Travel

Getting to Osijek and Public Transport in and around the City

By plane

a) Arriving to the airport Klisa in Osijek (OSI): Croatia Airlines, WizzAir, TradeAir, Eurowings (check the flight schedule)

From the airport to Osijek: shuttle service, taxi, rent-a-car (all fee-based)

The airport is situated about 20 km from Osijek. Transfer from and to the airport is organised by a shuttle-service (currently taxis) about 15-20 minutes upon arrival at the airport and transports passangers to the Train station in Osijek. Return transfers from Osijek to the airport are available from the parking lot in front of the Train station Osijek.

Tel: +385 31 514400 • E-mail: info@osijek-airport.hr

Osijek can also be reached from the airport:

  • By bus (information at the main Bus station Osijek)
  • By train (information at the Train station in Osijek)
  • By taxi
  • By rent-a-car service (at the Osijek airport: Renault Traffic, Maristela Primorac, tel: +385 31 514461, e-mail: maristela.primorac@osijek-airport.hr)

b) Arrival at Zagreb airport (ZAG)

Transfer from the Zagreb airport to the City of Zagreb: find more here

Osijek can be reached from Zagreb by bus, train, rent-a-car, GoOpti etc.

c) Arrival at Belgrade airport (BEG)

The transfer from Belgrade airport to Belgrade main bus terminal (Lasta-Stanica) is possible via bus line A1 (station: zeljeznicka stanica, ETA: ca. 30 mins, fare: 300 RSD = 2,40 EUR, see schedule here) or by taxi (fare: about 1800 RSD = 15 EUR). The price for the taxi fare can be paid in advance at the arrivals terminal.

Osijek can be reached from Belgrade by bus, train, rent-a-car, etc.

By train

a) Travellers can reach the Train station in Osijek by trains operated by HŽ (Hrvatske Željeznice) from the capital city of Croatia, Zagreb. The address of the Train station in Zagreb is Tomislavov trg 12. Information about train departures in Croatia can be found here (en) or here (hr).

b) Osijek can be reached by train from abroad as well. For more information please visit the following link.

By bus

a) Flixbus mobility provider, and our sponsor is giving a 15% discount if you use Flixbus travel line to Osijek. The discount applies to all local and international lines that Flixbus offers until January 31, 2019. If you are planning to travel with Flixbus, please send an email to bobcatsss2019@gmail.com with the subject Flixbus - promo codes and we will send you a link for a promo code that you can use for the discount.

Flixbus lines can be viewed here or click here to see direct connection with Osijek during Bobcatsss 2019.

b) Travellers can reach the main bus station in Osijek directly by bus from the main bus station in Zagreb, address: Av. Marina Držića 4, Zagreb. For the arrivals/departures schedule and other useful information, please visit this website.

c) From bus station „Lasta“ in Belgrade (Lasta-Stanica, address: Željeznička bb, 11000 Belgrade). Buses between Osijek and Belgrade run four times a day on all weekdays.

d) Other international bus lines can be found on websites of bus companies like: Croatia Bus, Euroline, Čazmatrans, Panturist

By car

A map (GoogleMaps) to the conference venue can be found here.

Osijek can be reached by car as follows:

  • From the West: via motorway A3 - A5 (Ljubljana, SLO – Zagreb – Slavonski Brod – Đakovo – Osijek)
  • From the West and East: via the state road D2 (Graz, AUT – Maribor, SLO – Varaždin – Koprivnica – Virovitica – Našice – Osijek – Vukovar – Ilok – Novi Sad, SRB – Belgrad, SRB)
  • From the South and North: via the state road D7 or motorway A5 (Bosanski Šamac, BiH – Slavonski Šamac – Đakovo – Osijek – Beli Manastir – Pecs, HU – Budapest, HU)

Parking lots (fee-based) are available in front of the Faculty building and in the near vicinity. The price for 1 hour depends on the parking zone and charges apply from 7AM to 8PM. In front of the venue, the parking zone is Zone 1 and the parking charge is 4 HRK (about 0,55 EUR) per 1 hour. Further away is Zone 2, where the charge is 3 HRK (about 0,40 EUR) per hour.

Taxi Companies

OSJEČKI TAXI +385 (0)31 200 200

TAXI CAMMEO +385 (0)31 205 205

TAXI MUNJA +385 (0)99 682 1182

TAXI STUDENT +385 (0)31 200 100

Other taxis can be found at the following link.

A taxi fare within the city of Osijek, i.e. up to 5 km costs about 20 HRK (about 2,70 Euro) with most taxi companies. Waiting time for a taxi is mostly between 5 and 15 minutes (with rainy weather, the waiting time might be longer).

Public Transport

Public transport system: Bus and tram (GPP) or Live info