| Croatia's Dalmatian coast has become one of | | | | Italy but only in the summer season. In addition, there |
| Europe's most exciting destinations but getting there | | | | are buses to Pula from Venice and to Rovinj and |
| can be tricky. If you're coming from outside Europe, be | | | | Porec from Trieste. Pula airport has non-stop flights in |
| aware that there are no direct flights from North | | | | the summer from Manchester, London, Edinburg and |
| America to Croatia. You'll need to make a stop in | | | | Glasgow. |
| another European city for a flight to Croatia. | | | | Travel to Split |
| Fortunately there are more and more routes opening | | | | Split is situated in the middle of the Dalmatian coast |
| up. If you're coming from Italy however, the best bet is | | | | and makes an excellent entry point. There are |
| usually to take a ferry to Croatia. That's what most | | | | non-stop flights to Split from London, Cologne, |
| Italians do which is why there are more ferries than | | | | Frankfurt, Munich, Prague and Rome. If you're coming |
| flights from Italy to Croatia. | | | | from Italy, you'll find frequent ferries all year from |
| In travelling to Croatia, there are four main entry points: | | | | Ancona and less frequent ferries from Pescara. In the |
| Dubrovnik, Istria, Split and Zagreb. Let's take them in | | | | summer, there's a highly convenient overnight ferry |
| order. | | | | that runs from Venice to Split. Split is connected by |
| Travel to Dubrobnik | | | | bus with most other Croatian cities as well as |
| It's Croatia's most beautiful spot and well connected by | | | | Ljubljana, Mostar and Sarajevo. |
| flight, ferry and train. Taking a flight to Dubrovnik is | | | | Travel to Zagreb |
| easier between March and October when the season | | | | Zagreb is Croatia's capital and connected to most |
| begins to gear up but you'll find connections from | | | | other European capitals by Croatia Airlines. The |
| London to Dubrovnik three times a week all year. To | | | | cheapest way to Zagreb from the UK is by Wizzair |
| get to Dubrovnik from Italy, your only choice is | | | | which just opened a new service from London to |
| Jadrolinija's Bari to Dubrovnik ferry which runs all year | | | | Zagreb. Other low-cost carriers include SNBrussels |
| but more often in summer. There are buses to | | | | which has flights from Brussels and Germanwings |
| Dubrovnik from most other Croatian cities that run | | | | which has cheap flights from Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg |
| frequently and efficiently. | | | | and Stuttgart. There are buses to Zagreb from other |
| Travel to Istria | | | | Balkan cities but the train is most convenient if you're |
| The main entry points in Istria are Umag, Rovinj, Porec, | | | | coming from Ljubljana, Venice, Budapest or Vienna. |
| Pula and Rabac which are all connected by ferries to | | | | |