Flying from the UK & Ireland
The main airport in Istria is Pula Airport, to where the following airlines all fly.
Ryanair have flights three times a week from London Stansted from the end of March to Pula. Croatia Airlines have direct flights from London Gatwick once a week to Pula.
Thomsonfly
 also have weekly flights from London Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester to Pula.
The majority of the above flights only operate during summer. See our Getting There - By Air page for more details.
Flying from the UK via Italy
Before the advent of low-cost flights direct to Croatia, many visitors to Istria would often fly to nearby Italian airports (Trieste is the closest, Venice is also reasonably near) and then make their way to their chosen Istrian resort. See our guides on Travelling from Trieste and Venice for full information on how to take advantage of flying to one of these airports.
Flying from Europe
From Germany:
 Germanwings have direct flights from Cologne/Bonn and Berlin
Ryanair flights from Frankfurt Hahn
From The Netherlands:
Croatia Airlines have direct flights from Amsterdam
From Norway:
Norwegian have direct flights from Oslo
From Sweden:
Norwegian have direct flights from Stockholm From Swizerland:
Helvetic have flights from Zurich
Flying via Zagreb
If you can't find a direct flight from your home city - whether that's in the UK or elsewhere in Europe - to Pula, try flying via Zagreb with Croatia Airlines.
Bus or train from Europe
Bus is really a much better option for getting to Istria rather than train. Due to its proximately to Italy, there are a number for bus routes from Trieste with SAF. Buses stop at Buje, Porec, Rovinj and Pula (as well as some other places) along the way - but please check timetables carefully! There is also a bus from Venice to Pula that is run by FILS.
Brioni also run a service to Pula (which stops at Vodnjan, Rovinj and Buje along the way) that starts in Padua (Padova) with stops also in Venice and Trieste.
Ferry from Europe
Venezia Lines have fast catamaran services from Venice to Porec, Rovinj, Pula and Rabac.
From elsewhere in Croatia
Croatia Airlines have direct flights from both Zagreb and Zadar.
There are buses from various Croatian towns and cities to Pula and elsewhere in Istria - you can find timetables on the websites of Pula-based bus companies Brioni or FILS.
Organised Travel from the UK to Istria
Holiday Options
Thomson Lakes & Mountains
Travelsphere
Saga Holidays
Balkan Holidays
Inghams
Crystal Holidays
Skills Holidays (Coach Holidays)
Peng Naturist
Croatian Travel Agents
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