Getting to Losinj is relatively straightforward, and – as you’ll see below – there are a number of ferry and bus options available to you.
Losinj does actually have its own airport, although there are presently no scheduled flights to the airport from abroad or even from within Croatia.
If you’re intending to fly to Croatia to reach Losinj, the nearest main airport is Rijeka Airport on the island of Krk. If you do fly here, you can then get a bus from Omisalj (the town nearest to Rijeka Airport) directly to the island of Losinj with Arriva.
Getting to Losinj by ferry
- Rijeka to Mali Losinj: Jadrolinija operate a daily, high-speed catamaran service from Rijeka to Mali Losinj. The service stops off on Cres (and other islands, most days as well) along the way.
- Pula or Zadar to Mali Losinj: Kapetan Luka operate a catamaran that travels from Pula to Zadar, via Mali Losinj. Before Losinj, the catamaran also stops at Unije and Susak, and afterwards it stops at Ilovik and Silba. This runs year-round – twice a week in off-season, three times a week in June and September and five times a week in peak season.
- Zadar to Mali Losinj: Jadrolinija operate a car ferry service from Zadar to the island of Losinj. This service stops at a number of small islands along the way.
- Zadar to Mali Losinj: there is now also a summer-only fast ferry from Zadar to Mali Losinj via Silba with Jadrolinija
- Susak or Unije to Mali Losinj: Jadrolinija also operate a local ferry line from Mali Losinj to the islands of Susak and Unije.
Getting to Losinj by ferry from Italy
From the end of June to the end of August, Liberty Lines operates a hydrofoil from Trieste to Mali Losinj. The service to Mali Losinj runs twice a week and makes a stop at Rovinj on the mainland on the way.
Also from the end of June to the end of August, there are ferry services from Cesenatico and Pessaro in Italy to Losinj. Some of the sailings also travel on to Novalja on the island of Pag. These routes are run by Gomo Viaggi.
Getting to Losinj – Flights to the island
Losinj Airport is a very small airport on the island, although at the moment, no scheduled flights exist there. It is possible to book yourself onto a (rather pricey!) panorama flight from the airport, however.
Getting to Losinj by bus
From Rijeka
Getting to Losinj by bus is certainly possible, not least helped by the fact that the island is connected to Cres by bridge. (The channel between the two islands is only 11 metres wide!)
Arriva run daily buses from Rijeka, which stop at Opatija on the mainland before utilising the Brestova (mainland) – Porozina (Cres) ferry link. These buses then travel down the island of Cres (stopping at Cres Town) and on to Losinj, stopping at Nerezine, Mali Losinj and Veli Losinj along the way. Journey time from Rijeka to Mali Losinj is 3 hours 45 minutes; to Veli Losinj it’s 4 hours.
From Zagreb
There are daily buses from Zagreb to Mali Losinj & Veli Losinj, with a journey time of about 6 hours. See the Arriva website for timetables.
Getting to Losinj from elsewhere in Croatia
If you’re travelling from elsewhere in Croatia and trying to reach Losinj, it would undoubtedly be best to first travel to Rijeka and then make your way from there either by bus or ferry.