🌎 Countries crossed

France, Switzerland, Croatia

🕔 Transport time

24h10

🌱 Carbon footprint

≈ 4 times
less than with a
plane

💼 Journey type

Beach, Culture

How to join Split from Paris by train?

Paris,
France
Zurich,
Switzerland

High speed train

High speed train

(≈ 4h10)

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Zurich,
Switzerland
Zagreb,
Croatia

Night train

Night train

(≈ 14h00)

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Zagreb,
Croatia
Split,
Croatia

Regional train

Regional train

(≈ 6h00)

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Detailed itinerary

The itinerary includes 24h10 of transport and 3 steps.
High speed train

Paris - Zurich

The step from Paris to Zurich lasts 4h10. You'll travel in a TGV Lyria.
Night train

Zurich - Zagreb

From Zurich, take the 8.40pm train to wake up refreshed in Croatia the next morning, arriving in Zagreb at 10.39am.

The step from Zurich to Zagreb lasts 14h00. You'll travel in a Nightjet operated by ÖBB.
Regional train

Zagreb - Split

The step from Zagreb to Split lasts 6h00. You'll travel in a regional train.

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