Zagreb Travel Forum

Dober dan, My friend and I are travelling through Croatia and eventually want to end up in Split. Our journey from Ljubljana will be by train and I think we'll be arriving about midday.

We would like some advice, about how best to spend a few hours in this city as we believe there is an overnight train onward to Split.

Last year another friend was travelling through Croatia between Budapest and Ljubljana and had a stop in Zagreb and said what a wonderful place it was.

It would be nice to meet some local people, and receive some local advice on where we could have a good inexpensive CROATIAN meal in the city.

Puna hvala
Perhaps there are walking tours?

What are the trains like going to Split, will we need to book?

Hi all, I wanted to ask some advice on how to get to Zagreb from Ljubjlana, Slovenia.

Is it cheaper and faster with the train or the bus? Are there many trips in one day?

What are the best areas in Zagreb city center can one stay would you recommend to stay?

If you have any recommendations to websites to pensions/hostels or B&B's which is less than 50 Euros per night, that would be great!

Thank you for the help!

I will be in Zagrep between the dates shown in the title,and ı travel alone, is there anyone to accompany??

How much is it with taxi from Zagreb to the airport?

We are trying to get an ambulance to transport my family member from Zadar to Zagreb, she hurt her back and has to lay down and we are trying to fly her home. Can anyone recommend and ambulance service locally that might do this transport and if you could call them and inquire as to cost, it would really help us out. I know that if your family needed me in the USA I would gladly help!

thanks

Joe

Hi anybody,

I would like to know any useful websites especially for hostel (exclude the hostelworld.com) as I want visit the hostel own webpagees in Croatia and I will stop in some cities over there. I will be there around 13 Jul and plan to stay for few weeks. So, it will be great to have such info.

Thanks in advance

Edith

I am arriving to ZAG at midnight on a Saturday. If anyone knows answers to the following, it is much appreciated:
1. Coatian Airline bus that runs every 30 min - does it run 24 hour a day? Can I pay in Euro instead of Kuna?
2. Will I be able to exchange money for Kuna that late at the airport?
3. Where exactly in the city does the bus stop? (I eventually need to get to Regent Esplanade hotel).
thanks!

Hi,
1. What can you tell me about Hotel Zagreb in Bundek area?How far is it from Ivana Lucica street?
2. I am looking for a cheap accomodation for 2 weeks iz Zagreb, what would you reccomend?
Thank you in advance!

I'm going to be in Zagreb for a couple of months and during some weekend I would like to visit the Plitvice Lakes National Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plitvice_Lakes). Its only about 1.5 hours from Zagreb.

So if anyone is interested in taking this trip together, let me know. We can work out the details later. I'm a 28 yr old guy, extremely well traveled.

Is October a good or bad time to go to Zagreb? I was thinking about taking a week there in October, is that too long? what will the weather be like?

We will be reaching Zagreb at about 4pm on 30th May and then have half-a-day at our disposal. Our hotel is in the city center. Next day we leave early for Plitivice National Park

1) Any tips on what to in the few hours that I have?

2) Any vegetarian restaurants that you may be aware of, or restaurants that serve some vegetarian dishes, specifically a mexican restaurant?

Thanks in advance

Thanks for those of you who helped me with online train schedule/price.

We will be in in Zagreb for two days, then take a train to Ljubljana (departure mid-morning/noon) on a Wednesday. Do we need to buy the ticket in advance for the train we want to take? If yes, how many days in advance? Or we only need to buy it before we take the train? There are only 2 non-stop trains we like to take, do not want to miss the chance.

Thanks for any help!

Hi,

I am searching on the Net more information of the night train that leaves Zagreb to Split.
I now that there is one train (D825) that leaves Zagreb at 22:55 and arrives in Split at 06:55.
It has sleeping cars but I cannot find out if there arte couchettes or just berth cabins... I also didn't find anything about prices or reservations on line...
Since my trip is in the middle of June, I wonder if it is too risky to go without reservation...
Thanks,
Tatiana

Has anyone taken the train from Zagreb to Belgrade and if so do you know the frequency and the journey time and are the trains busy or quiet generally.
And how much does it cost.

Thanks peeps!

We are planning to take a morning train to Ljubljana, Slovenia on a weekday [Friday] in mid-May.

1) Can anyone please tell me where I can find a train schedule online? [I only found trains within Croatia or within Slovenia, but not between]
2) Shall we buy train ticket in advance (how many days before the travel day)?
3) Or we can buy ticket at the Zagreb train station?
4) Any other advice?

Thanks in advance for anyone's help!

Looking at an airfare to purchase - only showing 50 minutes between international arrival and flight to Split. Can't find anything better.

Is it a risk. If I miss it, the next flight will leave in 6 hours.

