Finally, after many years of no air connections between the two countries – as well as some false starts – there are now direct flights from North America to Croatia! Read on to find out all the details.
North America to Croatia Flights – Direct
United have announced an exciting new route from New York/Newark Airport to Split this year. Flights operate three times a week from 30th April 2026 – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays – up until 5th September 2026. Read all about this new route here: New flights from the US to Croatia – New York to Split! This route returns on 4th May 2027, again flying on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
United continues to operate its New York-Newark to Dubrovnik flights in 2026, with daily flights once again. The route will also start on 30th April 2026, running to 21st October 2027. The route will then resume on 29th April 2027.
Other flights
In the previous few years, other airlines also operated flights from the US to Croatia but stopped services for one reason or another. We will continue to provide information about these routes here in case they do start again in the near(ish) future.
Delta operated flights from New York to Dubrovnik in 2021, flying four times a week from New York-JFK Airport. Unfortunately, this route was stopped after that year.
American Airlines commenced direct flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Dubrovnik in summer 2019, with flights operating three times a week. Unfortunately, the pandemic put a stop to the route in 2020 and 2021, and the airline has announced that it will not resume the service for the time being.
Canada to Croatia Flights – Direct
Air Canada will return to Croatia in 2027! Their new for 2027! route from Montreal to Dubrovnik will commence on 11th May 2027, operating three times a week – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The route will run until 24th October 2027.
Air Transat resumes its Toronto – Zagreb service from 9th May 2026, initially flying once a week and increasing frequency to three times a week from June. These flights will operate until 10th October 2026, with a lower frequency towards the end of this period. The flights will return in 2027, starting up again on 1st May 2027 and flying weekly, before increasing in frequency from the week beginning 28th June 2027.
Other flights
Air Canada previously operated flights from Toronto to Zagreb (flying three times a week during the summer season).
North America to Croatia Flights – Indirect
Although we’re sure the above flights will help many visitors from North America reach Croatia, there are still plenty of other ways of travelling to Croatia. Whether it’s because the above routes aren’t that suitable for you, or because of flight prices, you still have lots of other options.
Indeed, Italy is a great country to fly to – and many travellers plan a two-country holiday of Italy and Croatia. We’d certainly say that’s a wonderful idea! There are numerous buses and ferries connecting the two countries. See our Travelling from Italy to Croatia guide to help you plan routes between the two countries.
If you’d prefer to fly into Croatia (via a stopover), we would advise that the best places to fly to in Europe are London or somewhere in Germany (you have a number of options, but Munich and Frankfurt are probably the best airports to fly to). These cities offer many flights to Croatia; in the case of London, however, you will probably have to transfer between airports. Rome is another suitable airport to fly via – Croatia Airlines has direct flights to Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik from here.
Do also take a look at our Travelling to Croatia Indirectly page – much of the advice there also holds true if travelling from North America. Research the best way for you to reach Europe from your home city or state. It’s then relatively easy to travel on by air (or other transport – train, bus or ferry).
International Flights to Neighbouring Countries
You could also make use of some of the following flights and then make the short hop over to Croatia using other methods of transport (bus or train, for example).
From 2027, United will commence flights from Newark direct to Ljubljana in Slovenia. You then have just a short journey (approximately 2 hours) to make it down to Zagreb.
Air Serbia operate direct flights from New York (JFK), Chicago and Toronto to Belgrade.
Other information for US Travellers to Croatia
Check out our American Tour Operators for Croatia page and contact one of the companies listed there if you’d like help in planning a trip to Croatia.