Lyon to Zagreb bus: 5 a week, fastest 20h25

5 a weekfastest 20h25☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇭🇷 Croatia

Direct buses · no change

LyonGenevaLausanneFribourgBernZurichZagreb· 862 km as the crow flies

16:15 → 12:40⁺¹
FlixBus N953 ☾ Overnight
Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) → Zagreb (Bus Station) · via Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg, Bern…
20h258 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:15 → 11:40+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

No direct train and no nonstop flight: the bus is the only no-change way

Bus · fastest direct21h11

To Lyon (Gerland Bus Station)17 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N95320h25
From Zagreb (Bus Station)14 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 Lyon to Zagreb in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Lyon to Zagreb nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Lyon to Zagreb?

Yes. 5 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Lyon to Zagreb?

The fastest takes 20h25; the slowest 20h25, for 862 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Lyon to Zagreb?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 16:15 arriving 12:40 the next morning.

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