Cologne to Zagreb bus: 1.9 a day, fastest 14h55

1.9 a dayfastest 14h55☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇭🇷 Croatia

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CologneMontabaurFrankfurtAschaffenburgFürthMunichZagreb· 876 km as the crow flies

10:40 → 04:00⁺¹
FlixBus N884 ☾ Overnight
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Zagreb (Bus Station) · via Montabaur, Frankfurt, Aschaffenburg, Fürth…
17h208 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 10:40 → 03:00+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:55 → 08:50⁺¹
FlixBus N261 ☾ Overnight
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Zagreb (Bus Station) · via Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg…
14h556 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:55 → 07:50+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 17:55, arrive 08:50

The plane is 10h58 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct16h03

To Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2)39 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N26114h55
From Zagreb (Bus Station)14 min

Plane · nonstop CGN to ZAG5h05

To Cologne Bonn (CGN)45 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight CGN to ZAG1h55
Landing to exit20 min
From ZAG35 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 Cologne to Zagreb in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Cologne goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Cologne to Zagreb?

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 Cologne to Zagreb?

The fastest takes 14h55; the slowest 17h20, for 876 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:40 and the latest at 17:55, local time in Cologne. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Cologne to Zagreb?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 10:40 arriving 04:00 the next morning.

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