Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)

Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport is officially a smoke-free facility under Croatian law, but it does provide designated smoking areas both landside and airside. Smoking is only permitted inside marked smoking cabins or in the one designated outdoor area, light up anywhere else and you are breaking the rules. The situation is reasonably workable for smokers, though one key airside cabin is currently out of action due to construction works.

Before Security

On the Ground Floor of the Schengen Departures level there is a designated outdoor smoking area. This is the main landside option and is accessible to anyone before passing through security. No reports of it being closed or restricted.

After Security

There are two airside smoking cabins inside the terminal, split by flight type:

• Schengen Departures (2nd Floor): An indoor smoking cabin is open and operational. A May 2025 traveler report places a newer cabin opposite gates 23 and 24, behind Caffe Nero (or to the right of the main Duty-Free shop exit). This appears to be the same or an updated version of the cabin that was previously confirmed near gate 26.

• Non-Schengen Departures (3rd Floor): The indoor smoking cabin here is temporarily closed from Monday, 29 June 2026, due to construction works. If you are flying non-Schengen, plan accordingly and use the Schengen cabin or the outdoor landside area before you clear security.

There are no paid lounges with dedicated smoking facilities mentioned in the available sources for this airport.

Vaping Rules

Electronic cigarettes are not permitted anywhere inside the terminal except inside the designated smoking cabins. The same rules that apply to regular cigarettes apply to vaping devices. If you are carrying an e-cigarette in hand luggage, check with your airline separately, as onboard rules vary.

Transit and Layovers

If you are connecting through Zagreb, the airport explicitly states that smoking is not permitted during the connection process except inside the designated smoking cabins within the terminal. You cannot exit the secure area to use the outdoor landside smoking spot and re-enter without going through security again, so connecting passengers are limited to the airside cabins only.

Bottom Line

Smoke before security at the outdoor ground-floor area, or use the Schengen-side cabin after security on the 2nd floor. If you are flying non-Schengen, the 3rd-floor cabin is closed from late June 2026, so plan your last smoke before you clear passport control.