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during the day (these tickets
are valid until 4am on the
following day). Monthly season
tickets are also available. A useful
website is www.infozagreb.hr.
Travelling without a ticket
is punishable with a fine of
250 kuna.

Funicular Railway
An interesting method of
transport is the uspinjača, a
steep funicular railway that has
been in operation since 1890. At
66 m (216 ft), this is one of the Taxis readily available in all the big cities of Croatia
shortest climbs in the world and
takes a little less than a minute to Taxis DIRECTORY
climb up from the Lower Town In Zagreb, as in any other large
to the Upper Town, arriving close city, taxis can be found readily. Trams
to the Lotrščak tower. Departures There are several small private
are from Tomićeva street, right companies, such as Eko Taxi ZET
in the centre, and the cable cars (a fleet of hybrid vehicles); the Tel (01) 365 15 55, (060) 100 001.
leave every 10 minutes from long-established and experi- ∑ zet.hr
6:30am to 10pm (midnight in enced Radio Taxi Zagreb; and
summer). The price of a single Taxi Cammeo, with its smart Taxis
ticket is 4 kuna. uniformed drivers. All of their Eko Taxi
vehicles are licensed, with Tel 1414 and (060) 77 77.
meters on board. Taxi fares vary
from company to company, ∑ ekotaxi.hr
but you can expect to pay 10 Radio Taxi Zagreb
kuna as the basic starting rate Tel 1717.
and then 5 kuna for every ∑ radiotaxizagreb.com
kilometre of your journey.
Taxi Cammeo Zagreb
Car Rental Tel 1212.
∑ taxi-cammeo.hr
In the capital, it is also possible
to rent a car by contacting one Car Rental
of the main car rental companies
such as Budget, Hertz and Avis
Avis. Assistance while you Oreskoviceva 21, Zagreb.
are on the road is provided Tel (01) 467 36 38.
by the Croatian Automobile ∑ avis.com.hr
Club, which can also offer
advice on routes (see pp278–9). Budget
Radnička 45, Zagreb.
Tel (062) 300 331.
Cycle Hire/Bike Tours
Funicular railway connecting the Lower and ∑ budget.hr
Upper Towns Being fairly flat and even, Zagreb Hertz
is a bicycle-friendly city. There
Cable Car Vukotinovićeva 4, Zagreb.
is a network of clearly marked
The Žičara is a cable car that bicycle lanes connecting most Tel (072) 727 277.
connects Zagreb with Sljeme, of the main attractions, except ∑ hertz.hr
the highest peak in the Mount for the medieval quarter of
Medvednica range, in a journey Gornji Grad. There are several Bike Tours
time of 20 minutes. The companies offering bikes for
system has been in operation hire in the city centre, and Zagreb by Bike
since 1963; however; it is some companies, such as Meeting point: Trg bana Josipa
currently closed for renovation Zagreb by Bike, also arrange Jelačića 15 (in the backyard),
as a new cable car is planned. guided tours by bicycle. There Zagreb.
Until this has been completed is a public bike-sharing system Tel (098) 188 33 44.
buses will connect Zagreb as well. Visit www.nextbike.hr ∑ zagrebbybike.com
with Sljeme. for more information.

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