Zagreb · ZAG · the Franjo Tudman gateway · July 2026

Advertising under the wave roof of Croatia's hub

Croatia's busiest airport set a record 4.3 million passengers in 2024 under its wave-shaped roof, Croatia Airlines' hub with four intercontinental routes, and Blindspot books its airside screens by the hour, matched to how ZAG actually moves.

Updated June 15, 2026By Blindspot · location intelligence

0M

annual passengers through ZAG (2024, a record)

0

destinations served by 20 airlines in 2024

0min

to the main bus station by coach

$0

puts your brand airside via Blindspot

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport, large-format DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Zagreb Franjo Tudman · wave-roof departures · JCDecaux AirportBooked by the hour
The short answer● Quotable

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport advertising spans from a few cents per play on concourse and gate screens to premium arrivals-hall LED and spectacular digital walls. On Blindspot, Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays start around $0.42, with no contracts or minimums.

The smart Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport play isn't one screen for a month. It's the right screens at the right hours: the departures bank in the morning, the security and concourse dwell through the day, the arrivals halls when the long-haul flights land.

BookingBy the hour
PricingPer play · upfront
MinimumsNone
Go liveWithin hours
DeliveryVerified play logs

Billboard ranking points

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport's billboard spots, ranked

Scored by Blindspot's location intelligence on visibility, dwell time, and footfall (directional, 1–10). Every one is bookable by the hour on the platform.

01

Check-in & departures hall

Best for: Finance · Tourism · Launches

The check-in floor under the wave roof catches every departing passenger at the counters, with an IAAC LED spanning the hall above them.

Visibility9
Dwell time8
Footfall7
02

Security checkpoint

Best for: Finance · Telco · Auto

The security lanes hold a slow, phone-down queue with clean overhead sightlines, the single choke point of the terminal.

Visibility8
Dwell time9
Footfall6
03

Gate piers & holdrooms

Best for: Travel · Apps · FMCG

The piers seat Croatia Airlines' connecting banks and the Adriatic-bound leisure flow, a captive audience before boarding.

Visibility7
Dwell time8
Footfall8
04

Arrivals hall & baggage reclaim

Best for: Hospitality · Mobility · Local

Arriving flyers cluster at the carousels and the exit doors, a recently landed audience bound for the capital and the coast.

Visibility8
Dwell time6
Footfall7
05

Coach & taxi curb

Best for: Commerce · Retail · Apps

The Pleso coach stop and the taxi rank funnel passengers past screens on the half-hour run into Zagreb.

Visibility6
Dwell time7
Footfall6
06

Duty-free & retail

Best for: Premium · Spirits · Beauty

The duty-free and cafes beyond the checkpoint catch unhurried travelers with browse time before the gate call.

Visibility6
Dwell time6
Footfall7

The media estate · operator partners

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport screens, in the wild

Blindspot puts digital out-of-home (DOOH) and classic out-of-home from Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport's media owners, IAAC airport media, MZLZ Zagreb Airport media, Groupe ADP airport media among them, onto one map, bookable by the hour. Below: real partner screens across the city's prime zones.

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport, Check-in hall · spanning LED above the counters, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Check-in hall · spanning LED above the countersJCDecaux Airport
Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport, Security checkpoint · suspended LED, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Security checkpoint · suspended LEDJCDecaux Airport
Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport, Gate piers · seated-traveler screens, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Gate piers · seated-traveler screensJCDecaux Airport
Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport, Arrivals hall · reclaim lightbox, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Arrivals hall · reclaim lightboxJCDecaux Airport
Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport, Coach stop and taxi rank · curbside LED, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Coach stop and taxi rank · curbside LEDJCDecaux Airport
Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport, Duty-free & retail · premium lightbox, real DOOH inventory bookable by the hour on Blindspot
Duty-free & retail · premium lightboxJCDecaux Airport

Imagery from media-owner/operator partners. Locations indicative; live availability and per-screen pricing show in the platform.

Formats

Every Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport format, one map

From a single gate screen to a full arrivals-hall takeover, Blindspot puts Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport's digital out-of-home on one map, each screen priced per play and bookable by the hour. The formats that matter airside and landside:

Departures & check-in LED

Large-format digital across check-in islands and departures, where every traveler dwells before security.

Security & checkpoint queues

Captive screens along the security and passport queues, minutes of guaranteed attention per passenger.

