Tour Guide, Zagreb, Croatia
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Here are some tips about using public transportation in Zagreb:
Both trams and buses run the same company (ZET – Zagreb Electric Trams). You can buy tickets for your ride in every kiosk in the city. One ticket costs 12 kuna, which is about $2. With it you can enjoy a ride in one direction that lasts for maximum of 90 minutes. You can step out of the tram and catch other trams and buses, as long as you are going in just one direction (i.e. not back as well), and as long it is for 90 minutes. Ticket controllers are common in Zagreb so it’s best to pay attention to this.
When you are waiting on a bus/tram stop for your transport to arrive, you should pay attention to the following scenario: if two buses/trams come together, and the one you are waiting for is behind the first one, you should walk towards it. In such scenario the second bus will most often NOT wait for the first one to leave in order to move to the beginning of the bus stop to open its doors. If you see that the second bus is opening its doors while behind the first bus (in most cases this will be the case), you should go towards it. It won’t open its doors twice.
If you just started your journey with a bus/tram and haven’t yet validated your ticket, always try to enter through the front doors of the transport. That’s because a machine for validating the tickets is only at the front. No big deal if you do not, but it’s much less of a hassle this way.