Editing Zagreb (section)

==Transport==
{{main|Transport in Zagreb}}

===Highways===
{{further|Highways in Croatia}}

[[File:Zagrebacki prsten.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Zagreb bypass]] existing and planned routes]]

Zagreb is the hub of five major Croatian highways.

The highway [[A6 (Croatia)|A6]] was upgraded in October 2008 and leads [[w:A7 (Croatia)#Route description|from Zagreb to Rijeka]], forming a part of the Pan-European Corridor Vb. The upgrade coincided with the opening of the [[Zrinski Bridge|bridge over the Mura river]] on the [[A4 (Croatia)|A4]] and the completion of the Hungarian [[M7 motorway (Hungary)|M7]], which marked the opening of the first freeway corridor between [[Rijeka]] and [[Budapest]].<ref name=arz>{{cite web |url=http://www.product-of-croatia.com/vijest.php?broj=1499 |title=From Zagreb to Rijeka in an hour |date=22 October 2008 |access-date=11 November 2008 |work=Product of Croatia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715120400/http://www.product-of-croatia.com/vijest.php?broj=1499 |archive-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> The [[A1 (Croatia)|A1]] starts at the [[Lučko interchange]] and [[Concurrency (road)|concurs]] with the A6 up to the [[Bosiljevo 2 interchange]], connecting Zagreb and [[Split, Croatia|Split]] ({{as of|2008|10}} [[Vrgorac]]). A further extension of the A1 up to [[Dubrovnik]] is under construction{{Update inline|date=July 2020}}. Both highways are tolled by the Croatian highway authorities [[Hrvatske autoceste]] and [[Autocesta Rijeka - Zagreb]].{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}

Highway [[A3 (Croatia)|A3]] (formerly named [[Brotherhood and unity|Bratstvo i jedinstvo]]) was the showpiece of Croatia in the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFRY]]. It is the oldest Croatian highway.<ref name="bratstvo-enotnost">{{cite web |publisher=Zbirka.si |url=http://www.zbirka.si/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311035630/http://www.zbirka.si/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 March 2016 |title=PRAZNOVANJE ROJSTNEGA DNE ZA OTROKE – NASVETI! |trans-title=Brotherhood and Unity Motorway |language=sl |access-date=27 August 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="RTS-vremeplov">{{cite web |publisher=[[Radio Television of Serbia]] |url=http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/125/Dru%C5%A1tvo/602651/Vremeplov+%281.4.2010%29.html |title=Vremeplov |trans-title=Time machine |language=sr |date=1 April 2010 |access-date=17 August 2015 |archive-date=10 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810140018/http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/125/Dru%C5%A1tvo/602651/Vremeplov+(1.4.2010).html |url-status=live }}</ref>
A3 forms a part of the [[Pan-European Corridor X]]. The highway starts at the [[Bregana]] [[border checkpoint|border crossing]], bypasses Zagreb forming the southern arch of the [[Zagreb bypass]], and ends at [[Lipovac, Vukovar-Srijem County|Lipovac]] near the Bajakovo border crossing. It continues in [[Southeast Europe]] in the direction of [[Near East]]. This highway is tolled except for the stretch between Bobovica and [[Ivanja Reka interchange|Ivanja Reka]] interchanges.<ref name="HAC-A3-prospekt">{{cite web |publisher=Hrvatske autoceste |url=http://www.hac.hr/files/file/brosure/A3_hr.pdf |title=Autocesta A3 – Bregana–Zagreb–Lipovac |trans-title=Motorway A3 – Bregana–Zagreb–Lipovac |date=3 July 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220231220/http://www.hac.hr/files/file/brosure/A3_hr.pdf |archive-date=20 February 2011 |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>

