Zagreb: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Zagreb is the capital of Croatia, 135 m (443 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre. It has 3 railway stations on record, including Zagreb Main Station. Our booking partner lists 2,468+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Zagreb runs from about 8 h 43 min a day in late December to 15 h 47 min in late June (computed for 45.81° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Zagreb is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 10,669-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX, 77 km).
Flights to Zagreb: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Zagreb Main Station, Zagreb Zapadni kolodvor, Zagreb Borongaj. Trains to Zagreb
Buses to Zagreb · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 2,468+ places to stay in Zagreb (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 879 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (591), and 13 are five-star. Across 705 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 9.3 out of 10. Guests have left 355,969 reviews in total.
Hotels in Zagreb: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 39 hostels in Zagreb, out of 2,468 places to stay of every kind — 1.6% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 24 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10, 1.0 below the 9.3 its hotels average. Guests have left 26,357 reviews across them.
Hostels in Zagreb: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Maksimir Park | 2,168,576 | 2020 |
| National Museum of Modern Art | 76,060 | 2017 |
| Croatian Natural History Museum | 23,143 | 2014 |
| Croatian Museum of Naïve Art | 18,463 | 2014 |
The busiest is Maksimir Park at 2,168,576 visitors in 2020. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Zagreb
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 299 km (Hungary) — flights · tours
- Vienna, 268 km (Austria) — flights · trains · tours
- Belgrade, 368 km (Serbia) — flights
- Sarajevo, 288 km (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — trains · tours
- Bratislava, 273 km (Slovakia) — trains · tours
- Brno, 379 km (Czechia)
- Bologna, 392 km (Italy)
- Graz, 145 km (Austria) — buses · car rental · tours
- Ljubljana, 117 km (Slovenia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Verona, 390 km (Italy)
Twin towns and sister cities: La Paz, Skopje, Palermo, Amasya, Bologna, Mainz, Saint Petersburg, Tromsø Municipality, Warsaw, Kyoto, Kraków, Lisbon, Pittsburgh, Shanghai.
Common questions
Which airport serves Zagreb?
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Zagreb?
About 663,592 people live in Zagreb, across 641 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Zagreb in?
Europe/Zagreb, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Zagreb?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Zagreb?
39 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Zagreb.
How many hotels are there in Zagreb?
Our booking partner lists 2,468 or more places to stay in Zagreb, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Zagreb?
Budapest (299 km), Vienna (268 km), Belgrade (368 km), Sarajevo (288 km), Bratislava (273 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.