Travelling from Venice to Budapest, making a stop in Croatia
I booked a flixbus from Venice to Budapest, however it makes a stop in Zagreb, Croatia for an hour and ten minutes and I only have access to the Schengen area. Will this be a problem?
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The question has basically already been answered in the comments, but here we go, also with a few possibilities to solve the problem.
If you are correct with your statement in the question, that you are not allowed to enter Croatia, you will only have a single-entry Schengen visa. In this case, you will neither be allowed to take the bus from Venice to Zagreb, nor would you be allowed to take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest if you still somehow managed to reach Zagreb. To travel from Zagreb to Budapest, you would reenter the Schengen area and since your single-entry visa has already been 'used up', you would not be let in a second time.
If you still want to travel with FlixBus, you have at least two other options:
There are direct buses from Venice to Budapest. As far as I can find out, all of them go via Ljubljana and Maribor, so you will stay within the Schengen area for the entire trip and be safe. I might have overseen some exception here, so please verify with FlixBus that you are good if you decide to book one of these.
There are also connections with a transfer in Vienna. These are definitely staying within the Schengen area for the entire trip, so these are 'safe'.
I can't find any prices online, but there is at least one daily and reasonable train connection from Venice (departing 09:55) to Budapest (20:19) with a transfer in Vienna. Also this connection will stay within the Schengen area.
If you actually have a multi-entry Schengen visa, and as Torsten S already pointed out enough entries left to use, you are actually allowed to enter Croatia with your current Schengen visa and the trip you have booked is not a problem at all.
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How do you get from Venice to Budapest?
Train, bus or fly from Venice to Budapest? The best way to get from Venice to Budapest is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs \u20ac50 - \u20ac190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs \u20ac30 - \u20ac40 and takes 10h 10m, you could also train, which costs \u20ac80 - \u20ac130 and takes 10h 59m.Is there a train from Venice to Croatia?
No, there is no direct train from Venice to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Venezia S. Lucia and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol.How long is train from Venice to Croatia?
Venice to Zagreb by trainJourney timeFrom 9h 41mDistance178 miles (286 km)Frequency6 trains per dayFirst train07:26Last train22:385 more rowsHow do you get from Budapest to Croatia?
Train, bus or fly from Croatia to Budapest? The best way to get from Croatia to Budapest is to fly which takes 3h 26m and costs 480 kn - 1.700 kn. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 110 kn - 220 kn and takes 4h 30m, you could also train, which costs 150 kn - 210 kn and takes 5h 49m.Drive to Venice Italy from Pula Croatia | Eastern Europe road trip 2019
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