Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

CROATIA 499

ARRIVING BY AIR

The national airline, Croatia
Airlines, links Croatia’s main
airports with the rest of
Europe. Other European
air lines offering scheduled
ser vices to Croatia include Air
France, Lufthansa and Austrian
Airlines. Among the budget
airlines, Wizzair flies direct
to Zagreb from London Luton
air port while easyJet and
RyanAir operate summer
season flights from the UK
and Ireland to several cities
on the Croatian coast. There
are no direct flights from
North America or Australasia
although one or two-stop
flights involving a change
at a major European airport
are easy to arrange.
Croatia has airports at
Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Pula,
Rijeka and Zadar. All are close
to their respective city centres
and well con nected to them
by regular bus services.

ARRIVING BY SEA

Several boat companies
operate between Croatia
and Italy. Jadrolinija, the

main ferry com pany, runs between Ancona and Split four times a week all year round. Split Tours also runs daily services.

RAIL TRAVEL

Croatia is well connected to the rest of Europe by rail, especially Central Europe. Visitors travelling from London to Zagreb should contact Rail Europe or see their website for infor mation. Connections from other European cities include Munich, Berlin and Vienna. Within Croatia, all the major towns and cities are linked by rail, with the exception of Dubrovnik, where there is no railway station. The hub of the Croatian railway net work is in the capital Zagreb, where the head office of Croatian Railways is located.

TRAVELLING BY BUS

Croatia is also well linked to other countries by bus. International buses connect the country with the border- ing states and also with France, Switzerland, Germany,

Slovakia, Austria and Italy. Within Croatia, the bus net- work is comprehen sive but can be expensive. Services are divided into Intercity (direct connections between the larger cities) and regional services (with connections to smaller towns and the main cities). For information, visitors can contact or check the website of the main bus station, Autobusni Kolodvor Zagreb.

TRAVELLING BY CAR

Travelling to Croatia by car is most popular with visitors from neighbouring countries. Those driving in Croatia need to carry a valid driving licence, the car’s log book and a Green Card. Hiring a car is relatively easy and rental agencies can be found in all the main towns and cities. It is best to hire from big companies such as Avis or Hertz, which offer competitive prices. One of the advantages of renting a car through these companies is having the option of leav- ing the car in a different town from the collection point.

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