Zagreb to Karlsruhe bus: 2.7 a day, fastest 12h05

2.7 a dayfastest 12h05☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇭🇷 Croatia → 🇩🇪 Germany

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ZagrebLjubljanaVillachSalzburgMunichStuttgartKarlsruhe· 671 km as the crow flies

07:15 → 20:15
FlixBus 900
Zagreb (Bus Station) → Karlsruhe central train station · via Ljubljana, Munich, Augsburg, Stuttgart
13h004 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:30 → 06:30⁺¹
FlixBus N880 ☾ Overnight
Zagreb (Bus Station) → Karlsruhe central train station · via Ljubljana, Villach, Salzburg, Munich…
13h005 stops
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:30 → 05:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
18:30 → 06:35⁺¹
FlixBus N952 ☾ Overnight
Zagreb (Bus Station) → Karlsruhe central train station · via Ljubljana, Munich, Stuttgart
12h053 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 18:30 → 05:35+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 18:30, arrive 06:35

The plane is 7h53 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct12h48

To Zagreb (Bus Station)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N95212h05
From Karlsruhe central train station14 min

Plane · nonstop ZAG to FKB4h55

To Zagreb (ZAG)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ZAG to FKB1h40
Landing to exit20 min
From FKB50 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 Karlsruhe in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zagreb to Karlsruhe?

Yes. 2.7 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zagreb to Karlsruhe?

The fastest takes 12h05; the slowest 13h00, for 671 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 07:15 and the latest at 18:30, local time in Zagreb. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Zagreb to Karlsruhe?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 17:30 arriving 06:30 the next morning.

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