Concourses & gate holdrooms

Concourse and gate-lounge screens reaching seated, relaxed travelers with long airside dwell.

Arrivals halls & baggage reclaim

High-dwell arrivals and baggage-claim placements as passengers wait, the airport's longest captive window.

Jet bridges & boarding

Boarding-bridge and gate-side panels in the final moment before the flight.

Spectaculars & landmark LED

Iconic hall and atrium spectaculars for brand-statement reach across the whole terminal.

Location insights

Where Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport moves

Franjo Tudman is Croatia's busiest airport and the country's year-round gateway, run by the MZLZ concession consortium led by Groupe ADP, with advertising sold through IAAC's exclusive airport-media concession. Croatia Airlines banks its hub here, and 2024 set a record 4.3 million passengers across 66 destinations, including four intercontinental routes. Unlike the coastal airports, Zagreb holds its traffic through winter: government and business flyers all week, tourists fanning out to the Adriatic in summer, Advent crowds in December. Buy the weekday banks and the seasonal waves.

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport footfall heatmap · typical weekday● Stylized
Ticketing
Security
Gates
Arrivals
Coach / Curb
Retail
Check-in hall
Security lanes
Gate piers
Arrivals hall
Duty-free
Departures concourse
Baggage reclaim
Coach stop
Taxi rank
Cafes and food court
QuietPeak flow
Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport · DOOH coverage map · stylized● per-play pricing
Stylized map of Blindspot DOOH screen locations across Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport Per-play price pins across prime Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport advertising zones over a footfall density wash. Stylized; live availability and per-screen pricing are shown in the Blindspot platform. St. Mark's Church ◊ central hall 60+ $0.62$0.54$0.49$0.45$0.42 $0.72 SecurityGatesArrivalsCoach / CurbRetailTicketing
FootfallPeak

Footfall rhythm · by hour

Commuterspeaks 7:30–10 AM & 5–8 PM
Shoppers & mallspeaks 12–8 PM
Nightlife & diningpeaks 8 PM–1 AM
12AM6AM12PM6PM11PM
Departures peak in the morning

Ticketing and check-in fill in the early-morning and late-afternoon banks. Book those hours and your frequency against business travelers climbs for the same budget.

Layover dwell, all day

Gates and the gate holdrooms hold seated, relaxed travelers for 60–90 minutes, long windows where dwell, not rush, does the work.

Arrivals land in waves

Arrivals fills as long-haul flights land in banks, high-value international passengers with time to read. Swap creative to match who just arrived.

Location intelligence summary

One city, several audiences a day

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport doesn't have a rush hour; it has flight banks. Departures peak in the morning, long-haul arrivals land in waves, and between them travelers dwell for 60–90 minutes with phones often stowed. The buying model that matches that is hourly: pay for the banks when your audience is captive, skip the dead hours.

ObjectiveBook these zonesBest hours
Brand launch / premiumTicketing + Coach / CurbAll day · long-haul banks
Business travelersTicketing, GatesWeekday 6–10 AM · 4–8 PM
Long-dwell layoversGates, Arrivals10 AM–8 PM
International arrivalsArrivals, RetailAligned to long-haul landing banks
Duty-free & retailTicketing, GatesDepartures peaks
Match the tide, not the calendar

A month-long 24/7 rotation pays for 3 AM plays nobody sees. Hourly booking concentrates the same budget into Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport’s proven peak windows, and typically saves 30%+ versus a flat four-week flight.

Creative by daypart

Security-line passengers read in seconds; gate-side travelers dwell for minutes. Run different creative by hour on the same screens, even trigger swaps on weather or live data.

Proof, not vibes

Every play is logged. Blindspot campaigns report verified plays and attribution, measured against control groups, not estimated reach.

The zones above already draw a specific buyer: B2B and tech travelers through Ticketing and Gates, where Zagreb is home to Infobip, Croatia's first tech unicorn, headquartered in the city (see DOOH for B2B), and Adriatic-bound leisure travelers connecting through Gates and Arrivals on Croatia Airlines, the flag carrier for which this airport is the hub.

