Travel and visa

How to get there?

By plane – direct flights

AIRPORTS FLIGHT TIME
London – Rijeka 02:15 h
Frankfurt – Rijeka 01:30 h
Berlin – Rijeka 01:35 h
Oslo – Rijeka 02:35 h
Munich – Rijeka 00:37 h
London – Pula 01:54 h
Manchester – Pula 02:11 h
Frankfurt – Pula 01:25 h
Berlin – Pula 01:39 h
Oslo – Pula 02:24 h
Munich – Split 01:20 h
Lyon – Split 01:48 h
Brussels – Split 01:51 h
Manchester – Split 02:30 h
Edinburgh – Split 02:44 h
Zagreb – Split 00:46 h
Pula – Split 00:46 h
Dubrovnik – Split 00:38 h

CITY TO AIRPORT DRIVE DISTANCE
Opatija – Zagreb Airport 183 km
Opatija – Rijeka Airport 40 km
Opatija – Pula Airport 100 km
Opatija – Trieste Airport 104 km
Opatija – Ljubljana Airport 130 km
Opatija – Venice Airport 215 km


General visa requirements for Croatia

Even prior to EU entry, foreign visitors did not normally require visas to enter Croatia. Citizens of the the U.K., EU countries, the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand did not (and do not) need visas to visit Croatia. Visitors can visit Croatia for up to 90 days in any 180 day period. For other countries, please check the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘ website for visa requirements for Croatia. If you do need a visa, please contact the Croatian Embassy in your country (also detailed on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website) for more information on how to obtain a visa. Citizens of EU countries may enter Croatia using their national identity cards (if these exist) instead of a passport. Otherwise, passports are required to enter Croatia.

Despite being part of the EU, Croatia IS NOT part of the Schengen Zone. The country officially applied to join on 1st July 2015 (the two year anniversary of joining the EU), but it is still not yet part of the Zone. However, this means that if you are in possession of a Schengen visa, you will not use up any days of the time limit (90 days in a 180 day period) that you are allowed to be in the Schengen zone if you visit Croatia.