Visit Croatia - Getting There

Croatia has eight major airports: Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Pula, Rijeka (on the island of Krk), Zadar, Brac and Osijek. If you're flying into Croatia from elsewhere in Europe, you'll almost certainly be flying to one of the first five.

Flights to Croatia from the UK and Ireland
In the past few years, the number of airlines operating direct, scheduled flights to Croatia has grown and grown. Great news for travellers! Currently, eight airlines have direct, scheduled flights from the UK to Croatia: British Airways

, Easyjet, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Thomsonfly , Flybe , Jet2.com and Croatia Airlines, whilst Aer Lingus have flights from Dublin to Dubrovnik. bmibaby will introduce a new, twice-weekly East Midlands to Dubrovnik service this summer. Palmair are a charter airline that operate a service from Bournemouth to Dubrovnik in May and June.

FlyGlobespan were due to operate a Aberdeen to Dubrovnik route for summer 2010, but went into administration on 16th December 2009, with all services cancelled with immediate effect. See details from BBC News.

Note that some of these airlines only operate flights during summer - see the table below for details.

It is possible to book direct Croatia Airlines Flights with Expedia.co.uk

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(you can also book BA flights, and non-direct flights with other European airlines)

N.B. Croatia Airlines often offer very good value flights, somtimes even more so than "budget" airlines. You may not be able to fly direct to your final destination, but by flying via Zagreb you will be able to reach other Croatian airports on easy, connecting flights. Keep this in mind!

Which airlines fly year-round to Croatia?
Croatia Airlines, British Airways

and Wizz Air have year round services to Croatia. (British Airways only flies to Dubrovnik, Wizz Air only to Zagreb.)

Below is a current summary of the flights to Croatia for 2010:
(text in italics show dates to/from operation, if applicable)

2010 Timetable Details correct as of 15th February 2010
*Airline*	*From*	To	*Frequency*	Operating Dates
British Airways	London Gatwick	Dubrovnik	Thurs, Sun	now to 20th Feb 2010
	London Gatwick	Dubrovnik	Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sun	from 21st Feb 2010
	London Gatwick	Dubrovnik	Daily	from 28th Mar 2010

Croatia Airlines	London Heathrow	Zagreb	Daily	now to 28th Mar 2010
	London Heathrow	Split	Weds, Sat	now to 27th Mar 2010
	London Gatwick	Zagreb	Mon, Fri, Sun	now to 28th Mar 2010
Note 1: Summer schedule TBC, though likely to be more flights per week from Gatwick to Zagreb, as well as direct flights from Gatwick to Pula, Split and Dubrovnik
Note 2: There are also far more options for flying to other Croatian destinations (Pula, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik) year round with connecting flights via Zagreb on Croatia Airlines

Wizz Air	London Luton	Zagreb	Tues, Thurs, Sat	now to 22nd May 2010
	London Luton	Zagreb	Mon, Weds, Fri, Sun	from 23rd May 2010
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Easyjet	London Gatwick	Split	Mon, Thurs, Fri	from 19th Apr 2010 to 30th Apr 2010
	London Gatwick	Split	Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun	from 1st May 2010
	London Gatwick	Split	Daily	from 7th June 2010
	London Stansted	Split	Mon, Weds, Fri, Sun	from 14th May 2010 to 13th Sept 2010
	Bristol	Split	Tues, Weds, Sat	from 22nd May 2010
	London Gatwick	Dubrovnik	Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat, Sun	from 26th Apr 2010 to 2nd May 2010
	London Gatwick	Dubrovnik	Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri, Sat, Sun	from 3rd May 2010
	London Stansted	Dubrovnik	Tues, Thurs, Sat	from 15th May 2010 to 14th Sept 2010
	Liverpool	Dubrovnik	Tues, Thurs, Sun	from 28th Mar 2010
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Ryanair	London Stansted	Pula	Tues, Thurs, Sat	from 30th Mar 2010
	London Stansted	Zadar	Mon, Weds, Sat, Sun	from 2nd June 2010
	Dublin	Zadar	Weds, Sat	from 31st Mar 2010

