If you’re planning a trip to Croatia and you live in the UK, or other western European countries, then you’ve come to the right place.
In this blog post we’ll guide you nice and easy through getting to Croatia by car.
Driving to Croatia is a long journey, but has nice advantages since you can bring exactly what you want, and won’t have to rent a car once there to travel around.
How long does it take to drive to Croatia from the UK? Driving from the UK to Croatia takes approximately 2 days. You are required to sleep over at a motel or similar if you don’t have more than 1 capable driver, but with multiple you can simply swap along the way. Driving to Croatia from the UK can be done almost entirely on the freeway.
Read on in this blog post to get a quick rundown on how to drive to Croatia, to help steer you along the fastest route there.
Driving from UK to Croatia
Croatia is a popular destination for many European travelers, and is easily reachable by car if you have the patience for a long drive.
Driving to Croatia from most western european countries takes approximately 2 days depending on how many stops you do, and whether or not you stay the night somewhere along the way.
If your car has multiple capable drivers you can do the trip in 1 go if you take turns sleeping, but it is advised to spend at least 1 night somewhere to have the proper mindset for driving the long distance.
In this section we’ll give you a quick rundown of how to drive towards Croatia from the UK, but this list also applies to most other European countries, and you can simply skip the steps that are irrelevant to you, since you most likely live closer to Croatia if you’re not from the UK.
Here’s a quick guide on how to drive towards Croatia in short, from the UK:
- Start by driving down to Dover
- Take the ferry or tunnel across to Calais
- Head towards Belgium, staying in the direction towards Germany
- Once you enter Germany head down towards Frankfurt
- Head in the direction of the city of Nuremberg
- Once close head towards Regensburg towards Austria
- Drive into Austria near Linz
- Drive straight down across Austria towards Graz
- Now head into Slovenia and direct towards Maribor
- From there simply drive to Croatia and head towards Zagreb
Again, this list seems pretty short and simple, but keep in mind that most of these pointers are very long distances.
It takes a very long time to drive to Croatia, but if you and your family prefers to have your own vehicle and more items than you can take on a plane, driving is definitely worth it.
The drive itself is very easy, since almost all of it is on the freeway, meaning that you can drive rather fast all the way.
If you plan to rest somewhere along the way, you’ll most likely end up doing it somewhere in southern Germany, since this is the halfway point of the journey.
Remember to take care while driving on the German freeway, as their rules when regarding speed limits are quite mild.
Many parts of german freeways actually have no speed limit, which might seem crazy to foreigners, but is quite normal in Germany.
Another thing you should be aware of is the fact that the Croatian border can be quite busy if you travel in the peak summer season.
Try your best to avoid crossing the Croatian border during weekends, as this is the most busy time of the week in the summer seasons due to the large amount of tourists.
Things to see in Croatia
As a last note we’d like to give you some ideas of places to visit once you’ve completed your long drive to Croatia.
Croatia is a country filled with beautiful landscapes and buildings, and is very comparable to the beautiful Greece, but with its own unique charm.
Here’s a list of beautiful places to visit during your holiday in Croatia:
- Dubrovnik Old Town Walls
- Diocletian’s Palace in Split
- Mljet National Park
- The Town of Korcula
- Zlatni Rat Beach
- Zadar’s Romanesque Churches
- Sailing around Kornati National Park
- Zagreb’s Gornji Grad
- Plitvice Lakes National Park
- Hvar Town
All these places and many more in Croatia are definitely worth visiting during your stay.
Croatia is an overwhelmingly beautiful country that you and your family without a doubt will remember for the rest of your lives, and you will most likely want to come back since it’s impossible to experience all Croatia has to offer on a single holiday.
We hope you enjoyed this blog post, and that it helped you decide to visit the beautiful country of Croatia for your next summer vacation.
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