Book Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport by the hour

Cite this

Key facts at a glance

Quotable, self-contained, sourced, Blindspot, June 2026

  • Zagreb Franjo Tudman (ZAG) set a record 4,316,619 passengers in 2024, up 15.9 percent and Croatia's busiest airport.
  • The wave-roofed new terminal opened in 2017, gathering check-in, security and the gate piers under one sweeping canopy.
  • ZAG is run by the MZLZ concession consortium led by Groupe ADP under a 30-year deal, with IAAC holding the exclusive advertising concession.
  • It is the hub of Croatia Airlines; 20 airlines linked Zagreb to 66 destinations in 2024, including four intercontinental routes.
  • The terminal sits about 12 kilometers southeast of the center near Velika Gorica, half an hour by coach or taxi.
  • On Blindspot, ZAG screens are booked by the hour and priced per play, entry plays from ~$0.42.

Pricing · updated June 2026

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport billboards: priced honestly

Per-play prices, not CPM mysteries. Live per-screen pricing and real-time availability are on every card in the platform; the ranges below reflect typical Blindspot pricing as of June 2026.

FormatPrice per playTypical presenceWhy it works
Check-in hall LED & pillarsfrom ~$0.42 per play$100 buys hourly check-in slotsevery departing traveler through Croatia's hub
Gate & pier screensfrom ~$0.42 per play$100 buys hourly pier slotsseated hub banks and Adriatic-bound leisure
Coach & transitfrom ~$0.40 per play$100 buys repeat exposure on the city linkarrivals riding into the Lower Town
Arrivals & baggage claimfrom ~$0.40 per play$100 buys belt-side reclaim timea captive, recently landed Croatian audience
Departures spectacularcustomflagship wave-roof takeoverdominant share of voice over Croatia's gateway

No minimums · no contracts · pay per verified play · hourly scheduling per screen

Four things move the price on any Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport (ZAG) screen: the format (pricing runs higher on departures spectacular than on check-in hall LED & pillars), the zone (Check-in & departures hall carries the highest footfall premium), the daypart (peak commute and evening hours price above the overnight lull), and how far in advance you book, since the busiest zones and formats sell out first.

What a campaign costs

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport budgets, three ways

Because you pay per play and schedule by the hour, your budget buys the exposure you actually need, not filler plays, so it works as hard on a big campaign as on a small one, with no minimum. Here's what budgets realistically buy. Live numbers per screen are in the platform.

Concourse test

$500-1,800

The gate piers across a morning Croatia Airlines bank

Multi-zone airport push

$8,000-24,000

Check-in, security, the piers, arrivals and the coach curb together

ZAG flagship takeover

$45,000+

Dominant share of voice across Croatia's year-round gateway

FAQ

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport billboard FAQs

Do I need a permit to advertise at Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport (ZAG)?

No. Blindspot books time on screens that are already installed and permitted by their media-owner operators, IAAC airport media, Groupe ADP airport media among them, so you're leasing airtime on an existing structure, not erecting a new one.

Why advertise at Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport?

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport handles roughly 4.3 million passengers a year, a captive, high-income, hard-to-reach audience that dwells 60–90 minutes with phones often stowed. Few channels deliver that quality of attention.

What are the best placements at Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport?

Arrivals halls and baggage reclaim lead for dwell and recall; departures and security queues for guaranteed exposure to every passenger; concourse and gate holdrooms for long, relaxed attention.

Can I book Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport screens by the hour?

Yes. On Blindspot every Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport screen is bookable by the hour with no minimum, so you can buy only the morning departures bank or the long-haul arrivals windows that match your audience.

Who operates advertising at Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport?

The airport's media is run by operators such as IAAC airport media, Groupe ADP airport media; Blindspot aggregates the bookable digital inventory onto one map, priced per play.

How fast can my ad go live at Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport?

Often within hours: upload, pass creative pre-check, and digital screens need no printing or installation. Approval typically averages around two business days across networks.

What can I get at Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport for $500?

A multi-day hourly presence across a high-dwell concourse or arrivals hall, or a concentrated burst on departures and security screens through the busiest morning banks.

How to book

Live on a Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport screen in three steps

No sales calls, no contracts, self-serve from the map to live creative.

01

Pick screens & hours

Open the map, filter Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport by zone and format, and select the exact screens and the exact hours your audience is out.

02

See the per-play price

Every screen shows its price per play and real-time availability before you commit. Build the plan; the running total is always visible.

03

Upload & go live

Upload creative, pass pre-check, and go live, often within hours. Track verified plays and attribution as the campaign runs.

Keep exploring

More markets, same map

4.3 million travelers. Your hour.

Zagreb Franjo Tudman Airport is on the map

Pick the screens, pick the hours, see the price per play, live in hours.