Highway [[A2 (Croatia)|A2]] is a part of the [[Pan-European Corridor Xa|Corridor Xa]].<ref name=corridors>{{cite web |url=http://www.seetoint.org/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=6&format=raw |title=South East Europe Core Regional Transport Network Development Plan |date=May 2006 |access-date=13 November 2008 |work=South-East Europe Transport Observatory |archive-date=5 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005201048/http://www.seetoint.org/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=6&format=raw |url-status=live }}</ref> It connects Zagreb and the frequently congested [[Macelj]] border crossing, forming a near-continuous motorway-level link between Zagreb and [[Western Europe]].<ref name=2000loan>{{cite web |url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCUSTOMPOLICYANDADMIN/Resources/615371-1115072495642/P070088_PAD.pdf |title=Project appraisal document on a proposed loan to the Republic of Croatia |date=27 September 2000 |access-date=13 November 2008 |work=[[World Bank Group|The World Bank]] |archive-date=17 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217230924/http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCUSTOMPOLICYANDADMIN/Resources/615371-1115072495642/P070088_PAD.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Forming a part of the Corridor Vb, highway [[A4 (Croatia)|A4]] starts in Zagreb forming the northeastern wing of the [[Zagreb bypass]] and leads to Hungary until the [[Goričan]] border crossing. It is often used highway around Zagreb.<ref>{{cite web |title=Autocesta koja koči Hrvatsku |url=http://www.ncs.hr/hr/autocesta_koja_koci_hrvatsku/11758/7_2 |access-date=20 June 2017 |archive-date=29 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729095021/http://www.ncs.hr/hr/autocesta_koja_koci_hrvatsku/11758/7_2 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<!-- Currently in dispute: A highway tunnel going through the [[Medvednica]] Mountains is in the planning stages and could become Zagreb's main northern transit connection. This project has generated controversy among locals who oppose it. A northern branch of the [[Zagreb bypass]] (''Sjeverna tangenta'') going through the Medvednica Mountains in the northern parts of Zagreb is in planning stages. Due to steep hills, if constructed, this route would make many overpasses and tunnels a necessity thus being very costly. Because of its high controversy and very strong local [[NIMBY]] opposition the success of the project is doubtful. -->
The railway and the highway [[A3 (Croatia)|A3]] along the [[Sava]] river that extend to [[Slavonia]] (towards [[Slavonski Brod]], [[Vinkovci]], [[Osijek]] and [[Vukovar]]) are some of the busiest traffic corridors in the country.<ref name=zageb_tran>{{cite web |url=http://www.zagreb-life.com/travel/travel.php |title=Zagreb Transportation |access-date=2 July 2006 |archive-date=28 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928131750/http://www.zagreb-life.com/travel/travel.php |url-status=dead}}</ref> The railway running along the [[Sutla]] river and the [[A2 (Croatia)|A2]] highway (Zagreb-[[Macelj]]) running through [[Zagora (Croatia)|Zagorje]], as well as traffic connections with the Pannonian region and Hungary (the [[Hrvatsko Zagorje|Zagorje]] railroad, the roads and railway to [[Varaždin]] – [[Čakovec]] and [[Koprivnica]]) are linked with truck routes.<ref name="hž">{{cite web |url=http://www.hznet.hr/iSite3/lgs.axd?t=16&id=1713 |title=Izvješće o mreži |page=67 |year=2009 |access-date=13 November 2008 |work=[[Croatian Railways]] |language=hr |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410060315/https://www.udaljenosti.com/vozni-red-vlakova/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The southern railway connection to [[Split, Croatia|Split]] operates on a high-speed [[tilting train]]s line via the [[Lika]] region (renovated in 2004 to allow for a five-hour journey); a faster line along the [[Una (Sava)|Una]] river valley is in use only up to the border between Croatia and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref name="hž"/><ref name=vjesnik_tilting_trains>{{cite web |url=http://ns1.vjesnik.com/html/2004/09/20/Clanak.asp?r=unu&c=1 |title=Nagibni vlakovi više nisu nagibni |date=20 September 2004 |last=Pupačić |first=Tomislav |access-date=13 November 2008 |work=[[Vjesnik]] |language=hr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090108164504/http://ns1.vjesnik.com/html/2004/09/20/Clanak.asp?r=unu&c=1 |archive-date=8 January 2009}}</ref>

