Zagreb to Rotterdam bus: 1 a day, fastest 22h25

1 a dayfastest 22h25☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇭🇷 Croatia → 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Direct buses · no change

ZagrebLjubljanaMunichNurembergGießenDortmundRotterdam· 1,079 km as the crow flies

16:40 → 15:05⁺¹
FlixBus N885 ☾ Overnight
Zagreb (Bus Station) → Rotterdam Central Station · via Ljubljana, Munich, Nuremberg, Gießen…
22h258 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:40 → 14:05+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 16:40, arrive 15:05

The plane is 17h25 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct23h05

To Zagreb (Bus Station)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N88522h25
From Rotterdam Central Station11 min

Plane · nonstop ZAG to AMS5h40

To Zagreb (ZAG)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ZAG to AMS2h15
Landing to exit20 min
From AMS1h00

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 Rotterdam in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Zagreb goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Zagreb to Rotterdam nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Croatia AirlinesZAG→AMSBook direct ↗
KLMZAG→AMSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Zagreb to Rotterdam?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Zagreb to Rotterdam?

The fastest takes 22h25; the slowest 22h25, for 1,079 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Zagreb to Rotterdam?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 16:40 arriving 15:05 the next morning.

Zagreb ▸ Rotterdam

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