Zenica to Karlovac runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:33 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €15.03, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 19m over 270 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €15.03, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€15.03
- 170%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Zenica
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:33First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €33.18Mon21
- about €23.83Tue22
- about €26.58Wed23
- about €29.88Thu24
- about €28.78Fri25
- about €26.58Sat26
- about €26.03Sun27
- about €20.53Mon28
- about €16.13Tue29
- about €19.43Wed30
- about €19.98Thu1
- about €19.43Fri2
- about €20.53Sat3
- about €19.98Sun4
- about €15.03Mon5
- about €16.13Tue6
- about €18.87Wed7
- about €16.68Thu8
- about €17.23Fri9
- about €19.43Sat10
- about €19.98Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Karlovac. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Karlovac for the night the coach gets in
Sort by distance from Karlovac train station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Zenica to Karlovac
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €16.6890 days
- €18.8860 days
- €12.2845 days
- €14.4830 days
- €19.9821 days
- €19.9814 days
- €26.037 days
- €26.583 days
- €33.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €12.28.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 170 percent. The dearest point is €33.18, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Zenica to Karlovac and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
270 km
235 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
164,423 → 41,869
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 270 km against 235 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bihać, Sesvete, Zagreb, Banja Luka. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Karlovac is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Karlovac train station
Most of the points near Karlovac train station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Zenica to Karlovac
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Zenica to Karlovac?
The fastest journey from Zenica to Karlovac takes 4h 19m door to door, of which 3h 57m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 4h 40m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Zenica to Karlovac?
The cheapest fare from Zenica to Karlovac is €15.03, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €19.98. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Zenica to Karlovac?
The cheapest way from Zenica to Karlovac is by coach, at €15.03 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 41m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Zenica to Karlovac?
Fares from Zenica to Karlovac bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €12.28. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 170 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Zenica to Karlovac?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Zenica to Karlovac, at €16.13. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Zenica to Karlovac?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Zenica to Karlovac, at €13.38 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Zenica to Karlovac?
Babić publish service areas covering both Zenica and Karlovac, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Zenica to Karlovac?
20 percent of the services we sell from Zenica to Karlovac are direct. The rest connect at Bihać, Sesvete, Zagreb, Banja Luka, with about 46 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Zenica to Karlovac use?
Services from Zenica to Karlovac by coach leave from Autobuska stanica Zenica and arrive at Autobusni kolodvor Karlovac. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Zenica to Karlovac?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Zenica to Karlovac allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Zenica to Karlovac on 20 September 2026: 270 km of route against 235 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €15.03, and 4h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in Karlovac is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Karlovac and across Croatia
Day trips that leave Karlovac in the morning and cover a good part of Croatia by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Zenica reaches 45 places in 8 countries on services we hold, over distances from 52 to 545 km. Karlovac reaches 25 places in 6 countries, from 49 to 318 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Zenica
- 45Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 4Operators
Arriving in Karlovac
Leaving Karlovac
- 25Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 10Operators