Hello.

When browsing the website of the Zagreb bus station, I noticed a section mentioning that station fees are surcharged on top of the ticket prices. I know that this is very common in Serbia, so I assumed that Croatia follows suit. However, I also read that there are different fees applied to travelers: 2,30kn to Croatians, 7kn to neighboring foreigners, and 22kn to everybody else. Reservation is also subject to a 2,30kn charge.

I wanted to ask you if this is true for all buses that use the bus station, including the suburban ones, like the one to Samobor. It seems ridiculous to me to pay twice the ticket price because of station fees. If that is the case, what about the Crnomerec bus station? Does it also charge station fees and are they as high as those at the main station?

Thank you very much
Venelin

Hello,

I am looking for the prices of the buses connecting Zagreb to Samobor. I found the website of the company that operates the route, but the pricing scheme
http://www2.samoborcek.hr/cijene_karata/
is based on some zones that I could not find anywhere in the website. Could anybody help me with that?

Thank you in advance
Venelin

Hello, I'm trying to plan a combination trip to Spain and Croatia, but I'm having a hard time finding a good transportation option between the two countries that doesn't require an overnight train ride or several flight connections. I have read that Croatia Airlines flies from Zagreb to Barcelona, but their website keeps giving an error message when I try to enter that option. Does anyone know if a direct (or one-layover) flight is possible from one city to the other?

Thanks!

Aloha! Any advice on catching a bus back from Plitvice to Zagreb ? Which park entrance is best? I understand busses won't stop if they are full. What time of the day are busses less full and a better chance of getting on?

I plan to be in Croatia the first week in July this year and want to do a day trip from Zagreb to Plitvice and return.

Thanks for any hints.

Ric

Hi I am going to Zagreb in June and I wanted to find a nice apartment to rent for a week. I found this website: www.inzagreb.com. Apartments look great but does anybody know them? Just to be on the safe...
And also how much is a return train ticket Zagreb - Ljubljana? Thanks

Zdravo!

Zamolila bih da mi netko kaze kojim prevozom mogu najbrze stici od hotela Slisko do Filozofskog fakulteta, i od hotela do Trga bana Jelacica?
Zahvaljujem,pozdrav

I will be in Zagreb in Jan, and nice B/B or Guesthouses in the city?

Thanks
Michael

Hello everybody,

I'll fly to Zagreb and stay during 26-30 of November.

Any suggestion what to do and where to stay in hotels during 4 days?

Awaiting your replies,

NS

I need to get from Bled to Budapest.

From what I searched so far it is
1) Bled - Ljubjlana (bus) - 2 hours
2) Ljbjlana - Zagreb (train) - 2.5 hours
3) Zagreb - Budaptest Keleti station (train at 15:46) - 6 hours.

Anywone knows how much it will cost me?
Or if there is a better route?

I would much prefer it there is a bus that takes me straight from Bled to Budapest.

Hi,

I will be travelling the full day from Plitvice to Zagreb to Ljublana to Bled.

Question:
1) Where does the bus from Plitvice stop in Zagreb? I need to catch the train from Zagreb to Ljublana.

2) What are Croation terms for "cancelled", "delayed" ? I need this knowledge at the Zagreb train station.

3) Again from Ljublana train station, where do I find the bus station to go to Bled?

Thank you!

Hi there, we were thinking of going snowboarding in Croatia and we've been given the advise of getting accomodation in Zagreb city centre and told that we'd still be able to catch the tram to the ski resort which supposedly is only a couple of stops away. is that right? have u got any other advise?

Hi VT members.
I already know that i can get the shuttle from the airport to the city center for 30 kn, but, is that the best way for the train station too? is it close to the city center? thanks in advance
Pedro

Hi Vt Members.
I had allready some important information about this, but i ned some more.
As the bus connection is only possible during the day (i want to travel at night), my only chance is to go by train. There's on departing at 00.15 from the Zagreb Glavni Kolod. Is this the major train station? is it close to city center? if not, can you tell me how to get there? (from the airport and from the center).
Thanks in advance and all the best for you, good trips
Pedro, Portugal

Hello,

I am planning a trip to Croatia in two weeks. I've travelled a lot around the region, but this time we are going by car and flying in and out of Graz, Austria. Our flight leaves on the 30th and we will be in Hvar until the 28th. We are thinking to drive from Hvar to Zagreb (ugh) on the 28th and if possible drop off the car in Zagreb and take a train or bus to Graz that same night - My question is two fold...How long do you think the ride will be from Hvar to Zagreb? and does anyone have information about getting from Zagreb to Graz? All the connections I have come across are too early and the trains in the evening all have 4 changes and take 8+ hours.

Hvala!!