There are 12 ways to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia by plane, car, car train, bus, train, or night train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane DUS - SPU
5h 2m€76–246Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
cheapest- Take the train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane NRN - ZAG
6h 18m€51–376Drive, car train
- Drive from Düsseldorf to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Zagrebcar
14h 25m€176–239Bus
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zagrebbus N261
16h 5m€90–140Drive 1,110.5 km
- Drive from Düsseldorf to Zagrebcar 1,110.5 km
9h 49m€163–236Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Split Airport
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Split Airport (SPU)plane CGN - SPU
5h 49m€102–283Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane CGN - ZAD
5h 59m€69–288Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane NRN - ZAD
6h 38m€66–337Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Pula Airport
- Take the train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane NRN - PUY
6h 25m€109–442Train
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
15h 10m€160–392Train, night train
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the nighttrain from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
18h 33m€73–247Bus via Mannheim
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
18h 45m
Düsseldorf to Croatia by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 16h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €75 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Düsseldorf central bus station station and arriving at Zagreb. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 16h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Düsseldorf to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Düsseldorf Hbf and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 10m.
The distance between Düsseldorf and Croatia is 1151 km. The road distance is 1110.5 km.
The best way to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia without a car is to bus which takes 16h 5m and costs €90 - €140.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia, including transfers.
Düsseldorf to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Düsseldorf central bus station.
Düsseldorf to Croatia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Düsseldorf Hbf station.
The best way to get from Düsseldorf to Croatia is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs €75 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €140 and takes 16h 5m, you could also train, which costs €160 - €400 and takes 15h 10m.
What companies run services between Düsseldorf, Germany and Croatia?
Eurowings, Croatia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Split Airport (SPU) 3 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zagreb 6 times a week. Tickets cost €90–140 and the journey takes 16h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Weeze Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–300
Flights from Weeze Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Weeze Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0203 6688 9477
- dialog@rhein-ruhr-bahn.de
- Website
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- RheinRuhrBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from D-Bilk S to Kevelaer Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- jelinak@gmail.com
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Mannheim, ZOB to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–108
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Regular prices
- €65–80
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Düsseldorf to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Düsseldorf to Croatia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Düsseldorf to Croatia is 1111 km. It takes approximately 9h 49m to drive from Düsseldorf to Croatia.
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