Zagreb
Zagreb
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Country:  |
Croatia |
| State: | City of Zagreb |
| Population: | 804,200 |
| Licence plate: | ZG |
| Major roads: | A1, A2, A3, A4, A11 |
| More info: | Hitchbase |
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Zagreb is the capital of Croatia.
Hitching Out
Direction Karlovac Rijeka and Split, Dalmacija
To get to the Lučko ramp (toll station) on the highway you have to catch tram #4, #14,or #17. Get out at stop Savski most. It's a bus terminal where you can catch buses #111 or #132. These buses drive to Lučko. Get off at the 4th stop (15 minutes ride approx.) or ask the driver to tell you where, if nobody ask for a stop you won't be able to count it because the bus won't stop there. Once you get off you will see two streets, a small one very close to you and a big one a bit further that looks like it leads to the highway but it doesn't, take the small street till the end and you will find the highway. If you are going to Dalmacia (Zadar, Split, etc.) don't take rides to Rijeka because it is a bit out of your way. Car plates for each city: Rijeka (RI) Zadar (ZD) Split (ST). It should be very easy to get a ride from there.
Direction Slavonski Brod, Belgrade and Bosnia
You have three options for these destinations.
- First option is to get a bus on one of the main bus terminals in Zagreb. The name of that terminal is Kvatrić or Kvaternikov Trg(square), it's close to the centre of Zagreb. There you have to get on bus #216 or #276 which ride you to Ivanja Reka or the main on-ramp on the highway. Of course ask the bus driver to leave you in Ivanja Reka. In this place you have 20 minutes of walk through some fields. But don't worry, it's a delightful walk. After you reach the ramp you can easily get rides directly to the border with Serbia, Belgrade and the border with Bosnia.
- Second option is to get the tram #2, #3 or #13 to Savišće or Žitnjak. Get out at the last stop and then walk for about 15 minutes towards the highway. On the highway you'll find a bus stop and there you can easily hitchhike towards the on-ramp in Ivanja Reka or you can even stop cars who are going to Belgrade or Bosnia. Ask the locals for extra tips and explanations.
Nuclearphyllis' local experts took him to the first toll station on the Zagreb-Belgrade highway, even though it was illegal to hitchhike from there. They weren't troubled and got a ride within 10 minutes.
- Third option, even better than going to Ivanja Reka,is going to Dumovec with bus #276, one stop after Ivanja Reka. This spot gets you closer to the tolls, but you have to jump over a fence, which is really not a problem. So, get off in Dumovec, walk back a bit from the right side of the road and you will see a path going towards the highway. Follow it till you get to the fence, jump over and from there you have about 1,5km of walking to tolls.
Direction Ljubljana, Austria, Novo Mesto
Take tram #5 or #17 from the centre of Zagreb towards the Precko. Notice that the ride takes a lot of time, 45 minutes at least. In Precko, exit the tram and walk left. You'll see a street that turns right. Take this street and walk 5 minuntes till you get to the main street Ljubljanska Avenija (also called Zagrebacka Avenija). Cross this street in front of the Konzum supermarket and turn left. You will see a small bus station, this i your spot. Best is to hitchhike from there with a SLO sign. Don't take rides that don't take you at least to the border - There is no good places to hitchhike further down the road. From the border crossing itself it's relatively easy to get a good ride, even as far as to Austria.
North, direction Maribor, Vienna
From the main bus station in Crnomerec, there are buses to the main road, out of the city. For example, bus #119 drives parallel to the road to Maribor (then you just cross the railways), bus #122 drives on the road to Maribor. Some hitchhiker got a really hard time getting a long ride from there, though. He prefers the old road (stary put) to the highway, where it's forbidden to hitch on the side of the road, and where there doesn't seem to be many petrol stations.
