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Zagreb Bus Station - The link between the Balkans and Western Europe

Oct 06, 2016

Zagreb Bus Station is the largest, the busiest and the most urban terminal in Croatia, linking the capital city to the other parts of Croatia and most other European capitals.

Established in 1961, a former military camp today's appearance owes to 1987 when for needs of Universiade a new Station building with its terminals was built. From an architectural point of view at that time the construction of the bus station was a real challenge. Especially demanding task was the development of prestressed girders of the main lobby in the district where is always crowded, and where the traffic maintain regularly during the construction. The installation was carried out from 350 ton crane appropriate for the reach with which they installed 40 tons of heavy carriers.

But enough about history, let us mention what Zagreb Bus Station represents today. The area within the station abounds with various facilities necessary to make a trip as pleasant as possible. There are numerous places for rest, shopping and entertainment and also a large number of services available: Several small kiosk, souvenir shop, bakery, post office, bank, vending machines with various snacks, hot and cold drinks and so on.

All the necessary information about the city and various promotional items are available within the Tourist Information Centre which is located on the first floor. The centre is opened from 09 a.m. to 21 p.m., while during the weekends and holidays from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m.

The Information Service of the Central Bus Station provides information on arrivals and departures of buses from Zagreb, other Croatian cities and Europe. Passengers can buy tickets within the station building, via Internet (https://busticket4.me) or by the telephone order for home – delivery.

When it comes to the most popular destinations in Croatia these are certainly lines to Dubrovnik, Imotski and Split, while with the other European cities routes to Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Basel, Geneva, Vienna, Graz, Trieste, Milan stand out, and of course to all the major cities of the Balkans; Belgrade, Sarajevo, Podgorica, Ljubljana.

Five tram lines of daily transportation are available to passengers and those lines connect the station with the almost all parts of the city. The tram stop is located near the station, and thanks to that, the main railway station can be reached in five, while Ban Jelacic Square in ten minutes. When it comes to the transport of the passengers from Zagreb airport and vice- versa there is Pleso Transport Company whose offices are on the ground floor of the bus station in Zagreb, and their platforms are located in the parking lot for cars.

For those who like statistics an interesting fact: Every day inside the building of the Zagreb Bus Station pass an entire small town - tens of thousands of passengers daily use the services of the largest station in Croatia.