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The short answer

For one traveler the Bus 290 to Kvaternikov trg is cheaper by €6.35. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Bus 290 to Kvaternikov trg is quicker: 28 min against 35 min. The Pleso shuttle to the main bus station varies between 35 and 40 minutes.

Bus 290 to Kvaternikov trg: 04:47–00:32. Pleso shuttle to the main bus station: 06:00–22:30.

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.
TravelersBus 290 to Kvaternikov trgPleso shuttle to the main bus stationDifference
1€2.65€9€6.35
2€5.30€18€12.70
3€7.95€27€19.05
4€10.60€36€25.40
5€13.25€45€31.75
6€15.90€54€38.10
7€18.55€63€44.45
8€21.20€72€50.80

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Where each one leaves you
290 · ZET (Zagrebački električni tramvaj)Bus 290 to Kvaternikov trg
From
The ZET stop signed Zračna luka on the access road outside the ground-floor arrivals, the bus signed Kvaternikov trg
To
Kvaternikov trg, the tram hub at the eastern end of the Lower Town — trams 11 and 12 go on to Ban Jelačić Square in 7 to 9 minutes on the same ticket
Runs
04:47–00:32
Journey
28 min

The one-zone tickets do not cover this ride: the airport is in ZET's second zone. Buy the EUR 2.65 two-zone ticket in the Moj ZET app or at a kiosk before boarding and cancel it at the machine by the front door.

Paying the driver costs more: the tickets sold on board are for one zone at a time, EUR 1.99 each, so both zones come to EUR 3.98. The day ticket, EUR 3.98, is valid in the first zone only and does not cover the airport either.

A bag that takes up a place needs its own ticket by ZET's rules, EUR 1.33 a zone by day; what you hold on your lap rides free. Nothing over 80 by 50 by 40 cm or 30 kg is allowed on board.

The timetable gives 28 minutes to Kvaternikov trg; the airport says to allow 45 to 50. For Ban Jelačić Square change there to tram 11 or 12, 7 to 9 minutes more, on the same ticket.

On Sundays and holidays the first bus from the airport is 05:52, not 04:47. The last is 00:32 every night, on the night tariff of EUR 1.99 a zone.

Four people pay EUR 10.60 here against EUR 36 on the shuttle and at most EUR 35 in the airport's taxi; the bus is the cheapest way in at every party size.

Bus 290 to Kvaternikov trg: price for every party size

See ZET's fares for the airport zone
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

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