Flights in Croatia

IMPORTANT Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Croatia Airlines is still operating a limited timetable of internal flights (as well as flights to other countries). Below is the usual timetable for flights in Croatia – please check on the Croatia Airlines website for updates as to what routes are currently operating.

Travelling around Croatia by air is, of course, by far the quickest means of getting around the country, and there are numerous daily flights in Croatia that will enable you to zip around the country very easily. Croatia’s main airline, Croatia Airlines, operates regular services between Zagreb and other airports within the country, including Dubrovnik, Split, Pula and Zadar, and there are also flights between some of these airports as well.

Below are details for internal flights in Croatia – we’ve specified the routes that operate year-round. As you can see, it’s relatively easy to fly around the country, pretty much any day of the week! See the Croatia Airlines website for the exact timetable details and dates of operation – even flights that only operate in summer do not do so for the whole season.

Domestic Flights in Croatia 2020
*From…*	*To…*	Flight Time	Operates on
Zagreb	Mali Losinj	50 mins	Tues, Fri, Sun
	Zadar	45 mins	Daily (year-round)
	Split	50 mins	Daily (year-round)
	Bol (Brac)	55 mins	Tues, Sat
	Dubrovnik	55/65 mins	Daily (year-round)
	Osijek	40 mins	Mon, Weds, Fri (year-round)

Pula	Zagreb	40 mins	Daily (year-round)
	Zadar	35 mins	Daily (year-round)
	Split	50 mins	Mon, Fri (year-round)
	Dubrovnik	55 mins	Tues
	Osijek	1 hour 15 mins	Mon, Fri (year-round)

Rijeka	Split	40 mins	Tues, Thurs (year-round)
Rijeka	Osijek	50 mins	Tues, Thurs (year-round)

Zadar	Pula	35 mins	Daily (year-round)
Zadar	Zagreb	45 mins	Daily (year-round)

Bol (Brac)	Zagreb	50 mins	Sat

Split	Zagreb	45 mins	Daily (year-round)
	Pula	50 mins	Mon, Fri (year-round)
	Rijeka	50 mins	Tues, Thurs (year-round)
	Dubrovnik	40 mins	Tues, Thurs (year-round), Sat
	Osijek	55 mins	Fri

Dubrovnik	Zagreb	55 mins	Daily (year-round)
	Pula	50 minutes	Tues
	Rijeka	1 hour 20 mins	Fri
	Split	45 mins	Tues, Thurs (year-round)
	Osijek	55 mins	Thurs (year-round)

Osijek	Zagreb	45 mins	Mon, Weds, Fri (year-round)
	Pula	1 hour	Mon, Fri (year-round)
	Rijeka	1 hour 5 mins	Tues, Thurs (year-round)
	Split	55 mins	Fri
	Dubrovnik	1 hour	Thurs (year-round)

A charter airline called Trade Air also exists in Croatia, operating a number of flights in the country. Their flights can also be booked on the Croatia Airlines website.

Travelling between Zagreb and Rijeka

We haven’t included this in the above table, but there is also a direct bus link from Zagreb Airport to the main bus station in Rijeka (and vice versa). This route operates every day, with buses departing Zagreb Airport at 3.30pm. The return bus departs Rijeka at 5am; journey time is 2 hours. More details can be found at the operating company’s website: Pleso Prijevoz.

Flights in Croatia may be cheaper than you think!

As with most flight travel, some real bargains can be had if you book early enough. Checking (five months in advance) on the Croatia Airlines website for a Zagreb – Dubrovnik one-way flight for July 2021, the price is 431.25 Kunas – that’s about £49/$70/€57.

By comparison, a one-way bus journey on the same route costs about 219 Kunas (£25/$35/€29). So cheaper, of course, but not by all that much – and the flight only takes 55 minutes as opposed to 9 to 12 hours by bus. Ouch!