170–270
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
Train from Zidani Most to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 75–120
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 55–85
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 55–85
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 170–270
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–440
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zidani Most
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Maribor to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 55–85
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 140–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- zł 140–210
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- zł 65–100
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 110–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 170–290
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 190–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Graz Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 55–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 70–130
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 85–320
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Kosice to Poprad-Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Nowy Targ, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 300–500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Zakopane, Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- zł 200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- zł 560
- Shared
- zł 200–290
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- zł 560
- Shared
- zł 200–290
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 298–3,400
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- zł 298
- Private
- zł 1,486
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- kolejemalopolskie.com.pl
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–55
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 35–55
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- [email protected]
- Website
- levitour.sk
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Bratislava to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–2,000
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
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Zagreb to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nowy Targ, Bus Station.
Zagreb to Zakopane train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Zidani Most station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Zakopane is 645 km. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Zagreb to Zakopane.
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