Sections in this guide:

• Travel by rail
  • Eurocity and Intercity
  • Hrvatske Željeznice d.o.o.
• Travel by car
  • National Autoclub of Republic of Croatia
  • Petrol stations
  • Taxi service
  • Rent-a-Car
  • General information
• Travel by plane
  • Regulations
  • Flight Approval Department
• Travel by boat
  • Domestic shipping lines
  • International and special lines

 

Travel by rail

The rail network connects all major Croatian cities, except Dubrovnik. There are direct lines to Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, Greece, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia and Montenegro. There are indirect lines to almost all other European countries.

Eurocity and Intercity

• EC "Mimara": München – Salzburg – Villach – Ljubljana – Zagreb
• IC "Croatia": Vienna – Maribor – Zagreb
• IC "Sava": München – Salzburg – Villach – Ljubljana – Zagreb – Beograd
• IC "Kvarner": Budapest – Zagreb – Rijeka
• IC "Podravka": Osijek-Nasice-Virovitica-Koprivnica-Zagreb
• "Olimpus": Zagreb-Beograd-Skoplje-Solun
• Express: Zürich-Zagreb

Hrvatske željeznice d.o.o.

Mihanoviceva 12
10 000 Zagreb
tel.: (01) 4577 111
fax.: (01) 4577 730

Timetable information:
tel.: 060 333 444
10 000 Zagreb
e-mail: informacije@hznet.hr
web: www.hznet.hr

Croatia Express
Teslina 4
10 000 Zagreb
tel.:(01) 4811 842
Trg kralja Tomislava 17
10 000 Zagreb
tel.: 4922 224

Pavlinoviceva 7
Knin
tel.: (022) 661 005

Siroka ulica bb
53000 Zadar
tel.: (023) 250 502

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Travel by car

 

National Autoclub of Republic of Croatia

24 hour technical assistance, provision of information regarding travel on Croatia’s roads and traffic conditions
Dial 987 for road assistance
Info centar: (01) 4640 800
Web: www.hak.hr

Documents:
To enter Croatia, a driver’s licence, an automobile registration card and vehicle insurance documents (including Green Card) are required.

Permitted 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

Rain: Please adjust speed to conditions on wet roads.

Mobile phones: Use of mobile phones while driving is not permitted

Use of seat belts is obligatory.

 

Petrol stations

Open from 7 a.m. until 7 or 8 p.m. every day; in the summer season, until 10 p.m.
On-duty petrol stations in the larger cities and on main international routes are open 24 hours a day. All petrol stations sell Eurosuper 95, Super 95, Super 98, Super plus 98, Normal and Euro Diesel fuel. For information on prices of petrol and on the list of centres selling gas:
www.ina.hr, www.omv.hr, www.hak.hr

Taxi service

In all cities and tourist places.
Tel.: 970
Taxi service in Dubrovnik – tel.: 020/ 435 715

Rent-a-Car

This service is available in all the larger towns, tourist resorts and at airports.
Web:

• amcretacar.hr
• avis.com.hr
• bestbuyrent.hr
• budget.hr
• dollar.com.hr
• europcar.hr
• hertz.hr
• kompasrent.hr
• sixt.hr
• thrifty.com.hr
• uni-rent.net

 

General information (by bus)

A very comprehensive coach network connects all parts of the country. There are regular
international coach services connecting Croatia with all neighbouring countries, as well
as Switzerland, France, Germany and Slovakia.
Bus service between major cities (intercity lines) is quite frequent, as well as regional
services. The most frequent bus terminal in Croatia is Bus Terminal
Zagreb (in Croatian "Autobusni kolodvor Zagreb")

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Travel by plane

 

Regulations

A permit is required for flying in the Croatian air space and/or landing at Croatian airports or airfields. The permit is issued on the basis of an application.
The application for a flight permit for the Croatian air space must contain the following information:

• flight schedule (to be sent to all the flight control units concerned)
• purpose of the flight
• status of the flight
• name of aircraft owner or operator, with company address

For light or medium category aircraft with under ten passenger seats and for heavy and medium category aircraft with over ten passenger seats, flight permits are issued by the Flight Approval Department of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communications at the following address:

 

The Flight Approval Department

Prisavlje 14
10000 Zagreb
Tel.: (01) 616 90 74
Fax.: (01) 619 63 93

The Flight Approval Department may additionally require the aircraft owner or operator to submit proof of the aircraft registration in the owner’s or operator’s own country (if the membership of that country in the ICAO is in doubt). For heavy and medium category aircraft with more than ten passenger seats, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communications requires that the application for flight in the Croatian air space and/or landing at Croatian airports should be accompanied by an insurance policy and proof of the aircraft’s flight-worthiness.
Light and medium category aircraft with under ten passenger seats must have these documents on board and show them to the competent authorities when required. Applications for flight permits for the Croatian air space and for landing at Croatian airports for heavy and medium category aircraft must be filed at least two working days prior to the intended flight. Applications for flight permits for light and medium category aircraft with under ten passenger seats, in the form of flight schedules, should be filed at least one hour prior to the intended take off or when entering the air space of the Republic of Croatia.

