There are 11 ways to get from Brussels to Istria by car, car train, bus, plane, shuttle, train, or night train
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Brussels to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Pulacar
11h 11m€176–1,115Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane CRL - TSF
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Novigrad
8h 34m€72–617Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Zagrebbus N884
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus Arriva
25h 44m€93–206Drive 1,249.2 km
- Drive from Brussels to Pulacar 1,249.2 km
13h 45m€194–280Fly Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BRU - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
7h 50m€94–690Train
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain
20h 40m€249–606Train, night train
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain
24h 14m€346–751Fly Brussels Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BRU - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
7h 8m€183–665Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane CRL - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
6h 50m€106–522Fly Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BRU - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 19m€179–937Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Luxembourgbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
17h 14m€823–1,275
Brussels to Istria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Istria is to bus which costs €90 - €210 and takes 25h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Istria is to bus and fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €100 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Istria. However, there are services departing from Brussels-North train station and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Istria. However, there are services departing from Brussels-Nord and arriving at Pula via Frankfurt, Ulm Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 40m.
The distance between Brussels and Istria is 1395 km. The road distance is 1249.2 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Istria without a car is to bus which takes 25h 44m and costs €90 - €210.
It takes approximately 11h 11m to get from Brussels to Istria, including transfers.
Brussels to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Istria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brussels-Nord station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Istria is to bus which takes 25h 44m and costs €90 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €650 and takes 20h 40m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Istria, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Brussels-North train station to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Zagreb and Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 25h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brussels-Nord to Pula via Frankfurt, Ulm Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Ljubljana in around 20h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Treviso Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–390
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0) 32 308 935
- polet@polet.hr
- Website
- polet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €47
- Schedules at
- polet.hr
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €33–460
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €33
- Private
- €182
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–270
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31
- Private
- €138
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Poreč, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €100
- Private
- €148
Shuttle from Treviso, Aeroporto to Novigrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €33–460
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €33
- Private
- €182
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €36–310
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €36
- Private
- €122
Shuttle from Velika Gorica, Zagreb Airport to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €170
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €600–700
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €600–700
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More Questions & Answers
Brussels to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Brussels to Istria train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Istria is 1249 km. It takes approximately 13h 45m to drive from Brussels to Istria.
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