Zagreb to Cologne bus: 1.9 a day, fastest 15h30

1.9 a dayfastest 15h30☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇭🇷 Croatia → 🇩🇪 Germany

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ZagrebMariborGrazSalzburgMunichFürthCologne· 876 km as the crow flies

15:50 → 10:00⁺¹
FlixBus N884 ☾ Overnight
Zagreb (Bus Station) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Maribor, Graz, Salzburg, Munich…
18h108 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 15:50 → 09:00+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:15 → 10:45⁺¹
FlixBus N261 ☾ Overnight
Zagreb (Bus Station) → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Maribor, Graz, Regensburg, Nuremberg…
15h306 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:15 → 09:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 19:15, arrive 10:45

The plane is 11h33 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct16h38

To Zagreb (Bus Station)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N26115h30
From Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min

Plane · nonstop ZAG to CGN5h05

To Zagreb (ZAG)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ZAG to CGN1h55
Landing to exit20 min
From CGN45 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Zagreb to Cologne in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Zagreb to Cologne nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zagreb to Cologne?

Yes. 1.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zagreb to Cologne?

The fastest takes 15h30; the slowest 18h10, for 876 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 15:50 and the latest at 19:15, local time in Zagreb. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Zagreb to Cologne?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 15:50 arriving 10:00 the next morning.

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