Getting around Zagreb
A shuttle or a city bus runs from the airport, and after that fifteen tram lines cover the centre — the same ticket for all of them.
- City bus from the airport
- €0.93 (ZET bus 290
- One ride
- €0.53 (30 min), €0.93 (60 min)
- Day ticket
- €3.98
Zagreb Airport is about ten kilometres southeast of the centre, and getting into town means either a shuttle bus to the bus station (€9, 35–40 min) or a regular city bus, cheaper but slower. Fifteen daily tram lines cover the rest of the city, all on the same ticket as the bus.
From the airport to the centre
The Pleso Prijevoz shuttle runs straight to the main bus station in 35–40 min, fare €9. The cheaper option is the regular city bus 290: it runs to Kvaternikov trg on the east side of the centre, about every thirty minutes, and takes roughly 45 to 50 minutes because of the stops along the way — on the same fare (€0.93 (ZET bus 290, 60-min ticket)) tram 13 then covers Kvaternikov trg to the main railway station in about ten minutes.
Trams and city transport
The city is covered by fifteen daily tram lines and four night lines, all on the same ticket: €0.53 for 30 minutes, €0.93 for 60 minutes, €3.98 for a full day. By day a tram comes every five to ten minutes, by night about every forty — for a two-day stay with several rides a day, the day ticket pays for itself quickly.
On foot and by funicular through the centre
The Lower Town is flat and walkable; the one change in height is the climb to the Upper Town, solved by a short funicular from Tomićeva Street or a few minutes on the steps. A tram is only needed for the farther points, such as Mirogoj, Novi Zagreb or the foot of Medvednica.
To Novi Zagreb and Sljeme
Several tram lines cross the Sava into Novi Zagreb, where the Museum of Contemporary Art stands — the same ticket as the centre. For Sljeme at the top of Medvednica the direction is the opposite: tram to the northern edge of the city, then bus and cable car from there; the full route with timings is on the page about trips around the city.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
Does anything run direct from the airport to the centre?
The Pleso Prijevoz shuttle runs straight to the main bus station in 35–40 min; the cheaper option is city bus 290 to Kvaternikov trg, with a change onto the tram.
Do you need a separate tram ticket?
No — the same ticket covers the tram and the bus. A 30-minute ride is €0.53.
How do you get to Novi Zagreb?
By tram across the Sava, on the same ticket as the centre — that's also where the Museum of Contemporary Art is.
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