From Geneva there are buses all year around to several destinations in Croatia, during winter season the most popular destination is Zagreb, followed by Rijeka, during summer holiday season, cities like Split, Sibenik and Rijeka attract a lot of travellers. In Geneva buses depart from the bus station Gare Routiere which is located at the address Place Dorcière 5, 1201 Geneve. which is just next to the city park Square du Mont Blanc.

In the neighbourhood of the bus station, you have several options to grab a bit of food or enjoy a cop of coffee. at the bus station it selves you have a waiting room and an exchange office.

How to get to the Bus station Gare Routiere?

You can find the bus station using these GPS co-ordinates 46.208356, 6.146749 this should take you to the address mentioned above.

How to get to the bus station with public transportation, about 50 meters from the bus station (Rue Ami-Lévrier), you have a bus stop where bus number 1 and 25 drive to. The Central trains station Cornavin is about 500 metres away, you can travel to the train station by a tram from most parts of Geneva and of course by trains from main regional, national and international cities.

If you go by car to the bus station, you have an option to park (paid parking) in the streets around the bus station.

Bus departures from Geneva to Croatia:

As mentioned above, you can travel by bus to lots of destination in Croatia, below we have listed the most popular destination sorted by their geographical region, to see departure times and ticket price, click on the destinations you wish to travel to.

Bus from Geneva to cities in the mainland part of Croatia

Bus from Geneva to Cities in Dalmatia

Bus from Geneva to cities in Kvarner

Bus from Geneva to Cities in Istria

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Several times weekly year around, there are bus departures from Lausanne to various cities in Croatia, obviously the capital Zagreb is the most popular destination, bus also cities like Rijeka, Zadar and Split are popular especially in the summer season. In Lausanne, the buses depart from Parc du Vélodrome / Parking Velodrome, which is about 2.5 km from the centre of town, the address of the bus stations is Chemin des Bossons 2, 1018 Lausanne. In the area of the bus station there is no option to eat or enjoy a cup of coffee.

How to get to Parking Velodrome?

If you follow these GPS co-ordinates46.536350, 6.623164, you should be taken to the exact departure spot of the bus, as marked on the picture below.

Getting to Parking Velodrome with public transport, the only option is to take bus Nr. 1 which stops at Route des Plaines-du-Loup, which is just in front of the bus station.

If you are getting to the bus departure point by car, you can park at parking Velodrome.

Bus departures from Lausanne to Croatia:

Below we have listed the destination in Croatia, to where you can travel by bus from Lausanne, to see departure times and ticket prices, click on the destination you wish to travel to.

Bus from Lausanne to cities in the mainland part of Croatia

Bus from Lausanne to Cities in Dalmatia

Bus from Lausanne to cities in Kvarner

Bus from Lausanne to Cities in Istria

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Year around it is possible to travel with direct buses from Basel to several destinations in Croatia. The bus Basel – Croatia routes are operated by Swiss and Croatia bus companies jointly. In Basel the buses depart from a bus station / stop in Meret Oppenheim-Strasse, which is just next to the central train station in Basel (the Basel Bahnhof SBB.).

How to get to the Bus station at Meret Oppenheim-Strasse ?

The bus departure point can be found at these GPS co-ordinates 47.546237, 7.587688, this should take you to the address Meret Oppenheim-Strasse 35.

From all parts of Basel you can reach the bus stop at Meret Oppenheim-Strasse, either by city bus and even better by tram; just travel to the main train station SBB or one of the stops close by like e.g. the stop Gundeldingen. If you come from outside Basel, you have Regional, IC and ICE trains from lots of towns to Basel.

If you arrive at Meret Oppenheim-Strasse by car, you should be able to park shortly just next to where the buses depart. Alternatively, there is a parking garage under the main train station.

Bus departures from Basel to Croatia:

So where can you travel to in Croatia, well basically more or less to any large and midsize city. To make it easy for you as a traveller, we have listed the most popular destinations based on their geographical regions, so just pick your destination below to see departure times and ticket prices.

Bus from Basel to cities in the mainland part of Croatia

Bus from Basel to Cities in Dalmatia

Bus from Basel to cities in Kvarner

Bus from Basel to Cities in Istria

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If you travel from Lucerne in Switzerland to any town in Croatia, your bus will depart from the Bus terminal at Inseliquai 10 which is close to the Lucerne train station. As the area can be a bit confusing, we recommend you arrive at the station 30 minutes before the departure of your bus.

