Frankfurt to Zagreb bus: 3.9 a day, fastest 12h35

3.9 a dayfastest 12h35☾ 3 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇭🇷 Croatia

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FrankfurtMannheimKarlsruheStuttgartAugsburgMunichZagreb· 723 km as the crow flies

09:00 → 23:55
FlixBus 900
Frankfurt central train station → Zagreb (Bus Station) · via Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Augsburg…
14h556 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
13:10 → 04:00⁺¹
FlixBus N884 ☾ Overnight
Frankfurt central train station → Zagreb (Bus Station) · via Aschaffenburg, Fürth, Munich, Salzburg…
14h506 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 13:10 → 03:00+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
20:15 → 08:50⁺¹
FlixBus N261 ☾ Overnight
Frankfurt central train station → Zagreb (Bus Station) · via Würzburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Graz…
12h355 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:15 → 07:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:15 → 10:25⁺¹
FlixBus N952 ☾ Overnight
Frankfurt central train station → Zagreb (Bus Station) · via Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Munich…
13h105 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:15 → 09:25+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 20:15, arrive 08:50

The plane is 8h33 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct13h18

To Frankfurt central train station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N26112h35
From Zagreb (Bus Station)14 min

Plane · nonstop FRA to ZAG4h45

To Frankfurt (FRA)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FRA to ZAG1h45
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 Frankfurt to Zagreb in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Frankfurt goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

Croatia AirlinesFRA→ZAGBook direct ↗
LufthansaFRA→ZAGBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Frankfurt to Zagreb?

Yes. 3.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Frankfurt to Zagreb?

The fastest takes 12h35; the slowest 14h55, for 723 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 09:00 and the latest at 21:15, local time in Frankfurt. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Frankfurt to Zagreb?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 13:10 arriving 04:00 the next morning.

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