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 Big ferry of Jadronilija. by A2002
They try to squeeze as many cars or vehicles on the ship. All the cars are packed togather leaving little space for one to pass through. The worst experience is on the ferry from Korcula to Rijeka. As we drove a small car, I was told to drive up a steep and narrow ram. It was quite nerve racking as the width is just enough for my small little car. For you to imagine the how narrow it was: I had to fold both side mirrors so that I will not hit the barriers at the side. Then after parking the car on the platform, I could not get out from my side and had to cross to the passenger side to open the door just enough for me to get out. There's just enough space for me to walk to the nearest door to get into the deck. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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 New ICN tilting train by diocletianvs
Main passenger route is the one connecting two largest cities - Zagreb and Split. Since July 2004 new tilting trains are introduced on this route but so far are unable to reach top speeds. After the extensive railroad reconstruction is finished (in 2006/07) trains will run on this route in less than 5 hours. Today (2005) it still takes 5,5 hours, which is faster than the conventional trains that need between 8 and 9 hours. For those wanting a good night sleep night trains are better (although much slower) option.
(Update Summer 2005: even if you don't want good night sleep, but want to save 50 kunas take the night train and head to the car that is turned into disco on wheels).
Zagreb is connected with major cities in neighbouring countries by direct trains (several daily to Budapest, Ljubljana, Vienna, München, Belgrade and Sarajevo).
Note that in many trains you need a reservation, while on others it might be only recommended. Don’t listen to ladies selling you only the ticket without the reservation and pay extra 6 kunas to get a reserved seat, especially if you travel during the major tourist season. Many times I’ve seen people standing on the corridor of the Zagreb – Split train that was full, cursing the ladies that said “no problem, you just need a ticket” – but it was too late…
If you’re using www.bahn.de to get international train schedules, note that the main station in Zagreb is Zagreb Glavni kolodvor, while other stations listed (Zagreb Zapadni kolodvor and Zagreb Klara) are only stops for local commuter trains. Leave a Comment
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website by diocletianvs
Most of these flights originate from Zagreb, although during the summer there are frequent direct flights to/from Split and Dubrovnik as well. Croatia is now a regional member of Star Alliance so it is possible to earn/spend miles on their flights. In big airports they use gates close to other Star partner airlines and have schedules coordinated with them which makes transfers to long distance flights easier.
International airports in Croatia are Zagreb and Osijek on the continent and Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Split, Brac and Dubrovnik on the coast.
Other airlines that have scheduled flights to Croatia include Lufthansa, Air France, Austrian, CSA Czech Airlines, LOT, Malev, Turkish Airlines, SAS, Aeroflot and others. Leave a Comment
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 Split port by diocletianvs
Almost all companies have their websites where you can book tickets in advance, which is a smart idea if you're travelling during the busy weekends in July or August.
JADROLINIJA (www.jadrolinija.hr) is the largest Croatian ferry company, and its ferries sail on Bari to Dubrovnik and link Ancona with Zadar and Split.
SEM / SMC ferry (www.smc-ferry.com) has links from Ancona to Split, but also to some mid-Dalmatian islands which is great if you want to avoid the crowded ferry port in Split.
ADRIATICA (www.adriatica.it) is Italian ferry company, sailing on Split - Ancona route.
AGESTEA (www.agestea.com) is also Italian ferry company sailing on Bari - Dubrovnik route.
Most of the ferry crossings are overnight ferries (6-8 hours); some faster options are offered by:
VENEZIALINES (www.venezialines.com) - fast catamarans from Venice to Istrian west coast.
SNAV (www.snav.it) - fast catamarans crossing the Adriatic in only 4 hours, on routes from Ancona and Pescara to Split, Zadar, Sibenik and Dalmatian islands.
MIATOURS (www.miatours.hr) - fast hydrofoils from Zadar to Ancona, but also some links to Brac and links from Pesaro to Pula. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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Driving along the coast from the north to get to Dubrovnik will involve crossing the border to Bosnis-Herzegovina. Do keep this in mind and make sure you meet the visa requirements for Bosnia-Herzegovina too. Some people said that they do not check at the borders, however, they did do a check when I was crossing. hmm... I doubt I look like an illegal immigrant *\/* Border crossing was fast and easy. No queues.
When driving in Bosnia-Herzegovina, some how it had a different feeling. I saw many fruits stalls along the roadside. We did not bother to make a stop since we do not know the language and we were driving a foreign car. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Night tram,Zagreb by ChrisAlexanderLeave a Comment Theme: Other
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Soon after we arrived in Croatia, we flew from Zagreb to Dubrovnik on Croatian Airlines. For some reason, we were not able to buy these tickets in advance, although we could make reservations. We paid for and picked up our tickets at the Zagreb airport as soon as we had arrived from London. This was no problem, and the price appeared to be the same for advance tickets as for a walk-up fare. We even managed to change the flight we were on. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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The timetable is:
Dubrovnik-Split
5,5:30,6,8,9,10,15,11,13,15:30,16:30,17:30,18,19:45,21
Split-Dubrovnik
03:20,03:30,04:15,5,06:15,06:40,7,8,08:30,10,11,13,13:30,14,14:30,15,16:15,17:15 Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 Toll Bridge by sabsi
Here's a list of toll prices which might be helpful for your planning (valid for normal cars, not motorhomes etc):
Zagreb - Karlovac 16 kn
Zagreb - Rijeka 56 kn
Zagreb - Zadar 109 kn
Zagreb - Sibenik 134 kn
Zagreb - Dugopolje 157 kn
Zagreb - Slavonski Brod 72 kn
All prices you find on the website of HAK mentioned below. Leave a Comment
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 Germanwings A319 in Zagreb by diocletianvs
To find out which low cost airlines fly to Croatia the easiest way is to use one of the websites written under links below. Major birds on Croatian airports include Germanwings and TUIfly (flying to Germany), Wizzair, Easyjet and Ryanair (flying to UK), Norwegian (flying to Norway) and Sky Europe (linking Adriatic coast cities with Central Europe).
Note that some of these companies (like Ryanair and Sky Europe) only offer seasonal flights during the summer season. Leave a Comment
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