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Pleso shuttle to the main bus stationorAirport taxi, the published maximum to the centre?

The short answer

For one traveler the Pleso shuttle to the main bus station is cheaper by €26. But at 4 travelers the Airport taxi, the published maximum to the centre takes over, and at 5 travelers the Pleso shuttle to the main bus station takes over, and at 8 travelers the Airport taxi, the published maximum to the centre takes over.

The Airport taxi, the published maximum to the centre is quicker: 30 min against 35 min. The Pleso shuttle to the main bus station varies between 35 and 40 minutes.

Pleso shuttle to the main bus station: 06:00–22:30. Airport taxi, the published maximum to the centre: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersPleso shuttle to the main bus stationAirport taxi, the published maximum to the centreDifference
1€9€35€26
2€18€35€17
3€27€35€8
4€36€35€1
5€45€70€25
6€54€70€16
7€63€70€7
8€72€70€2

The cheaper option changes at 4 travelers, from the Pleso shuttle to the main bus station to the Airport taxi, the published maximum to the centre. The cheaper option changes at 5 travelers, from the Airport taxi, the published maximum to the centre to the Pleso shuttle to the main bus station. The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Pleso shuttle to the main bus station to the Airport taxi, the published maximum to the centre. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Pleso prijevoz · Pleso prijevozPleso shuttle to the main bus station
From
The Pleso prijevoz stop outside the ground-floor arrivals, by the terminal door
To
Zagreb Bus Station (Autobusni kolodvor), at the south-eastern edge of the Lower Town on Avenija Marina Držića
Runs
06:00–22:30
Journey
35–40 min

Bus 290 does the trip for EUR 2.65 with the two-zone ticket, 28 minutes to Kvaternikov trg; the shuttle buys a coach with room for bags, a stop beside the bus station and a bus timed to the evening flights, for EUR 9 a head.

After 22:30 there is no timetable: the bus leaves 30 to 40 minutes after each arriving flight, timed to Croatia Airlines' landings, until 01:00. A flight landing later than that has no bus until 06:00.

The bus station is a kilometre and a half from Ban Jelačić Square, with trams outside it; the ZET tram needs its own ticket.

Four people pay EUR 36 here against at most EUR 35 in the airport's contracted taxi to the door, and EUR 10.60 on bus 290.

The online shop closes sales 24 hours before departure and the ticket must be printed; for a same-day ride, ask the driver.

Pleso shuttle to the main bus station: price for every party size

See Pleso prijevoz's timetable and fare
taxi · Taxi Gorica (the Taxi Association of Velika Gorica), the airport's contracted taxisAirport taxi, the published maximum to the centre
From
The taxi pick-up area right outside the arrivals Meet & Greet area on the ground floor
To
Any address in the centre of Zagreb
Luggage
Luggage that fits the car rides with you; if it does not, the ride is priced as a van.
Runs
All night
Journey
25–40 min

A maximum, not a flat fare: the meter runs, capped at EUR 2.95 to start and EUR 1.95 a kilometre, and may stop short of EUR 35. If the receipt shows more, the airport asks for a complaint with the receipt to feedback@zag.aero.

More than four people, or luggage that does not fit a car, is a van by the airport's rule: EUR 3.30 to start and EUR 2.60 a kilometre, and the only van ceiling printed is EUR 55 to Špansko in western Zagreb, 21 km. Two cars are up to EUR 70.

From four people this beats the shuttle: at most EUR 35 to the door against EUR 36 in shuttle fares; three pay EUR 27 on the shuttle. Bus 290 stays cheaper at every size, EUR 10.60 for four.

The published ceilings are for the listed destinations — the centre, Novi Zagreb, the two stations, a dozen hotels, Arena Centar; anywhere else the meter decides.

Cards and phone wallets are taken, but not every car takes Diners or American Express; ask before the car moves.

Airport taxi, the published maximum to the centre: price for every party size

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