===Roads===

[[File:Čvor_Lučko_iz_zraka.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|right|Part of the [[Zagreb bypass]], Lučko interchange is the Zagreb's gateway to the [[Adriatic coast]]]]
The city has an extensive [[Boulevard|avenue]] network with numerous main arteries up to ten lanes wide and [[Zagreb bypass]], a congested four-lane [[highway]] encircling most of the city. Finding a parking space is supposed to be made somewhat easier by the construction of new underground multi-story parking lots (Importanne Center, Importanne Gallery, Lang Square, Tuškanac, Kvaternik Square, Klaić Street, etc.). The busiest roads are the main east–west arteries, former [[Brotherhood and Unity Highway|Highway "Brotherhood and Unity"]], consisting of [[Ljubljanska Avenue]], [[Zagrebačka Avenue]] and [[Slavonska Avenue]]; and the Vukovarska Avenue, the closest bypass of the city center. The avenues were supposed to alleviate the traffic problem, but most of them are nowadays gridlocked during rush hour and others, like Branimirova Avenue and Dubrovnik Avenue which are gridlocked for the whole day.<ref>{{cite web |title=PROMETNI KOLAPS Gužve zbog asfaltiranja Avenije Dubrovnik trajat će do kraja kolovoza |date=22 August 2016 |url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/zagreb/prometni-kolaps-guzve-zbog-asfaltiranja-avenije-dubrovnik-trajat-ce-do-kraja-kolovoza/4633754/ |access-date=20 June 2017 |archive-date=29 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729095537/http://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/zagreb/prometni-kolaps-guzve-zbog-asfaltiranja-avenije-dubrovnik-trajat-ce-do-kraja-kolovoza/4633754/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Zbog radova velike gužve u Novom Zagrebu, Avenija Dubrovnik djelomično zatvorena do srijede |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/zagreb/zbog-radova-velike-guzve-u-novom-zagrebu-avenija-dubrovnik-djelomicno-zatvorena-do-srijede-1109543 |access-date=20 June 2017 |archive-date=29 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729132246/https://www.vecernji.hr/zagreb/zbog-radova-velike-guzve-u-novom-zagrebu-avenija-dubrovnik-djelomicno-zatvorena-do-srijede-1109543 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=10 projekata koji bi riješili gradske gužve u Zagrebu – na čekanju |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/zagreb/10-projekata-koji-bi-rijesili-gradske-guzve-na-cekanju-1078136 |access-date=20 June 2017 |archive-date=29 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729093352/https://www.vecernji.hr/zagreb/10-projekata-koji-bi-rijesili-gradske-guzve-na-cekanju-1078136 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[International E-road network|European routes]] [[European route E59|E59]], [[European route E65|E65]] and [[E70 in Croatia|E70]] serve Zagreb.

====Bridges====

[[File:Domovinski most Zg 0907.JPG|thumb|upright=0.9|right|[[Homeland Bridge]]]]

Zagreb has seven road traffic bridges across the [[Sava|river Sava]], and they all span both the river and the [[levee]]s, making them all by and large longer than {{cvt|200|m|ft}}. In downstream order, these are:

