Flying Croatian... and other Croatia Transportation Tips

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Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: Croatia Airlines is the official national air carrier in Croatia, with OU as its international code. They operate on numerous flights to & from Croatia: Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Munich, Paris, Rome, Sarajevo, Skopje, Vienna, Zürich, Glasgow, Manchester, Nottingham, Madrid, Lyon, Milan, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Hamburg, Berlin, Stockholm, Göteborg, Warsaw, Moscow, Athens, Istanbul & Tel Aviv, as well as around Croatia: Rijeka [RJK], Pula [PUY], Zadar [ZAD], Brač [BWK], Mali Lošinj [LSZ], Dubrovnik [DBV], Split [SPU], Osijek [OSI] & Zagreb [ZAG]. There are daily flights to larger European cities & connections to other cities.

The main, biggest & most important airport [although small, poor & old] is Zagreb Pleso located 17 km (11 mi) southeast of the city center [with a bus connection from Zagreb Bus Station], but during the summer there are often flights via other Croatian cities. National airlines flying to Croatia are Lufthansa, BA, Air France, Austrian, Aeroflot, Czech Airlines, LOT, Malev, Turkish Airlines, SAS, Alitalia & Air Portugal, along with some more charter companies like GermanWings, Slowflake, HLX, SkyEurope, Norwegian, WizzAir aso. [Links below!]

Considering their modern fleet [made of eight Airbusses & three ATRs], good service & a tough inter-European competition, it's not strange that Croatia Airlines don't have the lowest prices! But it is not rare that they have special offers, discounts for youth & students aso. You can get a one-way domestic flight from 100 HRK + taxes or a one-way international flight from 100 EUR + taxes! Be sure to check their official pages regularly - maybe you find the perfect flight & come to Croatia! ;)

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Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: Since competition has [luckily] made air traffic pretty affordable lately, I would advise flying charter companies or low cost airlines. The prices can vary immensly, but if you buy the tickets in advance, you can find some incrediby cheap flights! So I'll just put some links for you to ckeck out the airlines flying to [or at least near] Croatia, so you can try to find tickets & deals that best suit you...

Adria Airways
AerLingus
Avro
CheapFlights
Easyjet
Flights4Less
Fly4Less
GermanWings
HLX
LTU
Norwegian
OnlineTravel
Ryanair
Sky Europe
SkyScanner
Snowflake
WizzAir

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Getting TO/AROUND: Croatia's bus network is far-reaching, but the prices can get pretty high. Buses run between Zagreb & several cities in Hungary & Germany, as well as Amsterdam, Brussels, G?teborg aso.

Trains are about the same prices [or sometimes even higher] & although more comfortable than the bus, they tend to be slower... They connect Zagreb to Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Slovenia & Serbia & Montenegro [and further to Russia, Bulgaria, Turkey aso.], while ferries link Croatia to Greece & Italy.

If you can get where you're going by ferry, then do it - cruising the Adriatic islands certainly beats sitting on a bus, no matter how cheap or fast it is. Jadrolinija ferries ply the coastal waters all the way from Pula to Dubrovnik, to cities & larger islands. If you buy a ticket for the whole trip, you can stop off as many times as you want for up to a week's time.

Travellers with their own vehicle can use four border crossings between Hungary & Croatia, 29 between Slovenia & Croatia, 23 between Bosnia & Hercegovina & Croatia & seven between Yugoslavia & Croatia. If you're driving in Croatia, be sure to do so on the right side of the road! ;) All the usual car rental chains are represented in Zagreb & Split. The spectacular Adriatic highway from Italy to Albania runs along the steep slopes of Croatia's coastal range & is one of the most exciting drives in the world.

Getting around the country can get difficult during the season [from May to Sep], but with enough planning & a bit of luck, you can get everywhere... ;)

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