Zagreb Bus Station or Zagreb Coach Station (, shorter: AKZ) is the central bus station of Zagreb and the biggest of its kind in Southeastern Europe. Founded in 1961, it was rebuilt for the 1987 Summer Universiade.
The station's operating company is Autobusni kolodvor Zagreb d.o.o., a subsidiary of the Zagreb Holding.
The core businesses are passenger transport, reception of buses, luggage and goods, sale of train tickets, information and cloakroom services. It covers 17,200 m<sup>2</sup> of indoor space. With 44 terminals, it is the biggest bus station in Croatia. As an "A" category station, it is a member of the Pan-European Association of Bus Stations.
It is located on Marin Drà ¾iàAvenue 1 km east of the central train station, in the Marin Drà ¾iàNeighbourhood of the Trnje borough, near Kanal, being one of the most distinctive buildings in the surroundings.
The Station is an integral part of two TEN-T road network corridors:
Several European road routes pass through Zagreb:
Zagreb is directly connected by road infrastructure to six highways in Croatia (A1, A2, A3, A4, A6 and A11).
Zagreb is connected with all bigger Croatian cities and tourist destinations (Rijeka, Split, Osijek, Varaà ¾din, Pula, Dubrovnik, Rovinj) on a daily basis with multiple buses.
Regular international destinations include Vienna, Trieste, Ljubljana, Budapest, Sarajevo, Belgrade etc.
Out of German cities, Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart are connected with daily routes. This is also due to many Croatian gastarbeiter in Germany and large Croatian diaspora.
Out of Italian cities, Bologna, Florence, Milan, Rome and Trieste have regular lines with Zagreb.
In 1990, there were 26 international lines:
Daily traffic during winter months is approximated to around 500 buses and 15,000 passengers, while during tourist season (JuneâÂÂSeptember) it surpasses 1,500 buses and over 50,000 passengers.
According to research from 1998, daily sell of tickets during JanuaryâÂÂMarch 1997 varied from 1,037 to 4,094.