Cheap Flights from Birmingham to Zagreb

February is the cheapest month on this route, and the other priced months — October through March, then May and June — show how much quieter the shoulder seasons are than the Croatian summer. Christmas and the school holidays push fares up on both ends, as does late June when the holiday season starts. If your dates are flexible, midweek departures usually come in below Friday and Sunday flights, and booking a few weeks ahead tends to beat last-minute fares on connecting routes like this one.

Start with the legacy carriers: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines connects through Amsterdam, Air France through Paris, and Lufthansa, Swiss and their partners — Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa City Airlines, Helvetic Airways and HOP! — weave the route through the German, Swiss and French hubs. All of them sell a fare that includes a cabin bag and a checked piece on most tickets, with the connection handled on one booking. Easyjet is the low-cost name here; its base fare is often just a small bag, so add baggage costs before you compare it with the full-service options.

You land at Zagreb Pleso, the Croatian capital's main airport, which sits outside the city in open countryside. A shuttle bus meets most arrivals and runs to the main bus station near the centre, from where trams cover the rest; a taxi or ride-hailing car takes about the same time door to door. Allow a little extra time if you arrive late in the evening, when the shuttle frequency thins out and the bus station is your last easy interchange.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Croatian

Emergency number

112, 93, 94

Driving side

right

Calling code

+385

Internet domain

.hr

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Zagreb

767 k (2021)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Zagreb)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether your connection is on a single ticket, because separate bookings from Birmingham mean you re-check bags and re-clear security yourself.
• Check what baggage the low-cost fare actually includes before comparing it with a legacy ticket.
• Check the minimum connection time at the hub, since some one-stop itineraries are tight on paper.
• Check your passport and any entry requirements for Croatia before you book, not at the gate.
• Check whether flying midweek or shifting into February drops the fare.
• Check the shuttle schedule if you land in the evening and rely on public transport into town.