Travelling to Croatia Indirectly

As we’ve explained in our Getting to Croatia introduction, some of you may consider travelling to Croatia indirectly to maximise your travel options. There are two ways of doing this: either travelling to an airport just outside Croatia (in Italy, Slovenia, Austria or Hungary); or flying to Croatia via a stopover in another European country.

Here’s our guide to help you make head or tail of where to fly to – or through – in order to reach your final destination in Croatia.

Okay, I need to travel to Croatia indirectly. But how do I know what city I need to fly in to?

Good question! Ryanair flies to numerous towns and cities along the eastern coast of Italy. Depending on where you’re headed, we wouldn’t really recommend considering all of them! For example, if your final destination is somewhere in Dalmatia, it’s not the best idea to fly to Venice; Ancona or Bari are more suitable, as from either of these you can get ferries across to Dalmatian ports.

We’ve really only included low-cost airlines in this table; there are, of course, additional services via airlines such as British Airways and other national carriers.

Last updated 1st January 2015
My final destination is…	Consider flying to…	From…	Airline…	Year round?	How do I reach Croatia from…?
Istria – Umag, Porec, Rovinj, Pula…	Venice Marco Polo	London Gatwick, London Luton, London Southend or Manchester	Easyjet	Yes (All)	Venice
		London Gatwick & Manchester	Thomsonfly	No
		Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle or Edinburgh	Jet2.com	No
		London Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester	Monarch	Yes (London Gatwick & Manchester)
	Venice Treviso	London Stansted, East Midlands, Bristol, Leeds or Dublin	Ryanair	Yes (London Stansted & East Midlands)	Venice
	Trieste	London Stansted	Ryanair	Yes	Trieste
Kvarner Riviera – Rijeka, Opatija, island of Krk…	Trieste	London Stansted	Ryanair	Yes	Trieste
Northern Dalmatia – Zadar, island of Pag…	Ancona	London Stansted	Ryanair	Yes	Ancona
Mid-Dalmatia – Split, Makarska, Brac, Hvar, Korcula…	Ancona	London Stansted	Ryanair	Yes	Ancona
	Pescara	London Stansted	Ryanair	Yes	Ancona
South Dalmatia – Dubrovnik, Cavtat…	Bari	London Stansted or Dublin	Ryanair	Yes (London Stansted)	Bari
		London Gatwick	Easyjet	Yes	Bari
Zagreb	Ljubljana	London Luton	Wizz Air	Yes	Ljubljana
		London Stansted	Easyjet	Yes
North and Eastern Croatia – Varazdin, Cakovec, Koprivnica…	Budapest	London Gatwick	Easyjet	Yes	Hungary
		London Luton	Wizz Air	Yes
		London Gatwick	Norwegian	Yes
		London Stansted, Bristol, Manchester & Dublin	Ryanair	Yes (All)
		Manchester, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford or Edinburgh	Jet2.com	Yes (All)

PLEASE NOTE! You shouldn’t encounter any problems in reaching Croatia in this way. However, careful travel planning is a must: flight arrival times don’t always correspond with times for bus departures to Croatia; some ferry lines don’t operate daily, some only in high season…you get the picture.