From the Plitvice Lakes to Vienna in about six hours on the road — north through Slunj and Karlovac, around Zagreb, across Slovenia and up past Graz, in a private car from your accommodation or the park entrance to your Vienna hotel or the airport.
Drive from Plitvice Lakes to Vienna in about 6h. Private transfer priced on request per vehicle, door-to-door — tell us where to collect you (Entrance 1, Entrance 2 or your accommodation) and whether you are going to a Vienna address or Vienna Airport.
Pickup at the park entrance you name — Entrance 1 and Entrance 2 are about 3 km apart — or at your hotel, guesthouse or apartment near the park. Send us the accommodation name and address with your request.
The road north to Karlovac passes through Slunj, and the watermill village of Rastoke lies on it. If you did not see it on the way in, it makes an easy first stop.
At Karlovac the drive joins the motorway, which skirts Zagreb on its bypass. A stop in the Croatian capital is a longer detour into the centre; tell us if you want it.
The first of two Schengen-internal crossings, from the Croatian A2 onto the Slovenian A4. Police checks or temporary border controls may occur, so have a passport or national ID card ready.
Ptuj is near the Slovenian A4; Maribor follows on the A1 before the Austrian border. Either suits a lunch break halfway.
The second Schengen-internal crossing, onto the Austrian A9. Checks may occur here too; allow some flexibility in journey time.
Graz, the capital of Styria, lies where the A9 meets the A2 for the last stretch north to Vienna.
The A2 brings you into Vienna for a drop-off at your hotel or address, or at Vienna Airport (VIE) at Schwechat if you are flying out.
Per vehicle, not per person. Every quote includes tolls, fuel, the cross-border route, assistance with loading and unloading luggage, and child seats available on request.
Picked up and dropped off at your exact address
Cross-border route handled. Passengers remain responsible for their own passports, visas and other travel documents.
Short photo stops may be included where operationally possible
Professional, local, English-speaking driver
We can drive you from Plitvice straight to Vienna Airport (VIE) at Schwechat, about 20 km south-east of the city centre, without going into Vienna. From the park's Entrance 1 the airport is about 494 km. Give us your flight time in the request and allow a generous margin for traffic and the two borders.
Starting in Vienna? Vienna to Plitvice Lakes takes you from the Austrian capital down to the park.
Vienna → Plitvice Lakes →Plitvice Lakes to Vienna is about 488 km and crosses Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. From the national park the road runs north through Slunj to Karlovac, joins the A1 motorway and takes the Zagreb bypass onto the Croatian A2. At Macelj/Gruškovje it enters Slovenia, follows the A4 past Ptuj and the A1 by Maribor to Šentilj/Spielfeld, and the Austrian A9 and A2 lead past Graz to Vienna. Plan on about six hours of driving, plus any stops.
There is no direct bus or train from Plitvice to Vienna: public transport needs a change in Zagreb, so check the current timetable before travelling. A private transfer collects you at the park or your accommodation and takes you to your Vienna address or straight to the airport, with no change of vehicle and your luggage in the car the whole way.
Croatia, Slovenia and Austria are Schengen members, so both crossings are Schengen-internal, but police checks or temporary border controls may occur at either one. Every passenger should carry a valid passport or national ID card within reach, and the timing should allow some flexibility.
Tell us where to collect you: Entrance 1, Entrance 2 (about 3 km apart) or your accommodation, with its name and address. Address pickups include 15 minutes of free waiting. In Vienna we drop off at your hotel or address anywhere in the city, or at Vienna Airport (VIE) at Schwechat.
Everything specific to this route.
About 6 hours for roughly 488 km, via Karlovac, the Zagreb bypass, Maribor and Graz, plus stops and any time at the two borders.
No. There is no direct bus or train; public transport needs a change in Zagreb. Check the current timetable before travelling.
Yes. We collect at Entrance 1 or Entrance 2, which are about 3 km apart, or at your accommodation — tell us which and send the name and address.
Two: Croatia–Slovenia at Macelj/Gruškovje and Slovenia–Austria at Šentilj/Spielfeld. Both are Schengen-internal; police checks or temporary border controls may occur, so every passenger should carry a passport or national ID card.
Yes. The motorway passes Zagreb on its bypass, so a stop in the city centre is a detour we plan on request. Rastoke, Ptuj, Maribor and Graz are other places to break the drive.
Yes. We drive straight to Vienna Airport (VIE); from the park’s Entrance 1 it is about 494 km. Give us your flight time so we can plan the departure from Plitvice.
This route is priced on request. We quote per vehicle, not per passenger, for your date, group and any stops, and you receive the quote in writing before anything is confirmed.
Request this transfer with your date, pickup at the park or your accommodation, and group size. We reply during our working hours with a written quote per vehicle.