If you have a phone with GPS, these co-ordinates should take you to approximate location of the bus 47.049357, 8.313985 (Just copy them to Google maps)

You can also try to find the address Inseliquai 10, 6005 Lucerne, or alternatively Europaplatz. If you arrive there by local bus or train you will probably be at the Bahnhofplatz, which is about 3-400 metres from Inseliquai 10.

Below we have listed the cities you can travel to in Croatia (Cities to where you can buy a ticket), the cities are listed according to the region of Croatia where they are located.

Bus from Lucerne to towns in main land part of Croatia

If your destination is not listed above, you should travel to Zagreb which is the main hub for this region; from there on you can reach more or less any larger and midsize city in the region.

Bus from Lucerne to towns at the Adriatic coast (Rijeka to Dubrovnik)

If your destination is not listed above, you should travel to Rijeka if your destination is in the Kvarner Gulf. For destinations in middle Dalmatia you should travel to Zadar, and for destinations in southern Dalmatia to Split and then continue to your final destination from there on.

Bus from Lucerne to towns in Istria

In addition to the above listed destination, you can reach any destination on the coast from Rijeka to Pula like e.g. Rabac, with bus from Rijeka. If you travel to popular destinations like Vrsar, Novigrad, Umag you can either travel via Rijeka or via Rovinj or Porec.

From Bern there are several bus departures towards Croatia, all the buses depart from the from Carparkplatz – Car-Terminal Neufeld, which is located close to the highway exit Bern-Neufeld, the address is Studerstrasse, 3004 Bern, but as the street is quite long, you should look for the place where the Tiefenausstrasse goes under Studerstrasse. There are signs to the Car Terminal but it can still be a bit confusing finding the right place, so we recommend you go to the place 30 minutes before your bus is scheduled to depart.

If you use navigation, the following GPS co-ordinates 46.963670, 7.433724 should take you to where the bus should be parked, ask to be sure once you get there.

From the train station in Bern, there are frequent city buses to the Car Terminal Neufeld, travel time is about 15 minutes, from where the buses stop you have only a few hundred meters to where the buses to Croatia depart.

Below we have listed the cities you can travel to in Croatia from Bern (cities to where you can buy a ticket); the cities are listed according to the region of Croatia where they are located.

Bus from Bern to towns in main land part of Croatia

If your destination is not listed above, you should travel to Zagreb which is the main hub for this region, from there on you can reach more or less any larger and midsize city in the region.

Bus from Bern to towns at the Adriatic coast (From Rijeka to Dubrovnik)

If your destination is not listed above, you should travel to Rijeka if your destination is in the Kvarner Gulf. For destinations in middle Dalmatia you should travel to Zadar, and for destinations in southern Dalmatia to Split and then continue to your final destination from there on.

Bus from Bern to towns in Istria

In addition to the above listed destination, you can reach any destination on the coast from Rijeka to Pula like e.g. Rabac, by bus from Rijeka. If you travel to popular destinations like Vrsar, Novigrad, Umag you can either travel via Rijeka or via Rovinj or Porec.

From Zurich there are more then 10 weekly departures to more than 20 different destinations in Croatia. All buses depart from the bus station “bus and carparkplatz am Sihlquai”, (which is surrounded by the streets, Sihlquai, Ausstellungsstrasse and Limmatstrasse.), the bus station is location close to the centre of town, it can easily be reach with tram line 4 and 17.

Line 1 – Zurich – Zagreb – Slavonia

On the line from Zurich to Slavonia, you have the options to travel to the following destinations in the north and eastern part of Croatia; click on the route to see timetables and other information. This route operates all year around.

Line 2 – Zurich – Rijeka – Split

On the line from Zurich to Dalmatia, you have options to travel to the following destinations in Western and southern part of Croatia; click on the route to see timetables and other information. This route operates all year around.

Line 3 – Zurich – Istria

The Zurich Istria line only runs in the peak season, outside of main season you will have to travel Zurich to Rijeka, and then take a local bus for the last part of the trip.

The bus routes are driven as pool routes, where more bus companies for Switzerland and Croatia jointly operate the route. On the bus it is normally clearly marked that the bus is going to destinations in Croatia.