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Name (English)
! Name (Croatian)
! Year Finished
! Type of bridge
! Road that goes over
! Other Information
|-
|'''[[#Bridges|Podsused Bridge]]'''
|''Podsusedski most''
|1982
|Two-lane road bridge with a commuter train line (not yet completed)
|[[Samobor|Samoborska Road]]
|Connects Zagreb to its close [[suburb]]s by a road to [[Samobor]], the fastest route to Bestovje, Sveta Nedelja, and Strmec.
|-
|'''[[#Bridges|Jankomir Bridge]]'''
|''Jankomirski most''
|1958, 2006 (upgrade)
|Four lane road bridge
|[[Ljubljanska Avenue]]
|Connects Ljubljanska Avenue to the [[Jankomir interchange]] and [[Zagreb bypass]].
|-
|'''[[Adriatic Bridge]]'''
|''Jadranski most''
|1981
|Six lane road bridge (also carries [[tram]] tracks)
|[[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic Avenue]]
|The most famous bridge in Zagreb. The bridge spans from Savska Street in the north to the [[Remetinec Roundabout]] in the south.
|-
|'''[[#Bridges|Sava Bridge]]'''
|''Savski most''
|1938
|Pedestrian since the construction of the Adriatic Bridge
|[[Sava|Savska Road]]
|The official name at the time of building was ''New'' Sava bridge, but it is the oldest still standing bridge over [[Sava]]. The bridge is known among experts due to some construction details.<ref name=Crnobrnja>{{cite news |url=http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=14235 |via=[[Hrčak]] |title=Bridges across the Sava River in Zagreb |author=Neven Crnobrnja |language=hr |journal=Građevinar |volume=57 |number=12 |year=2006 |publisher=Hrvatski savez građevinskih inženjera |location=Zagreb, Croatia |access-date=20 January 2011 |archive-date=5 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805055429/http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=14235 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|'''[[Liberty Bridge, Zagreb|Liberty Bridge]]'''
|''Most slobode''
|1959
|Four lane road bridge
|[[Većeslav Holjevac|Većeslav Holjevac Avenue]]
|It used to hold a pair of [[bus lane]]s, but due to the increasing individual traffic and better tram connections across the river, those were converted to normal lanes.
|-
|'''[[#Bridges|Youth Bridge]]'''
|''Most mladosti''
|1974
|Six lane road bridge (also carries tram tracks)
|[[Marin Držić Avenue]]
|Connects eastern [[Novi Zagreb]] to the districts of [[Trnje, Zagreb|Trnje]], [[Peščenica – Žitnjak|Peščenica]], [[Donja Dubrava, Zagreb|Donja Dubrava]] and [[Maksimir]].
|-
|'''[[Homeland Bridge]]'''
|''Domovinski most''
|2007
|Four-lane road bridge (also carries two bicycle and two pedestrian lanes; has space reserved for light railroad tracks)
|[[Workforce|Radnička (Workers') Road]]
|This bridge is the last bridge built on the Sava river to date; it links [[Peščenica – Žitnjak|Peščenica]] via Radnička street to the [[Zagreb bypass]] at Kosnica. It is planned to continue towards [[Zagreb Airport]] at [[Pleso]] and [[Velika Gorica]], and on to state road D31 going to the south.
|}

There are also two rail traffic bridges across the Sava, one near the Sava bridge and one near [[Mičevec]], as well as two bridges that are part of the [[Zagreb bypass]], one near [[Zaprešić]] (west), and the other near [[Ivanja Reka]] (east).

Two additional bridges across the river [[Sava]] are proposed: Jarun Bridge and Bundek Bridge.
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Two additional bridges across the river Sava are planned in 2008: Jarun Bridge and Bundek Bridge (which will most likely be named in honor of [[John Paul II]]).<ref name=zageb_most>{{cite web |url=http://www.poslovni.hr/23823.aspx |title=Two new bridges in Zagreb |work=Poslovni dnevnik |access-date=6 October 2006 |language=hr}}</ref>
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====Tunnels====
A recent traffic study of Zagreb's city center proposes building seven tunnels underneath the city center.{{cn}} The number of cars in the city center is rising by 4% every year and current traffic levels require a widening of the road infrastructure. A particular problem is [[Ilica (street)|Ilica]] Street, which has high amounts of both cars, tram, and pedestrian traffic. Any widening of this street would take some space from the pedestrians. The tunnels would triple the downtown road capacity and allow the cars to travel at {{cvt|50|km/h}} at [[peak hour]]. The seven tunnels would also help solve the problem of the unfinished [[Sljeme tunnel]], which has been a citywide nuisance for a long time.

The proposed tunnels would have an underground interchange near Jabukovac street in the hills north of the city center. Three tunnels (one of which would have two tubes) would connect the future Jabukovac interchange with the city center. Another tunnel would connect Jabukovac to [[Gupčeva zvijezda]], one would go to Zelengaj north of Britanski square and the third one would go to Vončinina Street, about {{cvt|1|km|mi}} east of Jabukovac. There would also be a tunnel connecting Draškovićeva Street to [[Ribnjak, Zagreb]], eliminating the long and often congested bypass which uses smaller streets near [[Žrtava Fašizma Square]].

