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Travel to Croatia: Cheap flights, ferries and buses to Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Split and Istria |
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Croatia's Dalmatian coast has become one of Europe's mostexciting destinations but getting there can be tricky. If you'recoming from outside Europe, be aware that there are no directflights from North America to Croatia. You'll need to make astop in another European city for a flight to Croatia.Fortunately there are more and more routes opening up. If you'recoming from Italy however, the best bet is usually to take aferry to Croatia. That's what most Italians do which is whythere are more ferries than flights from Italy to Croatia.
In travelling to Croatia, there are four main entry points:Dubrovnik, Istria, Split and Zagreb. Let's take them in order.
Travel to Dubrovnik It's Croatia'smost beautiful spot and well connected by flight, ferry andtrain. Taking a flight to Dubrovnik is easier between March andOctober when the season begins to gear up but you'll findconnections from London to Dubrovnik three times a week allyear. To get to Dubrovnik from Italy, your only choice isJadrolinija's Bari to Dubrovnik ferry which runs all year butmore often in summer. There are buses to Dubrovnik from mostother Croatian cities that run frequently and efficiently.
Travelto Istria The main entry points in Istria are Umag,Rovinj, Porec, Pula and Rabac which are all connected by ferriesto Italy but only in the summer season. In addition, there arebuses to Pula from Venice and to Rovinj and Porec from Trieste.Recently Wizzair announced regular flights to Pula from Edinburgand Glasgow.
Travel to Split Split is situated inthe middle of the Dalmatian coast and makes an excellent entrypoint. There are non-stop flights to Split from London, Cologne,Frankfurt, Munich, Prague and Rome. If you're coming from Italy,you'll find frequent ferries all year from Ancona and lessfrequent ferries from Pescara. Split is connected by bus withmost other Croatian cities as well as Ljubljana, Mostar andSarajevo.
Travel to Zagreb Zagreb is Croatia's capital andconnected to most other European capitals by Croatia Airlines.The cheapest way to Zagreb from the UK is by Wizzair which justopened a new service from London to Zagreb. Other low-costcarriers include SNBrussels which has flights from Brussels andGermanwings which has cheap flights from Berlin, Cologne,Hamburg and Stuttgart. There are buses to Zagreb from otherBalkan cities but the train is most convenient if you're comingfrom Ljubljana, Venice, Budapest or Vienna.
About the author:
Jeanne Oliver has written all three editions of Lonely Planet'sCroatia guidebook. To find out more about traveling to Croatiaincluding accommodation, car rentals, ferry schedules anditineraries, visit Jeanne's website, Croatia Traveller
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