Tours, tickets and day trips in Zagreb
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| 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.
Day trips from Zagreb
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zagreb to Ljubljana | Slovenia | 117 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 54 min |
| Zagreb to Rijeka | Croatia | 131 km (82 mi) | about 2 h 8 min |
| Zagreb to Graz | Austria | 145 km (90 mi) | about 2 h 22 min |
| Zagreb to Banja Luka | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 150 km (93 mi) | about 2 h 26 min |
| Zagreb to Klagenfurt am Wörthersee | Austria | 157 km (98 mi) | about 2 h 33 min |
| Zagreb to Trieste | Italy | 172 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 48 min |
| Zagreb to Pécs | Hungary | 176 km (110 mi) | about 2 h 52 min |
| Zagreb to Udine | Italy | 214 km (133 mi) | about 3 h 29 min |
| Zagreb to Budapest | Hungary | 299 km (186 mi) | about 4 h 52 min |
| Zagreb to Vienna | Austria | 268 km (166 mi) | about 4 h 21 min |
| Zagreb to Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 288 km (179 mi) | about 4 h 41 min |
| Zagreb to Bratislava | Slovakia | 273 km (170 mi) | about 4 h 27 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Zagreb?
Maksimir Park, with 2,168,576 visitors in 2020 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
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.