Should the proposal be accepted, it would take three years to build the tunnels.<ref name=tuneli>{{cite web |url=http://www.sutra.hr/gradski-ritam/tunelima-kroz-centar-zagreba |title=Tunelima kroz centar Zagreba |access-date=27 November 2007 |last=Šimunović |first=Damjan |date=24 November 2007 |work=Sutra.hr |language=hr}}</ref>
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===Public transportation===

[[File:19-06-16-Zagreb-DJI 0183.jpg|thumb|left|225px|[[Zagreb Glavni kolodvor|Main Railway Station]]]]

[[Public transport]]ation in the city is organized in several layers: the inner parts of the city are mostly covered by [[tram]]s, the outer city areas, and closer suburbs are linked with buses and rapid transit [[Zagreb Commuter Rail|commuter rail]].

The public transportation company [[Zagrebački električni tramvaj|ZET]] (''Zagrebački električni tramvaj'', Zagreb Electric Tram) operates trams, all inner bus lines, and most of the suburban bus lines, and it is subsidized by the city council.

The national rail operator [[Croatian Railways]] (''Hrvatske željeznice'', HŽ) runs a network of urban and suburban train lines in the metropolitan Zagreb area and is a [[government-owned corporation]].

The [[Zagreb Funicular|Zagreb funicular]] (''uspinjača'') in the historic part of the city is a [[tourist attraction]].

[[Taxicab|Taxi]] market has been liberalized in early 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vlada.gov.hr/vijesti/ministar-butkovic-novim-zakonom-o-prijevozu-u-cestovnom-prometu-jeftiniji-i-dostupniji-taksi-za-sve-gradjane/23630 |title=Ministar Butković: Novim Zakonom o prijevozu u cestovnom prometu jeftiniji i dostupniji taksi za sve građane |publisher=Government of the Republic of Croatia |access-date=20 November 2018 |archive-date=20 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120140126/https://vlada.gov.hr/vijesti/ministar-butkovic-novim-zakonom-o-prijevozu-u-cestovnom-prometu-jeftiniji-i-dostupniji-taksi-za-sve-gradjane/23630 |url-status=live }}</ref> and numerous transport companies have been allowed to enter the market. Consequently, the prices significantly dropped whereas the service was immensely improved so the popularity of taxis in Zagreb has been increasing.

====Tram network====
{{main|Trams in Zagreb}}
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Zagreb has an extensive [[tram]] network with 15 day and 4 night lines covering much of the inner- and middle-suburbs of the city. The first tram line was opened on 5 September 1891 and trams have been serving as a vital component of Zagreb mass transit ever since. Trams usually travel at speeds of {{cvt|30|-|50|km/h|0|abbr=off}}, but slow considerably during [[rush hour]]. On narrower streets the tracks are either shared with car traffic or separated by a painted yellow line, which can still be used by taxis, buses and emergency vehicles, whereas on larger avenues the tracks are situated inside [[Reserved track|green belts]].

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Trams connect almost all parts of the city, and a number of new lines have been recently proposed, including to "[[Arena Zagreb|Arena]]", handball stadium in construction, to Vrapce, and [[Zagreb Airport]], the main airport in Zagreb located in the suburb of [[Pleso]]. -->
An ambitious program, which entailed replacing old trams with the new and modern ones built mostly in Zagreb by companies [[KONČAR Group|Končar elektroindustrija]] and, to a lesser extent, by [[TŽV Gredelj]], has recently been finished. The new "[[CROTRAM|TMK 2200]]", trams by the end of 2012 made around 95% of the fleet.<ref name=new_series>{{cite web |url=http://www.zet.hr/vijesti/novosti/predstavljen-71-niskopodni-tramvaj.aspx |title=Predstavljen 71. niskopodni tramvaj |access-date=8 January 2008 |date=27 December 2007 |publisher=[[Zagrebački električni tramvaj]] (ZET) |language=hr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231084927/http://www.zet.hr/vijesti/novosti/predstavljen-71-niskopodni-tramvaj.aspx |archive-date=31 December 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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<!--A second [[light-rail]] or [[metro]] system was proposed in January 2007. The system was envisioned with five lines; three running west-east, and two running north-south converging in the city center. All lines were planned to go underground in the city center. It is unknown whether it will be built or not.-->

