You can also travel to Croatia from other European towns by bus. Bus schedules are a bit harder to search for as there are many different bus companies running the service. However, if you would like to travel by bus, we highly recommend using GetByBus website to check and book bus lines in Croatia.
You can also check with a local bus station once you are in destination and you can physically walk there. Getting information over the phone, or email can be impractical, and expensive (yes, they still use automated phone machines that makes you wait forever, and charge you a fortune for waiting!).
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Zagreb Bus Station
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Split Bus Station
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Zadar Bus Station
Train connection to and around Croatia is quite limited, and we generally don’t recommend travelling by train to Croatia. However, if you really have to, you can find more information on Croatian Railways website.
Our favorite way to travel around Europe, and to Croatia as well, is by car. Whether it’s your own car or a rental car, it’s the most convenient way to move around Europe.
Getting around
The best way to travel around Croatia is by car. Croatia is small country with great roads, and lots of nice little villages totally worth a detour. The only way to really discover the country is to travel by car. We’ve written a full post about driving in Croatia as well as about a car rental in Croatia.
Another excellent way to travel around Croatia is by bus. Buses are modern, fast, affordable and frequent. The only places we wouldn’t recommend bus travelling is on the islands and in Istria. For the rest, if you can’t travel by car for whatever reason, hop on the bus and enjoy the ride. Use GetByBus to check lines, schedules, and to book your bus ticket.
Ferries are still the most popular, and sometimes the only way to get to the islands. The main ferry ports include Rijeka, Zadar, and Split, but ferries also depart from smaller coastal towns like Brsecine, Makarska, Drvenik, Orebic, Ploce, and Prapratno. Full post on ferries in Croatia.
Public transportation in the bigger towns cost around 2€ per ride. Taxis are affordable in Zagreb and Rijeka, but you need to choose the right company. UberX is available in majority of popular tourist towns like Zagreb, Split, Rovinj, Dubrovnik, Zadar, etc.. Uber is by far the cheapest taxi option in Croatia.
Croatia travel destinations
One of the most common questions we get is where to go in Croatia. Many of visitors who travel to Croatia for the first time tend to visit the main touristy towns and attractions, like Zagreb, Split, Plitvice, Hvar and Dubrovnik. However, Croatia is full of hidden gems, charming coastal towns, wonderful natural sites, and beautiful beaches.
Where to go depends heavily on a type of traveler you are, things to do in Croatia, time you plan to spend in Croatia, and your budget.
National parks
National parks
With a surface of just over 56.000 m2, Croatia is rather a small country. However, due to its geographical location, geo-morphological, and ecological conditions, as well as its climate, in terms of biodiversity Croatia is one of the richest countries in Europe.
The nature here is divine: from the Adriatic sea, high-rising mountains, to plains of Slavonia, and rolling hills of Istria and Zagorje.
The country has eight national parks, ten nature parks, and two nature reserves. Almost 10% of the country’s territory is protected. National parks of Kornati, Brijuni, and Mljet are located on the islands, and characterised by rich marine life. The Risnjak, Northern Velebit, and Paklenica national parks cover mountainous area. They all feature interesting limestone rocks, meadows, and vast forests.
Plitvice Lakes, Croatia’s most visited national park, as well as Krka national park, are both famed for its lakes, streams, rapids, and waterfalls.
Unesco World Heritage Sites
Croatia doesn’t lack in cultural and historical sites. Even ten of them made it to the Unesco World Heritage Sites list.
These sites include The Euphrasian Basilica in Porec, St. James Cathedral in Sibenik, Trogir, Diocletian Palace in Split, Dubrovnik old town, Stari grad planes on the island of Hvar, Plitvice Lakes, the Venetian Works of Defence from the 16th and 17th centuries in Zadar and Sibenik, Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards in Cista Provo and Konavle, and Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests in national parks Paklenica and Northern Velebit.
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