Thomsonfly	London Gatwick	Pula	Tues	4th May 2010 to 28th Sept 2010
	Birmingham	Pula	Tues	4th May 2010 to 28th Sept 2010
	Manchester	Pula	Tues	4th May 2010 to 5th Oct 2010
	London Gatwick	Dubrovnik	Sun	2nd May 2010 to 31st Oct 2010
	Manchester	Dubrovnik	Sun	2nd May 2010 to 31st Oct 2010

Flybe	Birmingham	Split	Sat	22nd May 2010 to 25th Sept 2010
	Southampton	Split	Sat	22nd May 2010 to 25th Sept 2010
	Birmingham	Dubrovnik	Sun	23rd May 2010 to 26th Sept 2010
	Southampton	Dubrovnik	Sun	23rd May 2010 to 26th Sept 2010
	Exeter	Dubrovnik	Sun	23rd May 2010 to 26th Sept 2010

Jet2.com	Leeds Bradford	Dubrovnik	Sun	26th Apr 2010 to 3rd Oct 2010
	Manchester	Split	Sun	3rd May to 11th July & 20th Sept to 3rd Oct 2010
	Manchester	Split	Tues, Sun	12th July 2010 to 19th Sept 2010
	Manchester	Dubrovnik	Thurs, Sun	26th April 2010 to 10th October 2010
	Manchester	Dubrovnik	Sun	11th Oct 2010 to 31st Oct 2010
	Newcastle	Split	Sat	26th Apr 2010 to 26th Sept 2010
	Edinburgh	Dubrovnik	Sun	26th Apr 2010 to 3rd Oct 2010
	Belfast	Dubrovnik	Sun	26th Apr 2010 to 26th Sept 2010

bmibaby (New carrier for 2010!)	East Midlands	Dubrovnik	Thurs, Sun	30th May 2010 to 26th September 2010
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Palmair	Bournemouth	Dubrovnik	Mon	3rd May 2010 to 28th June 2010
	Jersey	Dubrovnik	Mon	only one flight on 28th June 2010!

Aer Lingus	Dublin	Dubrovnik	Tues, Thurs, Sat	28th Mar 2010 to 29th Apr 2010
			Mon, Weds, Fri, Sun	2nd May 2010 to 23rd Sept 2010

Most other major European airlines also have flights into Croatia, including Lufthansa, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, Air France, CSA and LOT.

Some charter airlines operate seasonal services from the UK to coastal airports.

Do any low-cost airlines fly direct from the UK to Croatia?
Yes, after years of waiting, low cost airlines now fly to Croatia! Over the past few years of operation, the low cost carriers have changed their routes of operation and some routes - unfortunately - no longer exist. Generally, all routes that operated in 2009 remain in 2010, though we now also have a new airline, bmibaby, operating an East Midlands to Dubrovnik route. Jet2.com have increased their routes, and Easyjet will start flights from London Stansted to Split and Dubrovnik as well as their existing flights from London Gatwick.

For a full listing of the various low-cost airlines that operate direct flights from the UK to Croatia use this little search widget here (click on your departing airport, then select the appropriate destination in Croatia):

Remember, you can still also fly to an airport in a country near Croatia (e.g. in Slovenia, Italy, Austria or Hungary) or get an indirect low-cost flight. Most of these flights involve a stopover in Germany. See our Getting There homepage for more details.

And a further reminder: if you book early enough, you can get great bargains with full-fare airlines! Budget airlines may give you great flight prices, but the extra travel costs (buses, trains, ferries etc.) in reaching your final destination can really add up.

Flying to Croatia from outside Europe
As you won't be able to fly into Croatia directly, the best idea is to first research which European city you can fly to reasonably easily and cheaply. London, Frankfurt and Rome are good cities to fly to in order to get connecting flights to Croatia, but you might also like to consider other alternatives to make use of budget airlines (see our Getting There homepage for options) or to perhaps get ferries across from Italy.

Croatian Airports' Websites
Brac Airport
Dubrovnik Airport
Osijek Airport
Pula Airport
Rijeka Airport
Split Airport
Zadar Airport
Zagreb Airport