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Zagreb

Coming & Going

Zagreb is an important transport hub with lots of buses and trains to destinations throughout Croatia and elsewhere in Europe.

You can walk between the bus and train stations in only 10 minutes, although trams 2 and 6 run between the two stations which can be handy when you've got a heavy backpack.

TRAIN

Although trains aren't as frequent as buses it is still a good way to get to Split, Osijek and the Istrian Peninsula.

Direct international trains run to Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia.

Glavni kolodvor (the main train station) has fairly average facilities, however the modern Importanne Centar shopping mall beneath the station has everything you'll need including a food court, McDonald's, a supermarket, English language newspapers and clean toilets. Although it's not particularly cheap, the Importanne Centar is a good place to stock up on food for your train journey.

BUS

The bus is the best way to get around Croatia with frequent departures to destinations throughout the country as well as international services to Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovenia and most big cities in Germany.

The bus station (autobusni kolodvor; website www.autokol-zg.tel.hr/autokol-zg/) on Avenija Marina Drzica has plenty of shops, cafés and other facilities.

AIR

Pleso Airport (website www.zagreb-airport.hr), 17 km south-east of the centre, is a small but efficient airport with a limited number of flights to destinations throughout Croatia and Europe.

Croatia Airlines run a shuttle bus service between the airport and the bus station. The 25 minute journey costs 20kn one-way.

HITCHHIKING

Zagreb can be a difficult city to hitch from, however it is reasonably easy to get to the good hitch-hiking spots by public transport.

The E-70 is the most direct route for traffic heading to Milan, Trieste and Ljubljana. It is best to wait for a lift on Ljubljanska avenija before it joins the motorway. Take tram 5 or 17 and get off at the terminus, walk north along Hrvatskog sokola until you get to Ljubljanska avenija.

If you're heading to Rijeka or Split, your best bet would be to hitch on Jadranska avenija before it joins the E-59/E-65. Take tram 7 or 14 and get off at the big roundabout on the southern side of the Jadranski most bridge. Follow the signs for Karlovac which will take you on to Jadranska avenija.

If you want to visit the Slavonija region, you'll want to get on the E-70 going east towards Slavonski Brod. Take tram 2, 3 or 13 and get off at Zitnjak (the terminus for routes 3 and 13). Wait for a lift on the southern side of Slavonska avenija.

E-59 northbound will take you to Vienna, while E-65/E-71 north goes to Budapest. These roads form a ringroad around Zagreb which means that you can't join the road before it becomes a motorway.

Try your luck on Ljubljanska avenija or Jadranska avenija for a lift to Vienna. Use a sign so you don't get picked up by traffic heading to Ljubljana, Rijeka or Split.

Follow the directions for Slavonska avenija and use a sign marked Varazdin or Budapest for a lift towards Hungary.

BUG Ride (website http://europe.bugride.com) is our own web-based ride sharing service, it allows travellers to both offer lifts and search for rides throughout Europe. This is a free service which links travellers to drivers - you contact the driver by email when you have found the ride you want.