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Travel by boat

 

Domestic shipping lines

Jadrolinija

The main Croatian passenger shiping line, maintains the largest number of regular international and domestic ferry and shipping lines. Information on sailing times and fares is obtainable from the following addresses:

Riva 16
51000 Rijeka
CROATIA P.O. Box 123
Tel.: (051) 666 111; (051) 211 444
Fax.: (051) 213 116
Telex 24225
Web: www.jadrolinija.hr
Email: passdept_e@jadrolinija.hr

Rapska plovidba d.d.
Hrvatskih branitelja domovinskog rata 1/2
51280 Rab
Tel.: (051) 724 122
Fax.: (051) 724 018
E-mail: rapska-plovidba@ri.tel.hr
Web:www.rapska-plovidba.hr

Losinjska plovidba – brodarstvo d.d.
Privlaka bb
Mali Losinj
Tel.: (051) 319 000
(051) 352 200
Fax.: (051) 319 003
E-mail: losinjplov-ri@ri.tel.hr
Web:www.losinjska-plovidba.hr

Mediteranska plovidba d.d.
Fosa 2
20260 Korcula
Tel.: (020) 711 156
Fax.: (020) 711 157
E-mail: info@medplov.hr
Web:www.korcula.net

G & V Line d.o.o.
Moluntska 2
Dubrovnik
Tel.: (020) 313 119
Fax.: (020) 418 186
E-mail:gv-line@gv-line.hr
Web:www.gv-line.hr

Poljana Natka Nodila 4
Zadar
Tel.: (023) 250 733
Fax.: (023) 250 742
E-mail: zadar@gv-line.hr

Split Tours
Split
Tel.: +385(0)21 338 310
Fax.: +385(0)21 352 447
E-mail:booking@splittours.hr
Web : www.splittours.hr

The Croatian passenger shipping company conducts regular catamaran connections:

• Split – Rogac i Stomorska (ot.Solta)
• Split – Milna (ot. Brac)
• Pula – (Unije)-Mali Losinj- (Ilovik)-Zadar (01.06. – 30.09.)

Ferry line:

• Valbiska (ot.Krk) – Lopar (ot.Rab)

Sale in Valbiska:
T.O. Valbiska,
Tel.: +385(0)51 863 180

Sale in Lopar: Vrutak d.d.
Mob.: +385(0)99 316 4144

 

International and special lines

Jadrolinija
The main Croatian passenger shiping line, maintains the largest number of regular international and domestic ferry and shipping lines.

International Car Ferries:

• Rijeka-Zadar-Split-Stari Grad (island Hvar)-Korcula-Dubrovnik-Bari
• Split – Ancona – Split
• Korcula – Stari Grad (island Hvar) – Split – Ancona
• Zadar – Ancona – Zadar
• Zadar – Brbinj (Dugi otok) – Ancona
• Dubrovnik – Bari – Dubrovnik

Information on sailing times and fares is obtainable from the following addresses:

Riva 16
51000 Rijeka
CROATIA P.O. Box 123
Tel.: (051) 666 111; (051) 211 444
Fax.: (051) 213 116
Telex 24225
Web: www.jadrolinija.hr
Email: passdept_if@jadrolinija.hr

Split Tours
Croatia travel agency and exclusive agent for sale of Blue Line ferry tickets, whose ferries sail on the line Croatia and Italy.

Split – Ancona – Split

Season lines: Ancona – island Hvar – Ancona, Ancona – island Vis – Ancona, Ancona – island Mali Losinj – Ancona.

E-mail reservation and booking.
Boktulijin put b.b.
21000 SPLIT V Republic of Croatia
Tel.: (021) 352 533, 352 553
Fax.: (021) 352 482
Web: www.splittours.hr
E-mail: booking@splittours.hr

SNAV
The Italian company SNAV sails its fast line between Italy-Croatia in only 4 hours. Ancona, Civitanova, Giulianova and Pescara are connected to Split, Zadar and Croatian islands.

Gat sv. Duje 4
tel.: (021) 322 252
fax.: (021) 322 253
Web: www.snav.com
E-mail: snav@st.hinet.hr, snav@inet.hr

VENEZIA LINES d.o.o.

Venezia Lines is a high speed ferry company, operating in the North Adriatic and linking the North Adriatic’s coasts of Italy and Croatia.

Routes :

• From Venecija to Porec, Rovinj, Pula, Rabac, M. Losinj
• From Porec to Venice
• From Rovinj to Venecija
• From Pula to Venecija
• From Rabac to Venecija
• From M. Losinj to Venecija

For online reservations: www.venezialines.com

Trg Matije Gupca 11, 52440 Porec
Tel.: +385 (0)52 422 896
Fax.: +385 (0)52 422 894
E-mail: rezervacija@venezialines.com

AZZURRA LINE
Web: www.azzurraline.com
E-mail: booking@azzuraline.com
tel.: +39.080.5928400 (Italia)
tel.: +385.(0)20.313178 (Croatia)

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