• Most popular - The main transport mode for getting around Croatia are buses, or ferries if you’re visiting the islands.
• Cost-effective - Check the price of internal flights in Croatia because they can be cheaper than taking a train or bus, especially off-season and off-hours.
• Time-efficient - A car is the best choice despite Croatia's system of buses and ferries. Traveling by car can take you to most places you want to go to, at any time.
• Traffic safety - Roads in Croatia are mostly safe and of good quality. However, dangerous roads in Croatia can be found. Usually, they happen to be island roads or mountain peaks.
• Important - Have your seatbelts on at all times, as police have a very strict approach to this rule.
• Warning - The law on the prohibition of parking is strictly adhered to; vehicles parked in unauthorized places are most often towed to police car parks in a short time, and drivers face heavy fines.

✈ Plane

• Main international airports are located in Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Zadar, Pula, Rijek, Osijek and Split.
• Hydroplanes are a popular travelling option across the coastline and not only, they allow you to reach places faster but they provide you with unique views.
• Hydroplanes departure from major harbours and you can book the tickets online.

🚆 Train

• The northern regions, especially Slavonia, Baranja, and Zagreb's surroundings, have a very well developed rail connection network. Lines cross in every major city, and travel by train is faster and cheaper than by bus.
• Unfortunately, things are not good on the coast. The three highest mountain ranges in Croatia: Kapela, Velebit, and Biokovo, effectively impede the development of connections. The railway only reaches Zadar, Šibenik, and Split.
• It is best to buy train tickets in advance in blagajna, i.e., ticket offices, because they are more expensive on the train.

⛵ Boat

• They are the best way to reach smaller islands of Croatia.
• Tickets can be purchased online or at the harbour office, during high season you should reserve them in advance.
• The most up-to-date information on ferry connections can be found on the Jadrolini website www.jadrolinija.hr, and on other carriers' websites.
• The transportation of passengers on yachts and motorboats in violation of certain limits or other regulations is treated rigorously and may even result in the forfeiture of the boat to the state treasury.

🚗 Car

• Renting a car in advance will allow you to get a better price (especially in high season).
• If you intend to take the car aboard on a local ferry, you should inform the car rental agency at the time of pick-up. There may be an extra charge.
• Croats, especially in the south, are impatient and looking for the first sell-out opportunity.
• In Croatia, you drive on the right side of the road.
• Most car rental companies will rent to a person over 21.
• Additional charges may apply if the renting driver is under the age of 26 and over 69 years of age.
• Daring driving (driving under the influence of alcohol (from 1.50 g / kg), narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, driving in an illegal direction, overtaking a column of cars in conditions of limited visibility, driving at a speed greater than the allowed speed by 50 km / h or more in a built-up area or an area covered by a speed limit) posing a threat to life or health is treated as a crime and sanctioned with imprisonment up to 3 years.
• Driving with lights on is compulsory in winter, but it is recommended that high beams be used all year round.
• Speed limits on public roads: on freeways it is 130 km/h, on expressways to 110 km/h on all other roads and 90 km/h in built-up areas to 50 km/h for vehicles towing a second vehicle up to 40 km/h.
• According to the law, there is a ban on driving after drinking alcohol (for drivers aged 16-24 and professional drivers who work - 0.0 per mille, for others - 0.5 per mille).
• If you rent a car in Croatia and intend to drive through Bosnia-Hercegovina or to Montenegro you should not need a cross-border card, it is not required by law.
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🚌 Bus

• Usually there are a few different buses taking similar routes.

👍 Hitchhiking

• This is a common way to travel around the country.
• It is rather easy to hitch along the coast, and waiting time hardly ever exceeds 20 minutes.
• Croatia can be great for hitchhiking. Traveling this way is considered rather safe.

⏱️ When to go

• For the beach holiday, the best time is July and August. The rest of Croatia (inland regions, including the capital) can be visited from May to September. The sun is often shining, but storms are possible in the afternoon (on average once every 3 or 4 days).

🌡️ Temperature

• Temperatures in Croatia depend on the location in relation to the mountains and exposure to winds. The average monthly air temperature is as follows: January 3° C and July 24 °C - Rijeka; January 9 °C and July 27 °C - Dubrovnik; January 0 °C and July 24 °C - in the interior.

☔ Rainfall

• The annual sum of atmospheric precipitation ranges: - 700-1300 mm on the coast, mainly in winter; - 1000-1500 mm inland; - 3000 mm - mountain areas - Biokovo, Velebit.

🌱 Spring

• In Croatian resorts, it is possible to feel real spring already in March's first days.

🍂 Fall

• Autumn rains (can be heavy in the coastal area) begin in the middle of September. In autumn, the moist southerly winds prevail.

☀️ Summer

• The summers at the seaside are sunny, hot and dry, in the interior there is a moderate continental climate, which means slightly lower temperatures and possible rain that hardly exists on the coast during this period.

❄️ Winter

• The winter months on the Croatian coast are wet and windy, although the rule of thumb is that the air temperature does not drop below zero even then. However, these specific conditions are just right on the shoreline - distance from the sea is almost always entered into the mountains, where precipitation takes the form of snow and freezing temperatures.