Skopje to Opatija by train
Travel from Skopje (Macedonia) to Opatija (Croatia) by train (684km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Skopje in Macedonia to Opatija in Croatia, the main route leads via Serbia. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
684 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Skopje to Opatija, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Opatija - Skopje / Skopje - Osijek / Skopje - Plitvice Lakes / Skopje - Pula / Skopje - Rijeka / Skopje - Split / Skopje - Zadar / Ohrid - Zagreb / Ohrid - Plitvice Lakes / Ohrid - Split1 Skopje (Macedonia) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Zagreb (Croatia) - Opatija (Croatia)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Skopje (Macedonia) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Macedonia to Serbia is possible by the overnight train from Thessaloniki via Skopje (North Macedonia) and Niš (Serbia) to Belgrade. But it is not sure if this train will run in the summer months or not. Other train connections are currently not available.
Buy the train ticket at a railway station.
If not train connection is available, you have to travel by bus.
Where to buy a ticket from Skopje to Belgrade?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Brzi (B)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade
train company:
SV Srbija Voz / MŽ Македонски Железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Skopje / Skopje - Niš / Skopje - Novi Sad / Ohrid - Belgrade
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / Serbian Railways
1b Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Zagreb (Croatia)
Travel from Serbia to Croatia by direct train. There is one daily train connection on the main railway line between Belgrade and Zagreb. The journey time is eight hours. The train ticket fare is 29 EUR.
The departure time in Belgrade is 10:00. The arrival time in Zagreb 18:15.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train ticket via the given booking links.
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train company:
HŽ Hrvatske Željeznice Putnički Prijevoz / SV Srbija Voz
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zagreb - Belgrade / Belgrade - Dubrovnik / Belgrade - Osijek / Belgrade - Pula / Belgrade - Rijeka / Belgrade - Split / Belgrade - Zadar / Novi Sad - Zagreb / Novi Sad - Dubrovnik / Novi Sad - Split
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
1c Travelling from Zagreb (Croatia) to Opatija (Croatia)
Travel from Zagreb to Opatija by train. The journey time is 6 hours. The train ticket price starts at 70 HRK (9 EUR). The travel distance is 250 kilometres.
The departure time in Zagreb is 08:08. You have to change trains in Rijeka. The arrival time in Opatija is 14:17.
There are more train connections available with a change of trains in Ogulin.
Where to buy a ticket from Zagreb to Opatija?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Putnički vlak (Pt) / Brzi (B)
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Opatija - Zagreb
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Do you have questions about the connection between Skopje and Opatija? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.