By plane
Slavonski Brod is the largest city in Croatia without an international airport. The closest major airports are in Zagreb and Belgrade. Due to significantly better traffic connections with Zagreb, it's airport is the prefered option.Osijek airport approx. 100 km away operates seasonal flights by Croatia airlines to Split and Dubrovnik and recently, German Wings flights from Cologne/Bonn are also scheduled.
By ship
Although river Sava is suitable for sailing, it is currently only used for freight traffic. However, ambitious projects are under way which would include tourist boats from other cities on the Sava river.
By train
From Zagreb: Trains run several times per day. The ordinary fast train travels about 2 hours 30 minutes. Tilting Intercity train Slavonia is one of the best trains in Croatia, with seats of European standards, travels slightly over 2 hours and complimentary coffee is served on board. The difference in price compared to a regular intercity train is negligible approx. 7 kunas = 1 euro, but the seats are often hard to get in the last minute on weekends. The passenger trains also run several times a day, but travel significantly longer and are not reliable.
From Belgrade: Direct lines from Belgrade are availabe travel time approx. 3,5 hours. However, there is an option of changing trains at Vinkovci.
From Budapest/Sarajevo: Budapest-Osijek-Sarajevo train does not stop at Slavonski Brod, but an option of changing trains at Vrpolje-Strizivojna station exists. This station is very close to Slavonski Brod and it shouldn't take longer than 20 minutes for any train to arrive to Slavonski Brod.
By bus
Several services operate to Slavonski Brod from any major Croatian city, as well as from Belgrade, Novi Sad, Subotica Serbia and many cities in Bosnia. Direct lines are also available to and from many German, Swiss and Austrian cities: Munich, Vienna, Graz, Zurich daily, Stuttgart, Cologne, Dusseldorf twice a week. Buses are operated by Croatian bus companies and are reasonably reliable.
By car
Slavonski Brod lies very close to A3 motorway Zagreb-Slavonski Brod-Belgrade. Motorway has recently been renovated and it is one of the most important routes for traffic between the South-Eastern European countries and the Western Europe. It is advisable to prepare for gridlocks during state and major Catholic holidays, especially around Zagreb.
New C5 motorway which connects Budapest to Southern Croatian via Bosnia Budapest-Osijek-Sarajevo-PloÄe is projected to run very close to Slavonski Brod, but for now, only small pieces of the road in Croatia and Hungary are built.
Other roads connect city to Pecs Hungary, Osijek and Sarajevo.