====Suburban rail network====
{{main|Zagreb Commuter Rail}}

The commuter rail network in Zagreb has existed since 1992. In 2005, suburban rail services were increased to a 15-minute frequency serving the middle and outer suburbs of Zagreb, primarily in the east–west direction and to the southern districts. This has enhanced the commuting opportunities across the city.<ref name=suburban_rail>{{cite web |url=http://www.24sata.hr/index.php?cmd=show_clanak&tekst_id=73771 |title=Zagreb kupuje 18 vlakova za brži prigradski promet |date=1 August 2008 |last=Vojković |first=Ana Marija |access-date=8 December 2008 |language=hr |work=[[24 sata (Croatia)|24 sata]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928005631/http://www.24sata.hr/index.php?cmd=show_clanak&tekst_id=73771 |archive-date=28 September 2011}}</ref>

A new link to the nearby town of [[Samobor]] has been announced and is due to start construction in 2014. This link will be [[standard gauge|standard-gauge]] and tie in with normal [[Croatian Railways]] operations. The previous narrow-gauge line to Samobor called ''[[Samoborček]]'' was closed in the 1970s.<ref name="samoborček">{{cite journal |url=http://193.198.60.202/komunalni/arhiva/362/str11.pdf |title=Uskoro Samoborček i novi prigradski vlakovi |language=hr |date=28 November 2007 |access-date=31 July 2008 |journal=Zagrebački Komunalni Vjesnik |issue=362 |page=11 |issn=1845-4968 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910055608/http://193.198.60.202/komunalni/arhiva/362/str11.pdf |archive-date=10 September 2008}}</ref>

===Air traffic===
{{main|Zagreb Airport}}

[[File:Novi_putnički_terminal_.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Zagreb Airport|Franjo Tuđman Airport Zagreb]] new passenger terminal]]

[[Zagreb Airport]] {{airport codes|ZAG|LDZA}} is the main Croatian international airport, a {{cvt|17|km|mi}} drive southeast of Zagreb in the city of [[Velika Gorica]]. The airport is also the main Croatian airbase featuring a fighter squadron, helicopters, as well as military and freight [[Cargo aircraft|transport aircraft]].<ref name=zageb_pleso>{{cite web |url=http://www.zagreb-life.com/travel/travel.php |title=Franjo Tuđman Airport terminal |access-date=2 July 2006 |archive-date=28 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928131750/http://www.zagreb-life.com/travel/travel.php |url-status=dead}}</ref> The airport had 3.45&nbsp;million passengers in 2019 with a new passenger terminal being opened in late March 2017 that can accommodate up to 5.5&nbsp;million passengers, and in 2024 it hit record number of passengers with 4.31 million, making it [[List of the busiest airports in Europe|one of the busiest airports in Europe]].

Zagreb also has a second, smaller airport, [[Lučko]] {{airport codes|2=LDZL}}. It is home to sports aeroplanes and a Croatian special police unit, as well as being a military helicopter airbase. Lučko used to be the main airport of Zagreb from 1947 to 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/hr/poslovne_1_3/index.aspx |title=Zagreb Airport – History |access-date=2 October 2008 |language=hr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801145700/http://www.zagreb-airport.hr/hr/poslovne_1_3/index.aspx |archive-date=1 August 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

A third, small grass airfield, Buševec, is located just outside [[Velika Gorica]]. It is primarily used for sports purposes.<ref name="buševec">{{cite web |url=http://www.vjesnik.com/Html/1999/10/10/Clanak.asp?r=zag&c=2 |title=Usprkos teškoćama leti se dalje |date=10 October 1999 |access-date=31 July 2008 |last=Kosović |first=Vedran |work=[[Vjesnik]] |language=hr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108075005/http://www.vjesnik.com/Html/1999/10/10/Clanak.asp?r=zag&c=2 |archive-date=8 January 2009}}</ref>