How to travel to Croatia

Travel to Croatia by air

Croatia’s national airline Croatia Airlines (www.croatiaairlines.hr, Zagreb, Zrinjevac 17) has direct flights from Europe to Croatia. To Croatia you can fly to and from Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Munich, Paris, Rome, Vienna, and Zurich.

Additional direct flights are in summer to Dubrovnik and Pula.
Airport bus departure information:

Dubrovnik, tel. (+385-20) 773-232
Rijeka, tel. (+385-51) 330-207
Split, tel. (+385-21) 203-305
Zadar, tel. (+385-23) 250-094
Zagreb, tel. (+385-1) 615-7992

Travel to Croatia by train

The main train to Croatia is running from Munich (Germany) via Salzburg and Ljubljana, there is a daily train from Berlin. Between Ljubljana (Slovenia) and the Capital of Croatia Zagreb there are daily many trains and many between Ljubljana and Rijeka.

Travel to Croatia by sea

Ordinary ferry lines connect the Italian ports (Venice, Trieste, Ancona, Pescara and Bari) with the Croatian ports. A daily ferry line connects Rijeka and Split during the whole year. Then three times a week the line continues for Dubrovnik. The ship-ferry that departs from Rijeka toward the south coast is an excellent solution for drivers that can in this way avoid a fatiguing guide along the beautiful coast. If you have arrived from a distant country, you can relax on the ship until the arrival to the destination of your vacation. All the ports, also those on the islands, are accessible to the ordinary ferry lines. During the high season there is increased navigation frequency.

Travel to Croatia by bus

Croatia has a good bus service to every town in the country. Traveling by bus can be a cheap solution to roam around Croatia.

International lines

SLAVONSKI BROD (CRO) – ZAGREB – VARAŽDIN – GERMANY (D)
ZAGREB (CRO) – ZÜRICH (CH) – ZAGREB (CRO)
GERMANY (D) – VARAŽDIN – ZAGREB – SLAVONSKI BROD (CRO)
VUKOVAR (CRO) – LAUSANNE (CH) – VUKOVAR (CRO)
ZAGREB (CRO) – WIEN (A) – ZAGREB (CRO)
ZAGREB (CRO) – GRAZ (A) – ZAGREB (CRO)
ZAGREB (CRO) – TRIESTE (I) – ZAGREB (CRO)
ZAGREB (CRO) – PRAG (CZ) – MELNIK (CZ) – ZAGREB (CRO)
PULA (CRO) – PRAG (CZ) – PULA (CRO) (summer)
SPLIT (CRO) – PRAG (CZ) – SPLIT (CRO) (summer)
ZAGREB (CRO) – SARAJEVO (BIH) – ZAGREB (CRO)
ZAGREB (CRO) – MOSTAR (BiH) – ZAGREB (CRO)
ZAGREB (CRO) – LIVNO (BiH) – ZAGREB (CRO)
ZAGREB (CRO) – TUZLA (BiH) – ZAGREB (CRO)
PULA (CRO) – TUZLA (BiH) – PULA (CRO)

A good connection with the Istrian coast is from Trieste (Italy). There are many daily buses to Rijeka, plus buses to Rovinj, Poreč and Pula. Fewer buses on Sunday. To Dalmatia there’s a daily bus that leaves at 5.30 pm and stops at Rijeka, Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik. There’s also a bus from Venice leaving at 1.45pm Monday to Saturday that stops in Poreč, Rovinj and Pula. There’s also a Friday night bus from Milan to Poreč, Rovinj and Pula.

Slovenia is also well connected with the Istrian coast. There are two buses a day between Pula and Portorož and Koper, as well as one week-day bus between Rovinj and Koper and Poreč and Portorož, as well as a daily bus in summer from Rovinj to Ljubljana.

Bus Terminal Autobusni kolodvor Zagreb
Avenija Marina Drzica 4
Phone: 060 313 333
(01) 6008 631
www.akz.hr

Bus Terminal Autobusni kolodvor Pula
Sijanska cesta 4
Phone: 052 500 012
Fax: 052 535 158

Bus Terminal Autobusni kolodvor Dubrovnik
Put Republike 38
Phone: 060 305 070
Fax: 020 357 126

Bus Terminal Autobusni kolodvor Split
Obala kneza Domagoja 12
Phone: 021 338 469
060 327 327
Fax: 021 338 540

Travel to Croatia by car and motorcycle

Croatia is near Italy and Austria which makes an easy car destination. There are 29 crossing points to and from Slovenia.

Required to enter Croatia: driver’s license, an automobile registration card and vehicle insurance documents (with Green Card).

Speeds:
50 km/h – within built-up areas
90 km/h – outside built-up areas
110 km/h – on major motor routes
130 km/h – on motorways
80 km/h – for motor vehicles with a caravan trailer
80 km/h – for buses and buses with a light trailer

Obligatory use of seat belts. Obligatory day and night headlights. No alcohol permitted in blood. Mobile phones while driving not permitted.

National Autoclub of Republic of Croatia
24 hour technical assistance and info on traffic conditions
Dial 987 for road assistance
Info: (01) 4640 800
www.hak.hr