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Getting There By Air:

Zagreb Airport (ZAG)
Tel: (01) 626 5222.
Website: www.zagreb-airport.hr

Zagreb airport lies at Pleso, 17km (10.5 miles) from the city center.

Airport facilities include three bars, a restaurant, a duty-free shop, a bank, post office, and car hire companies. There is also a Business-Class Lounge with satellite TV, international newspapers, a card phone, a fax machine and photocopier. Pleso Prijevoz (tel: (01) 633 1982; website: www.plesoprijevoz.hr) operates a regular shuttle bus between the airport and the city center. Taxi services are also available.

Getting There By Road:

The A1 autocesta (motorway) runs from Split to Zagreb, finally providing a fast, direct route from Dalmatia to the capital; work on an extension to Dubrovnik is underway. At present, only sections have been finished and the final completion date (currently expected to be sometime in 2010) has repeatedly been pushed back. Other motorways running to Zagreb include the A2 from Maribor in Slovenia; the A3, which connects the Slovenian capital Ljubljana with the Serbian capital Belgrade, passing through Zagreb en route; the A4 from Budapest in Hungary; and the A6 from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.

Emergency breakdown service: Hrvatska Autoclub (tel: 987).

The main bus station is located 20 minutes’ walk from the main square at Avenija Marina Drŭića (tel: 0603 13333; website: www.akz.hr). Countless long-distance bus services run to destinations throughout the country including Rijeka, Split, Dubrovnik and Osijek. Operators include Croatia Bus (tel: (01) 235 2333; website: www.croatiabus.hr). International services include daily coaches to Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In addition, Eurolines (tel: 0870 580 8080, in the UK only; website: www.eurolines.com) operates a weekly coach service from London Victoria to Zagreb.

Getting There By Rail:

The Croatian railway service is run by Hrvatske ŭeljeznice (HZ) (tel: 0603 33444; website: www.hznet.hr). Zagreb’s main station, Glavni Kolodvor, lies at Trg Kralja Tomislava 12, just a 10-minute walk from the main square. There are several trains per day connecting Zagreb with the major cities of Rijeka, Osijek and Split, plus regular local services from towns in the surrounding region. Daily international services arrive from Ljubljana (Slovenia), Venice (Italy), Budapest (Hungary), Munich (Germany), Vienna (Austria) and Belgrade (Serbia). For international services call (01) 378 2532.

Getting Around:

Public Transport
Zagreb is served by an extensive network of buses and trams which are operated by Zagreb Municipal Transit System (ZET) (tel: 0800 200 060, in Croatia only; website: www.zet.hr). The city center is compact and manageable on foot, but to reach the outlying suburbs, public transport is necessary. Regular bus and tram services operate through the day from 0400 to 2345; at night, services are few and far between. Tickets, which are valid for 90 minutes and should be validated upon boarding, can be bought either from a kiosk or, at a slightly higher price, from the driver. A one-day ticket is also available, while the Zagrebcard pass (see Sightseeing) offers 24 or 72 hours of unlimited travel on city public transport. There is no metro in Zagreb.

Taxis
It is possible to order a Radio Taxi (tel: 970). Alternatively, there are taxi ranks in front of the train and bus stations, near the main square and in front of the larger hotels.

Car Hire
Budget (tel: (01) 455 4936 (city center) or 626 5854 (airport); website: www.budget.hr); Dollar and Thrifty (tel: (01) 483 6466 (city center) or 626 5333 (airport); website: www.subrosa.hr); Hertz (tel: (01) 484 6777 (city center) or 456 2635 (airport); website: www.hertz.hr) and Sixt (tel: (01) 639 6020 (city center) or 621 9900 (airport); website: www.e-sixt.com) all have offices in Zagreb.

Bicycle Hire
Very few people choose to ride bikes in the center of Zagreb, as the nicest part, Gornji Grad, is very steep and cobbled. Bicycle hire is available from the Eurobike Center, Martićeva 11 (tel: (01) 461 9778).

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