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24 km (15 miles) from the
centre of the city and is also
connected by a regular bus
service, which runs to the
seafront promenade, in front of
the ferry port. The journey takes
about 30 minutes. Dubrovnik
airport is 22 km (14 miles) from
the city and is connected by a
regular bus service, running to
the main bus station, with a
stop at Pile Gate which is just
outside the fortified Old Town.
The jour ney time for this service
is about 20 minutes.
Mainline passenger bus, Euroline
Package Deals
A number of tour operators There are rail connections four times a day in the summer
offer package holidays where from Italy too. From Venice, and twice in winter from Trieste
the price includes flights there is a direct sleeper train to Pula in Istria. From Trieste you
(usually charter flights) and daily to Zagreb. There are can also get to Rijeka by coach
accommodation. There are also regular trains to Zagreb from which runs four times a day.
several UK tour operators Belgrade (four a day; 6 hours Eurolines run a service from
offering package holidays such 15 minutes) and Budapest the UK to Croatia. Buses depart
as Light Blue Travel, Balkan (two a day; 6 hours). from London’s Victoria station
Holidays and Thomson The headquarters of the to arrive in Zagreb 32 hours
Holidays. Saga Holidays Croatian Railways (Hrvatske later, with a change in
organizes tours for the 50-plus Željeznice) is in Zagreb. Frankfurt, Germany.
age group. Adriatic Holidays
offer sailing holidays including
7- and 14-day trips along the Arriving by Road
Dalmatian coast, taking in a Travelling to Croatia by car
number of the surrounding (or by motorbike) is popular
islands and Dubrovnik, Split, with tourists coming from
Zadar and Pula. the neighbouring countries.
There are six main border
crossings between Croatia
Arriving by Train Road signage at the Slovenian border and Hungary, 23 frontier points
You can travel from London to Arriving by Coach between Croatia and Bosnia-
Zagreb by train, via Paris, Milan Herzegovina, eight frontier
and Venice – a trip of around Croatia is also accessible to points between Croatia and
30 hours. An alterna tive route other countries by coach. Serbia and two between
goes via Brussels and Ljubljana International coaches connect Croatia and Montenegro.
in Slovenia. You can also travel Croatia with the bordering Traffic coming overland from
from London to Paris, then take states and also with France, Italy enters Croatia via border
an over night train from Paris to Switzerland, Germany, Austria, crossings with Slovenia, all
Bologna, followed by a train Slovakia, Bosnia-Herzegovina classified as international and
to the Italian port of Ancona, and Montenegro. open 24 hours a day, all year
from where there are regular From Germany there are round. Rabuiese-Muggia,
overnight ferries to Split. almost daily services from Berlin, towards Savudrija, is the
Rail Europe and eTrains4U Cologne, Dortmund, Frankfurt, crossing point for Istria;
can supply information. Mannheim, Munich and Basovizza-Pesek, for Rijeka and
Connections from other Stuttgart to Zagreb and the Dalmatia; Fernetti-Villa Opicina,
European cities include the coastal cities, covering the for those going towards Zagreb.
Intercity Munich–Zagreb (which stretch from Rijeka to Split. People driving to Croatia
takes 9 hours); the Eurocity Many Italian cities such as need to carry a valid driving
“Mimara”, which covers the Bologna, Florence, Milan, Rome licence, the car’s log book (if
Frankfurt-Munich–Salzburg– and Trieste are also connected appropriate) and a green card.
Ljubljana–Zagreb route (12 to Zagreb by coach. The main For insurance purposes, on
hours), and the Intercity “Croatia” Zagreb bus station is called entering the country, any prior
taking the route Vienna–Maribor– Autobusni Kolodvor Zagreb in damage to the car which has
Zagreb (6 hours 30 minutes). the capital. The SAF Autoservizio not yet been repaired must
Vienna–Rijeka takes 8 hours. Friuli Venezia Giulia runs services be declared.

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