Renta car Zagreb - as the local phrasing goes - splits between two hubs: Franjo Tudman Airport (ZAG), about 15 kilometres southeast of the centre and 20 to 25 minutes by road, where Sixt keeps a counter in the arrivals hall alongside Enterprise, Hertz and Croatian operators like Oryx and Carwiz, and the city itself, where Enterprise runs a downtown branch and Hertz operates in the Radnicka business zone. Croatia's capital makes a natural road-trip start line: Plitvice's lakes sit about two hours south, the Istrian and Dalmatian coasts three-plus hours away on excellent tolled motorways, and Slovenia's border is under an hour - declare any cross-border plans (Slovenia, Bosnia, beyond) when booking so the paperwork rides along. City driving is orderly by regional standards; the trams own their lanes, and park-garage patience beats street-hunting near the centre.
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