What are nice day trips from Zagreb?

Short answer

Krapina, Klanjec, Ozalj and Čazma are some potential day trips within 50 km of Zagreb. Bjelovar, Varaždin, Daruvar and Čakovec are within 100 km of Zagreb. Gospić and Pazin are within 200 km of Zagreb by train. We list 16 places below, including 8 wine towns (Lepoglava and Biskupec Zelinski), 7 old-world towns (Cirkvena), 6 lake or river towns (Desmerice and Slunj) and 4 hiking towns (Maljevac). More below.

Within 50 km 6 places

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Wine country

Krapina

Croatia

This compact valley town in Croatia's green Zagorje hills, Krapina sits along a river with forested slopes rising on all sides, vineyard-dotted hillsides nea…

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Wine country

Ozalj

Croatia

Yellow-and-white hilltop castle complex rises above the tree-lined Kupa River in this modest Croatian town, offering striking views from the bridge and easy…

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Wine country

Klanjec

Croatia

This little wine-country town in the Hrvatsko Zagorje region of northwestern Croatia, close to the Slovenian border and set among mountain terrain.

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Wine country

Čazma

Croatia

A compact Croatian town in central Croatia's Moslavina region, where a twin-towered stone church anchors a tidy main square with a fountain, flower beds, and…

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Wine country

Lepoglava

Croatia

This small northern Croatian town where a striking white Gothic-Baroque church with an onion-domed tower anchors the centre, set among green rolling countrys…

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Wine country

Biskupec Zelinski

Croatia

A little Croatian village set where rolling wine-country hills meet the water, offering scenic viewpoints across the surrounding upland landscape and a quiet…

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Within 100 km 8 places

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Wine country

Bjelovar

Croatia

Founded in 1756 by decree of Empress Maria Theresa, Bjelovar is one of Croatia's youngest cities, laid out on a planned grid with a regular square street pat…

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Charming old-world towns

Varaždin

Croatia

A walkable baroque town in northern Croatia, Varaždin is known for its historic old town fortification, numerous museums and galleries, and a centre dense wi…

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Inland waterside towns

Desmerice

Croatia

A pocket-sized Croatian hamlet south of Ogulin, Desmerice spreads across the slopes of Zagorska Kosa ridge down to the shore of Lake Sabljaci, with eroded ro…

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Wine country

Daruvar

Croatia

This spa town in the foothills of the Papuk mountain in Slavonia, northeastern Croatia, Daruvar sits along the Toplica River and holds a winemaking tradition…

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Charming old-world towns

Cirkvena

Croatia

This Croatian village in Koprivničko-križevačka County has a longer history than its modest size suggests: a parish recorded from 1306, a wooden chapel built…

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Charming old-world towns

Čakovec

Croatia

This northern Croatian town near the Slovenian and Hungarian borders has a walkable centre with a dense food-and-drink scene, sitting along the Trnava river.

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Mountain villages

Slunj

Karlovačka županija · Croatia

Modest Croatian town where the Korana and Slunjčica rivers meet in mountain terrain, Slunj sits on the main route between Karlovac and Plitvice Lakes Nationa…

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Hiking & national-park bases

Maljevac

Karlovačka županija · Croatia

This tiny Croatian hamlet in the upland hills of Karlovačka County, Maljevac sits beside the water in rugged inland country, making it a quiet base for explo…

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By train, within 200 km 2 places

Places with a railway station within a 10-minute drive. Each one links to public-transport directions from Zagreb, so you can check the route and journey time.

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Hiking & national-park bases

Gospić

Croatia

Gospić, the administrative seat of Lika-Senj County in Croatia's Lika region, took shape as a town during the Military Frontier period in the early 18th cent…

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Station: Gospić · 4 min drive · Route from Zagreb ↗

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Inland waterside towns

Pazin

Croatia

Pazin, the administrative seat of Istria County in west Croatia, sits above a karst sinkhole into which the Pazinčica river disappears — a geological feature…

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Station: Cerovlje · 10 min drive · Route from Zagreb ↗